After retiring from international football, the former Chelsea keeper reflects on a Senegal career that – according to him – included two African titles “I had to stay patient and try to have a cool head because everywhere else there was fire,” Édouard Mendy remembers. In the cauldron of the Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah in Rabat, the Senegal goalkeeper was about to face a penalty against the hosts, Morocco, in stoppage time of the Africa Cup of Nations final. Mendy had just been shown a yellow card after a 17-minute delay where he and most of his teammates had controversially headed to their dressing room in protest at the referee’s decision to penalise El Hadji Malick Diouf after a Morocco corner. Continue reading...

Faye Carruthers is joined by Suzanne Wrack , Emma Sanders and Freddie Cardy to discuss the weekend’s WSL action Faye Carruthers is joined by Suzanne Wrack , Emma Sanders and Freddie Cardy to discuss the weekend’s WSL action. On the podcast today: Arsenal score late to salvage a draw at home to Manchester United. Crystal Palace ship seven against an Olivia Holdt-inspired Tottenham, Manchester City score two goals after 90 minutes to beat Liverpool and Chelsea see off a stubborn Birmingham City at Stamford Bridge. Continue reading...

Our cartoonist on Manchester United’s billionaire joint-owner showing a startling lack of self-awareness Buy a cartoon | Some of David’s favourite works And his latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now Continue reading...