Liverpool put down an impressive marker for the new season with victory against Manchester City, the clash of last season’s top two in the Premier League, to lift The FA Community Shield.
Match Report
Alessia Russo backheels England into the Euro Final in style as Sweden fail to take early chances
England beat Sweden for only the fourth time as they qualified for their first major final since 2009 with an Alessia Russo back heeled goal underlining their confidence and swagger.
Mossley’s friendly defeat at Chadderton shows a lack of squad depth
Don’t write too much into Mossley’s pre-season defeat at Chadderton, a team two divisions beneath them in the football pyramid.
Flat back four the key as Hyde United’s experiment fails in pre-season friendly draw against Blackpool
An experimental formation was abandoned as Hyde United came from behind to draw with Blackpool.
Referee praises Hyde United for handling of incident in which a trialist was sent off for making a racist comment in pre-season friendly at Cheadle Town
Hyde United have been praised the way they dealt with an incident in their pre-season friendly at Cheadle Town where one of their players, a trialist, was sent off for allegedly making a racist comment.