Owain Tudur Jones says he hopes Swansea City have "done their homework" by assessing various managerial options before opting to stick with caretaker boss Alan Sheehan. Former Swansea and Wales midfielder Jones says the work done by Sheehan since he took over on a temporary basis in February cannot be faulted. With the Swans poised to appoint Sheehan on a long-term basis, Jones says his only "concern" is whether his old club have scoured the market for potential managerial candidates. ... Read full Story
BBC Sport looks at Plymouth Argyle's impending relegation to League One and the reasons behind it after an eventful two seasons in the Championship. ... Read full Story
Italy captain Gigio Donnarumma earned praise from Italian media after another excellent Champions League performance against Arsenal: ‘Another show,’ wrote La Gazzetta dello Sport.Donnarumma’s P... ... Read full Story
Premier League champions Liverpool are looking to sign a new striker in the summer transfer window.With Darwin Nunez struggling at the club this season and failing to make an impact, signing an attack... ... Read full Story
Manchester United have confirmed that they will face Fiorentina in their final summer friendly ahead of the 2025/26 campaign.Man Utd will play Fiorentina at Old Trafford on Saturday August 9 at 12.45p... ... Read full Story
Arsenal are "capable" of putting in "their best performance" of the season against Paris St-Germain in the second leg. The Gunners will need to turn around a one-goal deficit at Parc des Princes next Wednesday if they are to progress from their Champions League semi-final, following Tuesday's 1-0 defeat at the Emirates. "This is part of your learning curve as a young team and as a young manager, which Mikel Arteta still is," French football expert Julien Laurens told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast. ... Read full Story
The Italy international has shone in Serie A and it now seems he’s on the radar of Premier League giants Liverpool and Manchester City.That’s according to a report from Calciomercato, which also s... ... Read full Story
This weekend saw another win under Newcastle's belt - which is just what we needed after such a poor showing against Aston Villa. If this season ends with us securing Champions League football and our first domestic trophy in 70 years sparkling in our cabinet then it has to be considered one of the greatest seasons of all time for Newcastle. In particular, a goal from William Osula, a man we signed in the summer who has quickly made his way into our hearts by behaving, well, VERY enthusiastically when we won the cup (by the end of the celebrations he had many scarves around his head, covered in tinsel). ... Read full Story
After months of speculation and rumours, it is now official – Carlo Ancelotti will not become the next coach of the Brazil national team. What once looked like a done deal has completely collapsed,... ... Read full Story
Mo Salah, Transfers and the Future of Liverpool’s Attack – Guy Drinkel ReactsSalah’s Evolution Under SlotOn the latest Daily Red Podcast for Anfield Index, Guy Drinkel delivered a solo episode p... ... Read full Story
Paris Saint-Germain will return to the French capital with a one-goal lead after edging Arsenal 1–0 on Tuesday night at Emirates Stadium in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal.The... ... Read full Story
Carlo Ancelotti’s anticipated move to Brazil could collapse as Real Madrid are preventing his departure (h/t Fabrizio Romano)Recent reports claimed that Ancelotti has struck a verbal agreement to ta... ... Read full Story
Inter Milan and Barcelona will face off in the first leg of their heavyweight Champions League semi-final tie on Wednesday night.Despite enjoying a near-flawless continental campaign, the Italian gian... ... Read full Story
Inter Milan and Barcelona will face off in the first leg of their heavyweight Champions League semi-final tie on Wednesday night.Despite enjoying a near-flawless continental campaign, the Italian gian... ... Read full Story
Paris Saint-Germain will return to the French capital with a one-goal lead after edging Arsenal 1–0 on Tuesday night in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal at Emirates Stadium.The... ... Read full Story
After a rough campaign in charge of Barcelona last season, Xavi Hernandez decided that he would head off on a sabbatical year following 2.5 years of intense action for the former midfielder. With that... ... Read full Story
Paris Saint-Germain will head back to the French capital with a one-goal advantage after edging Arsenal 1–0 on Tuesday night at Emirates Stadium in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semif... ... Read full Story
PSG's pass masters make Declan Rice's fears come true as Arsenal struggle to keep Champions League hopes alive, says chief football writer Phil McNulty. ... Read full Story
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says his side will have to "do something special in Paris" if they are to reach the Champions League final following defeat in their semi-final first leg. ... Read full Story
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 30, 2025 is:
insouciance \in-SOO-see-unss\ noun
Insouciance is a formal word that refers to a feeling of carefree unconcern. It can also be understood as a word for the relaxed and calm state of a person who is not worried about anything.
// The young actor charmed interviewers with his easy smile and devil-may-care insouciance.
“Gladiator II is OK when Denzel’s off-screen, but sensational when he’s on it. ... What makes the performance great is its insouciance; it’s both precise and feather-light. And it’s what a great actor can do when he’s set free to have fun, to laugh at himself a little bit. ... Denzel’s Macrinus is gravitas and comic relief in one package.” — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 22 Nov. 2024
Did you know?
If you were alive and of whistling age in the late 1980s or early 1990s, chances are you whistled (and snapped your fingers, and tapped your toes) to a little ditty called “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin, an a cappella reggae-jazz-pop tune that took the charts by surprise and by storm. An ode to cheerful insouciance if ever there was one, its lyrics are entirely concerned with being entirely unconcerned, remaining trouble-free in the face of life’s various stressors and calamities. Such carefree nonchalance is at the heart of insouciance, which arrived in English (along with the adjective insouciant), from French, in the 1800s. The French word comes from a combining of the negative prefix in- with the verb soucier, meaning “to trouble or disturb.” The easiness and breeziness of insouciance isn’t always considered beautiful, however. Insouciance may also be used when someone’s lack of concern for serious matters is seen as more careless than carefree.