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Jesse Lingard has described losing in the FA Cup final as the worst feeling he has experienced in football.

Lingard was the match-winner as Manchester United came from behind to beat Crystal Palace in the 2016 final, which proved Louis van Gaal s last match in charge.

But Saturday s showpiece saw Chelsea come out on top thanks to a first-half Eden Hazard penalty, leaving United without silverware this season.

Lingard s focus will now turn to the World Cup as he goes on England duty, but the midfielder will need to recover from his Wembley woes.

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I remember when I was younger about Stand Up, Speak Up . It just reminded me of that.

Pogba was subjected to racist abuse earlier this season after missing a penalty in United s 1-1 draw with Wolves one of a number of high-profile incidents in recent months.

Jesse Lingard and Fred were also allegedly targeted during this month s Manchester derby, while Chelsea s Antonio Rudiger had a similar experience against Tottenham last week.

A lot of players in a lot of leagues not only in the Premier League but in Italy, Spain, everywhere [have been racially abused] and we keep hearing this, Pogba said. 

I don t want to be president, I don t want to be a political guy. We are just football players, we want to enjoy that. The fans needs to enjoy coming and se…

Suffering a against Leicester in Saturday s Community Shield showdown at Wembley, many across Europe are still expecting plenty of activity at Manchester City before the transfer closes in under three weeks.

Breaking the bank this summer as they announced the arrival of from Aston Villa in a deal worth £100million last week, there still remains a string of speculation surrounding another move for England skipper Harry Kane.

However, while Pep Guardiola s side might be putting together their final preparations before they open their Premier League season against Tottenham on Sunday afternoon, it appears that a number of Man City aces could be heading for the Etihad exit.

With only a few weeks until the transfer window slams shut, we have taken a look at a numb…

Nigeria may be forced to pull out as hosts for next year s FIFA Under-17 Championship after the country s government said they cannot afford a budget of about 30 million US dollars to stage the competition.

Nigeria President Musa Yar Adua told his cabinet last week that he is not convinced that hosting the tournament in November 2009 will help develop the country s sports.

Yar Adua further argued that Nigeria faced more pressing needs than spending such a large sum of money to host a sporting event unless the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the tournament could get most of the money it needs from the private sector.

It is clear that hosting the competition, as prestigious as it may appear, is not a priority of government and the president has made it cle…

West Bromwich Albion manager Steve Clarke said the pressure of playing for England was too much for goalkeeper Ben Foster to handle.

West Bromwich Albion manager Steve Clarke said the pressure of playing for England was too much for goalkeeper Ben Foster to handle.

The Albion keeper, who is enjoying one of his best spells in the Premier League, announced his international retirement just under two years ago.
The 29-year-old was once tipped to be the England goalkeeper for the next decade early in his career at Manchester United however he failed to become a first-team regular Old Trafford and left the club in 2010 for Birmingham before moving onto West Brom.
However, on the back of Foster s man of the match performance against Liverpool in his team s latest outing in t…

West Bromwich Albion have allowed defender Sebastien Pocognoli to join Championship side Brighton and Hove Albion on a season-long loan.

Pocognoli joined the Baggies for an undisclosed fee in July 2014 and he made 21 appearances for the club, largely being deployed as a left-back, but manager Tony Pulis seems set to favour Everton loanee Brendan Galloway in that position this season.

Pocognoli s last competitive game for West Brom came in February, when he was a second-half substitute in a 1-0 home win over Manchester United, but Tony Pulis has opted to let the Belgian move to the AMEX Stadium, where he will be likely to get first-team football under Chris Hughton.

A statement on West Brom s official website said: Everyone at West Bromwich Albion wishes Sebastien…

Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri says more competition from the Milan clubs in Serie A this term mean his side s final position remains something of a mystery.

Since Sarri replaced Rafael Benitez in June, Napoli have brought in the likes of Mirko Valdifiori and Vlad Chiriches, although the squad remains similar to the one that finished fifth last term.

Napoli have featured in both the UEFA Champions League and the Europa League over recent seasons but with Inter and Milan heavily strengthening, Serie A looks set to see greater competition at the top.

I do not know where we fit in the table, Sarri said ahead of Sunday s trip to Sassuolo.

Napoli finished fifth in a league in which Milan and Inter were absent from the top, they are now coming back and it …