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'Not a good look' - Senegal walk off pitch over penalty in Afcon final

18.01.2026 22:00
Senegal beat Morocco to win the Africa Cup of Nations for a second time - but only after the final was overshadowed when they temporarily refuse to play when the hosts are awarded a controversial stoppage time-penalty with the match 0-0.

Watch: Match of the Day

18.01.2026 23:20
Kelly Cates presents highlights of Aston Villa v Everton and Wolves v Newcastle United.

'Arsenal will never forgive themselves if they don't win title now'

18.01.2026 20:43
This is Mikel Arteta and Arsenal's "now or never" moment as Premier League title rivals stumble badly, says chief football writer Phil McNulty.

'Abandoned' or 'business' - was Glasner right to 'attack' Palace owners?

18.01.2026 19:11
Oliver Glasner's outburst after Crystal Palace were beaten at Sunderland has led to increased speculation over his future at the club but will he be sacked?

Results, fans, fall-outs - factors that lead to managerial pressure

18.01.2026 20:32
From bad results to a clash with a club's owners - BBC Sport takes a look at some of the factors that lead to managers coming under pressure.

'I'm not so sure I learned much' - O'Neill knows what Celtic need after cup win

18.01.2026 22:47
Celtic manager Martin O'Neill admits he did not learn much about his squad after a laborious Scottish Cup victory over sixth-tier Auchinleck Talbot.

Spurs chiefs consider sacking Frank as fans turn

18.01.2026 09:43
Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank is under significant internal scrutiny with the club considering calling time on his seven-month reign.

Celtic host Dundee in one of two last 16 all-Premiership ties

18.01.2026 19:46
Celtic will face Dundee, and holders Aberdeen welcome Motherwell, in the only two all-Premiership ties in the last 16 of this season's Scottish Cup.

Man arrested after elbow incident in grassroots match

18.01.2026 19:51
Police are investigating an incident in which a football player appeared to deliberately elbow an opponent in the face during a Welsh grassroots match.