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• Matildas star Lydia Williams announces she's had a baby with a UNIQUE name11 January 2026, 3:26 am
  Lydia Williams' big news drew congratulations from her teammates and some other big names from Aussie sport.
  
• Macclesfield's minnows are off on a jolly to Ibiza after knocking out the holders in biggest upset in FA Cup history: IAN GALLAGHER11 January 2026, 2:15 am
  They had queued in the cold outside Macclesfield FC's tiny ground for more than six hours to buy a ticket. Yet they would have happily done so for ten times longer.
  
• How Mikel Arteta made Arsenal his own: While top clubs limit their head coaches, this is why the Gunners manager calls the shots on everything from training to transfers - and how his unique power has paid off11 January 2026, 2:00 am
  Head coach or manager. The distinction appears cosmetic but, in the modern Premier League, it marks a clear divide in power and influence.
  
• I fell in love with West Ham when I was six but we aren't a family club anymore: Hammers legend TONY COTTEE delivers his damning verdict on the board's 'terrible' recruitment... and the big decision they botched after Euro glory11 January 2026, 2:00 am
  Tony Cottee, now 60, is as fed up as every other West Ham fan. He's a season ticket holder, one he pays for himself, and was there on Tuesday to slump further towards relegation with defeat by Forest.
  
• Shocking moment Shay Given calls Wilfried Nancy's Celtic reign 'an absolute holocaust' live on BBC - before ex-Premier League goalkeeper and broadcaster issues apologies10 January 2026, 11:41 pm
  Former Premier League star Shay Given has come under fire for describing Wilfried Nancy's managerial stint at Celtic as 'an absolute Holocaust', live on the BBC. 
  
• Man United 'close doors' on outgoing transfer after Ruben Amorim exit - leaving Roma scrambling around for new January striker target10 January 2026, 11:21 pm
  Ruben Amorim was axed by Red Devils owners Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos on Monday after he explosively criticised the club's hierarchy in the wake of Man United's 1-1 draw with Leeds.
  
• Ruben Amorim arrives back in Portugal five days after his sudden Man United sacking as his former side continue to weigh up interim manager options10 January 2026, 10:35 pm
  Ruben Amorim has wasted hardly any time in leaving Manchester and jetting back to Portugal, five days after his Man United sacking. He landed in Lisbon in the drizzle.
  
• O'Neill admits: 'We need fresh blood' despite guiding Celtic to 4-0 win on second return to dugout10 January 2026, 10:30 pm
  Celtic manager Martin O'Neill has made it clear that a four-goal hammering of Dundee United changes nothing in terms of the desperate need to bring in new signings.
  
• Darren Fletcher ready to seize chance to manage Manchester United beyond two-game caretaker role if club decide against appointing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer or Michael Carrick10 January 2026, 10:30 pm
  Darren Fletcher is ready to continue as Manchester United's interim head coach until the end of the season if the club ask him.
  
• Charlton vs Chelsea - FA Cup third round RECAP: Blues score FIVE on Liam Rosenior's debut10 January 2026, 10:29 pm
  Relive Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as Charlton host Chelsea at The Valley in the FA Cup.
  
• Charlton 1-5 Chelsea: Liam Rosenior perfectly orchestrates his first test with calmness and authority as faith in youth pays off in dominant FA Cup win10 January 2026, 10:27 pm
  OLIVER HOLT AT THE VALLEY: Liam Rosenior, who has signed a five-and-a-half year contract at Stamford Bridge, orchestrated this FA Cup test perfectly.
  
• The lonely life of WAGs - how it's not so glamorous for those who might get left behind when players go through transfers10 January 2026, 8:36 pm
  One moment Taylor Ward was part of English football's elite social circles. The next, that was all stripped away from her.
  
• Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa: Spurs' season virtually over after being dumped out of FA Cup, as Emi Buendia and Morgan Rogers heap misery on Thomas Frank's side10 January 2026, 8:34 pm
  MATT BARLOW AT TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM: Look beyond the frenzied second-half display and you will find Tottenham's season virtually at an end.
  
• How Macclesfield caused the biggest ever FA Cup upset against holders Crystal Palace - featuring a primary school teacher, a scented candle packer and Adele's hit song10 January 2026, 8:32 pm
  CHRIS WHEELER: They belted out Adele's Someone Like You from the home dressing-room. It's something the Macclesfield players have done after each of their promotions.
  
• Martin O'Neill makes it look so easy as he helps Celtic move on from their Nancy nightmare10 January 2026, 8:26 pm
  GOSH, it's almost as if Wilfried Nancy and all that lunacy over trainers, tactics boards, Twitter and three-at-the-back never happened.