Tom Morgan

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Sports News Correspondent at The Telegraph

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Victor Lindelof left match early after son's gruesome injury

3 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Tom Morgan

Victor Lindelöf rushed to hospital from Manchester United's dramatic Europa League triumph over Lyon at half-time after his son "split his entire head open". The Swedish centre-back was forced to leave Old Trafford after being told his youngest son, Francis, was badly wounded falling into a glass staircase at home. Lindelof, who had been on the bench in midweek, returned to duties on Sunday, captaining United in their 1-0 home defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
How a sixth-tier football club has been torn apart in a pro-Hamas storm

4 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Tom Morgan

Serry has since walked away from the club too, cutting all ties. "We will not compromise our principles," he said on Friday as he announced he would take legal action against Dagenham. Beyond the impact on Dagenham, the story is now threatening to become an extraordinary UK-Egypt diplomatic issue, having become a major news story in the country.
Premier League break FA Cup final fixture promise

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Tom Morgan

The Premier League has been forced to break a Football Association pledge to stop any top tier matches being played on the eve of the men's FA Cup final. A fixture dilemma led to Manchester United verus Chelsea being moved to a Friday night as the clubs then meet again in the women's FA Cup final that Sunday. The men's final on May 17 kicks off the day after the Old Trafford clash despite the FA saying ahead of the current season that the game would get adequate breathing space.
How Spain reacted to Arsenal's win over Real Madrid

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Tom Morgan

Real Madrid woke up to scathing criticism from Spanish press as leading outlets accused the star-studded team of failing to show up against Arsenal. "Without playing anything, there are no miracles" headlined Marca after the team's limp 2-1 quarter-final second leg defeat at the Bernabeu. The paper turned on Carlo Ancelotti for his "comeback fiasco" which "ends with another defeat to Arsenal". "The champion fails to take advantage of the Bernabeu's dramatic fear," the newspaper adds.
Barcelona's Mapi Leon banned for allegedly touching rival and asking 'Do you have a d---?'

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Tom Morgan

"At no time did I, nor was it my intention [to], infringe upon the intimacy of my fellow professional Daniela Caracas," Leon previously said in a statement. "As the images show, it was part of a playing action in which she deliberately touches me and I touch her leg saying in reaction to the clash, 'What's up with you?'. "There is no contact with her private parts, and certainly no intention.
Black men like me have to be more excellent than white counterparts

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Tom Morgan

Lewis Hamilton has explained his approach to high-end fashion by saying: "Black men have always had to be more excellent than our white counterparts". The 40-year-old added "I didn't feel like I was able to be myself" during the early part of his Formula One career as bosses refused to allow him to wear what he wanted. In an article for the Met issue of Vogue magazine, Hamilton described the "horrible" feeling of being initially only "allowed to wear suits and team kits".
Aston Villa's Champions League heartbreak as seen through the emotions of Prince William

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Tom Morgan

Aston Villa's hopes of a Champions League miracle were extinguished in agonising fashion as a brilliant fightback against PSG fell narrowly short in their quarter-final second leg. The Prince of Wales' face said it all in these 10 pictures that tell the story of the night the dream ended. Pre-match nervesA stiff drink might be required, but Prince William opts for water instead just minutes from kick off in the VIP box.
Leicester City loophole closed by Premier League

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Tom Morgan

The Premier League has moved to close potential spending sanction loopholes for relegated or promoted clubs following legal battles with Leicester City. A tightening in the wording of the rules now stipulates allowable losses for applicable years in which a team may have been in the Championship. There is also a clarification that a relegated club will "remain bound" by the rules "until such time as it has complied with all of its obligations relating to its last season" in the top tier.
McIlroy in line for knighthood after Masters win seals grand slam

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Tom Morgan

Rory McIlroy is in line to be knighted after his Masters triumph but high-level discussions must take place before he is confirmed for upcoming honours lists. The Northern Irishman appears most likely to be named in the New Year's list as honours will be close to being finalised for the King's birthday list in June. Such a move will still need pushing through by Downing Street, however, as honours officials are largely being instructed now to wait until athletes have retired.
How Spanish press reacted to Real Madrid's humiliation at the hands of Arsenal

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Tom Morgan

Marca was nevertheless scathing on its inside pages, branding the match a "debacle", pointing out the team had been "abdicated in the same place where they were crowned champions just under a year ago". Rice had opened the scoring at the Emirates with the first direct free-kick of his career on 58 minutes before landing a second 12 minutes later.