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Prepare for takeoff: which football teams play closest to airports? | The Knowledge 7 janvier 2026 à 09:00

Prepare for takeoff: which football teams play closest to airports? | The Knowledge

7 janvier 2026 à 09:00

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“After St Mirren beat Celtic in the Scottish League Cup, I wondered where it actually is,” writes Dan J. “The answer is (as everyone bar me knew) Paisley, right next to Glasgow airport. Which got me wondering, which team is closest to an airport? I reckon Glentoran, next to Belfast City, and Eastleigh, virtually in Southampton airport, are in with a shout. And Charlton if you are happy to swim part of the way. Any closer ones?”

We had so many answers to this question, so thank you to one and all. Let’s start with a ground that is but a thunderclap away from the nearest airport. “The Icelandic football club Valur is near Rekjavík airport, which is mostly a domestic airport, but also has some international flights,” writes Kári Tulinius. “The distance from the fence around the airport to Valur’s fence is about 150 metres. From training pitch to the nearest piece of airport tarmac is 230m, and from corner flag to the end of the runway is 380m. All of these distances were measured with Google Maps.”

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John Harbaugh fired by Baltimore Ravens after 18 seasons in charge 7 janvier 2026 à 00:17

John Harbaugh fired by Baltimore Ravens after 18 seasons in charge

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Par :Guardian sport

7 janvier 2026 à 00:17

Harbaugh was NFL’s second longest-tenured head coach
Ravens went from Super Bowl favorites to 8-9 finish

The Baltimore Ravens have fired head coach John Harbaugh after 18 seasons in charge, the team announced on Tuesday.

Harbaugh is the most successful coach in the history of the franchise and was the second longest-tenured head coach in the NFL before his dismissal. Ironically, his final game with the Ravens came against the only name ahead of him in terms of tenure length – Mike Tomlin, who has been in charge of the Pittsburgh Steelers for 19 seasons.

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West Brom sack Ryan Mason as head coach after 10th straight away defeat 6 janvier 2026 à 11:14

West Brom sack Ryan Mason as head coach after 10th straight away defeat

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Par :Guardian sport

6 janvier 2026 à 11:14

Mason was appointed in June on three-year contract
West Brom 18th in the Championship after latest loss

West Brom have sacked Ryan Mason as their head coach after a stoppage-time defeat at Leicester on Monday left the club 18th in the Championship. It was the team’s 10th away defeat in a row and ended the 34-year-old’s tenure after seven months.

Mason was appointed on a three-year deal after holding a variety of roles at Tottenham, including interim manager and assistant to Ange Postecoglou. West Brom said two members of Mason’s staff, Nigel Gibbs and Sam Pooley, had also left.

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Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s football 5 janvier 2026 à 09:00

Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s football

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Par :Guardian sport

5 janvier 2026 à 09:00

Nuno lets a golden opportunity slip, Viktor Gyökeres does everything but score and Benjamin Sesko struggles again

Calum McFarlane’s unexpected battle with Pep Guardiola brought back memories of the 2021 League Cup final, when Ryan Mason, Tottenham’s 29-year-old interim coach, faced the significant task of trying to outsmart one of the greatest managers in the game’s history. For Mason there was the added baggage of Spurs’ 13-year trophy drought; for McFarlane, making his senior management debut, it was Chelsea’s astonishingly bad recent record against Manchester City. Four and a half years have passed since Chelsea last beat Guardiola’s side, when Thomas Tuchel’s team triumphed in the Champions League final, and a draw on Sunday took that winless run to 12 matches. But Enzo Fernández’s injury-time equaliser, combining with the midweek upheaval at Stamford Bridge, made it a triumphant point, something Enzo Maresca didn’t achieve against City during his tenure. Taha Hashim

Match report: Manchester City 1-1 Chelsea

Match report: Fulham 2-2 Liverpool

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Jake Paul drops out of WBA cruiserweight rankings after loss to Anthony Joshua 3 janvier 2026 à 16:13

Jake Paul drops out of WBA cruiserweight rankings after loss to Anthony Joshua

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Par :Guardian sport and agencies

3 janvier 2026 à 16:13

Paul removed from WBA top 15 after Joshua KO
Fight drew 33m global viewers on Netflix
Loss followed brief cruiserweight ranking run

Jake Paul has fallen out of the World Boxing Association’s cruiserweight rankings after his sixth-round knockout loss to Anthony Joshua last month.

The YouTuber was stopped by the former two-time heavyweight champion in a scheduled eight-round bout in Miami, where Joshua scored four knockdowns before the referee halted the contest in the sixth round. Paul suffered a broken jaw in two places and required surgery after the fight.

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