Football
Serena Williams, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the growing gap at the top of women’s football

As Sonia Bompastor introduced her young children to Serena Williams on the pitch Wembley, before the 23-time grand slam tennis champion headed into the Chelsea dressing room to celebrate with the newly-crowned, unbeaten treble winners, Manchester United manager Marc Skinner was being asked about someone who was creating a different sort of attention by his absence.