'It's difficult for me to go against my son, but I'm completely drained and exhausted'

England will get their preparations for the European Championships underway when they face Brazil in a friendly match.

The former home of the House of Fraser in Altrincham has been transformed into a collaborative workspace a leisure destination in the heart of the town centre. Development partners Bruntwood and Trafford council have announced the completion of their £13.7m conversion of the ex-Rackhams building.

Roy Keane has slammed Manchester United for their "criminal" defending in the first-half against Liverpool in the FA Cup.

Bruno Fernandes has heaped praise on Marco Reus following Borussia Dortmund's win over PSV Eindhoven. The 34-year-old midfielder fired his side into the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday night with a brilliant effort in stoppage time.

Former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs has returned to the world of football, having been a director at Salford City FC for most of this season.

Firefighters wearing breathing gear tackled a significant blaze at Forest Bank prison in Salford. Crews spent an hour getting the fire under control.

When a world famous cookie store opens its first shop in the north of England, there are likely to be queues. When that shop is inside the shopping mecca that is The Trafford Centre, well, you can guess the result.

Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver has shown off her new look ahead of taking on a new role away from the cobbles. The actress is set to take a brief break away from playing Weatherfield's Eileen Grimshaw in the ITV soap as she takes to the stage.

Manchester United have a number of injury worries to contend with as they look ahead to the weekend’s Premier League match against Everton.

Sunderland are still in the hunt for a new manager after Michael Beale was sacked last month. And former boss Roy Keane remains among the favourites.

Garbage have announced a UK and European headline tour, kicking off this summer. Find all the details below.The alt-rock pioneers – comprising frontwoman Shirley Manson, Duke Erikson, Steve Marker, and Butch Vig – will perform across June and July, including a stop at the Wembley OVO Arena on July 20.The European leg of the tour will open at Magnolia in Milan on June 26, followed by shows in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain and more.The UK shows will kick off with a festival slot at Glasgow’s TRNSMT Festival on July 12, before they hit Edinburgh, Bridlington, Wolverhampton, Manchester and London.Tickets for the tour will go on sale Friday (March 8) at 10am GMT, following a fan pre-sale on Thursday (March 7) at 10am local time.

Teddy Sheringham thinks Erik ten Hag must shoulder some responsibility for Marcus Rashford's poor form .

Rasmus Hojlund and Lisandro Martinez are at the Etihad Stadium as a show of support for Manchester United teammates.

Gary Neville will be making a non-football-related TV appearance on Thursday evening as he will be a guest dragon on the popular BBC show Dragon's Den.

Manchester United are unhappy with the way Bruno Fernandes was portrayed as having feigned injury in the dying moments of their weekend defeat to Fulham in the Premier League.

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes was seen leaving the City Ground limping after the 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup.

Erik ten Hag says Bruno Fernandes has been playing through a 'serious injury' for Manchester United and hit out at the 'pathetic' criticism he has faced in recent weeks.

Angry Manchester United matchgoers have accused the club of hypocrisy by installing hospitality seats at the expense of long-time season-ticket holders.

Manchester United could be without a host of players for their FA Cup tie against Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night and have received mixed news on the fitness front heading into the game.

Coronation Street star Matt Milburn has hinted at his soap future as he addressed what he thinks his character would like to happen with cobbles icon Tracy Barlow. As viewers of the ITV soap know, the actor's character Tommy Orpington recently returned to Weatherfield.