Louise Taylor

Sunderland

Not the Roy Keane-loving, Newcastle United-hating, Sunderland-supporting, Guardian Football teller of tall tales. GO QATAR! (KERCHING!!)

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Sophie Ingle makes Wales squad after injury-hit season to lift Euro 2025 hopes

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Louise Taylor

Sophie Ingle has been included in the 23-member Wales squad for Euro 2025 in Switzerland after winning a race against time and recovering from the anterior cruciate ligament rupture sustained last September. That knee injury sidelined the much-decorated 33-year-old midfielder, who will leave Chelsea this summer, for the entire domestic season but her return to fitness represents a significant boost to Welsh hopes of exceeding expectations in their first major tournament.
Sheffield United line up Rubén Sellés to take over from Chris Wilder as manager

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Louise Taylor

Sheffield United’s American owners have risked upsetting their fanbase after deciding to sack Chris Wilder and replace him with Rubén Sellés. With confirmation of Wilder’s departure expected shortly, United are believed to have entered advanced negotiations with Sellés, who was sacked by Hull last month. The Spaniard was left bitterly disappointed by that, having narrowly kept the East Yorkshire side in the Championship after his appointment last December.
Rob Edwards poised for Middlesbrough manager’s job after impressing owner

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Louise Taylor

Rob Edwards is poised to take charge at Middlesbrough after impressing the owner, Steve Gibson, in interviews. Only an unforeseen 11th-hour hitch will prevent the 42-year-old former Luton manager being at the Riverside helm when Boro’s players start pre-season training at the end of June.
Bournemouth sign Adrien Truffert, paving way for Liverpool target Kerkez to leave

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Louise Taylor |Ed Aarons

Bournemouth have signed the France left-back Adrien Truffert from Rennes on a five-year contract. The 23-year-old’s arrival paves the way for Milos Kerkez, a Liverpool target, to leave. Truffert, who captained Rennes, told Bournemouth’s website: “It’s a dream for any player to play in the Premier League. It’s one of the best and most competitive leagues in the world.
Jobe Bellingham to follow in Jude’s footsteps as Sunderland agree deal with Dortmund

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Louise Taylor

Jobe Bellingham is poised to swap Sunderland for Borussia Dortmund after the clubs agreed an initial fee of around £28m, potentially rising to £32m. The 19-year-old England Under-21 midfielder, the younger brother of Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham, has just played a key part in helping Sunderland to secure promotion to the Premier League but is now following in his sibling’s footsteps and heading to the Bundesliga.
Michael Carrick sacked by Middlesbrough after failing to reach Premier League

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Louise Taylor

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Paul Mitchell’s Newcastle exit leaves Eddie Howe in position of maximum strength

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Louise Taylor

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Newcastle sporting director Paul Mitchell to leave club in shock exit

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Louise Taylor

Newcastle have announced that the sporting director, Paul Mitchell, is leaving the club at the end of June. The 43-year-old, who has only been at the club for a year, is departing by mutual consent. The CEO Darren Eales, who recruited Mitchell to Newcastle and worked with him at Tottenham Hotspur, is also stepping down for of health reasons.
Newcastle scrape into Champions League despite Alcaraz winner for Everton

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Louise Taylor

For quite a while the excellence of Everton’s Jordan Pickford and Carlos Alcaraz threatened to derail Newcastle’s Champions League ambitions. Ultimately Aston Villa’s defeat at Manchester United enabled Eddie Howe’s team to stumble into European’s showpiece competition on goal difference but, as confirmation of the result from Old Trafford finally arrived and the home players broke into an almost obligatory bout of linking arms and bouncing on the spot they looked almost sheepish.
Sheffield United hope luck will change in poignant playoff final against Sunderland

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Louise Taylor

When the half-time whistle blows at Wembley on Saturday afternoon, Tom Lockyer will temporarily replace Sheffield United and Sunderland as the centre of attention. It is two years since Lockyer collapsed on England’s most famous pitch after experiencing atrial fibrillation during Luton’s Championship playoff final win against Coventry and almost 18 months since he had a cardiac arrest and almost died while playing for the club at Bournemouth.