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Having left Arsenal last winter, Rachel Yankey is adamant that her playing career is not over, but she is doing much to prepare herself for a future in coaching. Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer

Rachel Yankey: ‘There Aren’t Enough Female Managers. Barriers Need to be Broken Down’

by Paul MacInnes | Jul 11, 2017 | Sports

London- Would Rachel Yankey like to become the first female manager in the Premier League? “Look, it’s not an ambition of mine. It’s not as if I sit there and think ‘that’s what I want to do’. If I was good enough to go in there and get a job … but right now, I’m...

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Paolo Maldini’s glorious Milan career will mean little when he plays doubles with a partner who admits his tennis technique is ‘a little rough around the edges’. Photograph: Emilio Andreoli/AFP/Getty Images

Paolo Maldini Courts New Love to Join Grand Band of Sport Switchers

by Jacob Steinberg | Jun 30, 2017 | Sports

London- It was the kind of story that made one do a double take. The Paolo Maldini? The retired footballer? The five-times European champion, former Italy captain and devilishly handsome H&M model? He’s a professional tennis player now? Are you sure? There was a...

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Sunderland’s Stadium of Light home will be hosting Championship football next season, although the club’s ownership and manager have yet to be determined. Photograph: Richard Sellers/PA

Sunderland Continue to Pay the Price for More than 10 Years of Mismanagement

by Louise Taylor | Jun 23, 2017 | Sports

Sunderland- During an often proud history, featuring the collection of six English league titles, Sunderland have variously been dubbed “the team of all the talents” and the “Bank of England club”. These days the latter – attached in the 1950s – seems something of a...

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A recruitment talent course at the FA in 2016 with, from left to right: Mervyn Day, Richard Allan, Steve Walsh and Tommy Johnson. Photograph: David Sillitoe for the Guardian

The Transfer Hunters: How Premier League Scouting Set-ups Compare

by Guardian Sport | Jun 20, 2017 | Sports

London – Arsenal Arsenal’s chief scout is one of the club’s longest-serving employees. Steve Rowley’s reputation was forged when he spotted an 11-year-old Tony Adams while scouting part-time. Rowley went full-time when George Graham was Arsenal manager, and was...

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Antonio Conte tries to get a point across to his players during Chelsea’s final-day win against Sunderland on 21 May. Photograph: John Sibley/Reuters

Antonio Conte Took the Premier League by Storm – but can Chelsea Stay in Front?

by Michael Cox | Jun 3, 2017 | Sports

London – Chelsea’s domestic campaign ended on a sour note, with last Saturday’s 2-1 FA Cup final defeat to Arsenal denying Antonio Conte the double in his first campaign at Stamford Bridge. But it is Conte who has been Chelsea’s superstar this season and his...