Callum Boyle

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  • Dutch FA want to trial a host of new rules in second division

    Dutch FA want to trial a host of new rules in second division

    They have five new proposals The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) are wanting to trial a host of new rules in the second tier of Dutch football from as early as 2023. KNVB have five new rules that they want to test, which will help to make the game “faster, sportier, fairer and more attractive,” according […]

    4 years ago

  • Armenia defender furiously throws water bottle towards linesman, escapes red card

    Armenia defender furiously throws water bottle towards linesman, escapes red card

    Arman Hovhannisyan also managed to avoid a red card Armenia defender Arman Hovhannisyan lost his cool during his side’s Nations League defeat to Scotland on Wednesday night after he threw a water bottle towards the assistant referee for not ruling out a goal for offside. Scotland were already 2-0 up at the time courtesy of […]

    4 years ago

  • Jude Bellingham hits back at claim that he vomited during Germany vs England game

    Jude Bellingham hits back at claim that he vomited during Germany vs England game

    Bellingham played down the claims on Twitter England international Jude Bellingham has played down claims that he vomited on the pitch during England’s 1-1 draw against Germany on Tuesday night. Bellingham had initially been named amongst the substitutes for the game in Munich but was brought into the action after 14 minutes following an injury […]

    4 years ago

  • Isle of Man TT organisers confirm they named wrong rider as dead in crash

    Isle of Man TT organisers confirm they named wrong rider as dead in crash

    The organisers confirmed in a statement on Wednesday Organisers of the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy (TT) races have confirmed that they mistakenly named the wrong French sidecar competitor who sadly died in a crash on Saturday. In their initial statement, as per the BBC, the organisers said that Olivier Lavorel had died in the crash […]

    4 years ago

  • Boxer dies in hospital after fighting invisible opponent during title fight

    Boxer dies in hospital after fighting invisible opponent during title fight

    RIP Simiso Buthelezi South African boxer Simiso Buthelezi has died in hospital after suffering a brain injury during his title fight defeat in Durban on Sunday. The lightweight contest ended in concerning fashion, just moments after it looked certain that Buthelezi was going to win the fight. Buthelezi had be stopped by the referee after […]

    4 years ago

  • Football Index collapse: UK minister says it is ‘not appropriate’ to compensate users

    Football Index collapse: UK minister says it is ‘not appropriate’ to compensate users

    Nigel Huddleston has said it would not be ‘appropriate’ to use public funds Government minister Nigel Huddleston has said that it would not be “appropriate” for public funds to be used to compensate former users of Football Index, which collapsed last year. Football Index was an online gambling platform which allowed ‘investors’ to place bets […]

    4 years ago

  • Premier League clubs to debate changes to owners’ and directors’ tests

    Premier League clubs to debate changes to owners’ and directors’ tests

    Clubs have voiced their concerns over some of the takeovers Premier League clubs are set to debate changes to the league’s owners’ and directors’ test at their annual meeting on Thursday, which includes implementing bans on sales to nation states and leveraged buy-outs. It comes after a number of clubs voiced their concerns after Newcastle […]

    4 years ago

  • Thomas Partey announces he is changing his name to Yakubu

    Thomas Partey announces he is changing his name to Yakubu

    The Arsenal midfielder confirmed his change of name to Yakubu Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has announced that he will be changing his name to Yakubu after he revealed that he had converted to Islam in March. The 28-year-old confirmed the news while watching Ghana’s international fixtures as he continues his recovery from injury, citing that […]

    4 years ago

  • Diego Maradona’s grandson presents Finalissima trophy ahead of Italy vs Argentina game

    Diego Maradona’s grandson presents Finalissima trophy ahead of Italy vs Argentina game

    Footballing prestige The grandson of Diego Maradona and son of Sergio Aguero was present at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday night to help with the presentation of the inaugural Finalissima. Italy and Argentina are competing in the first-ever tournament authorised by FIFA in which the winner of the European Championships goes up against the winner of […]

    4 years ago

  • Graeme Souness says World Cup should expand group to 5 to let Ukraine in

    Graeme Souness says World Cup should expand group to 5 to let Ukraine in

    ‘They need to keep the name of Ukraine at the forefront of everyone’s mind’ Graeme Souness has suggested that the World Cup should expand one of the groups to five teams to allow Ukraine to compete in Qatar. Ukraine face Scotland in the World Cup play-off semi final on Wednesday in their first competitive game […]

    4 years ago

  • Jon Moss’ shop vandalised after Championship play-off final controversy

    Jon Moss’ shop vandalised after Championship play-off final controversy

    Moss was in charge of the Championship play-off final on Sunday Police have launched an investigation into an attack on the shop owned by recently-retired referee, Jon Moss in the aftermath of the Championship play-off final. As reported by the Daily Star, Moss is believed to have contacted Yorkshire Police after his shop ‘The Vinyl Whistle’ in […]

    4 years ago

  • Cristiano Ronaldo nominated for the PFA POTY, but Son hasn’t

    Cristiano Ronaldo nominated for the PFA POTY, but Son hasn’t

    What does a man have to do to be nominated? The Professional Footballers’ Association have unveiled the list of players nominated for the Player of the Year Award, with the league’s joint-top scorer, Heung-min Son, excluded from the list. Yes, you read that right, the player who scored the most goals in the Premier League […]

    4 years ago

  • Memphis Depay defends Quincy Promes in controversial Instagram post

    Memphis Depay defends Quincy Promes in controversial Instagram post

    Depay posted a message of support to Promes on Instagram Memphis Depay has posted a message of support to his Dutch international teammate Quincy Promes, despite the Spartak Moscow forward being at the centre of a number of allegations. Promes was accused of being involved in drug trafficking and organised crime while he was also […]

    4 years ago

  • Alan Pardew leaves role at CSKA Sofia after supporters racially abuse players

    Alan Pardew leaves role at CSKA Sofia after supporters racially abuse players

    Pardew has been left angered by the incident Alan Pardew has stepped down from his role as manager and technical director of Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia after sections of their supporters racially abused their own club’s players. Pardew had been set to be the club’s manager going into the new season Pardew had initially agreed […]

    4 years ago

  • Jude Bellingham questions if authorities ‘care’ enough to tackle racism issues

    Jude Bellingham questions if authorities ‘care’ enough to tackle racism issues

    ‘As soon as they missed a penalty, they were not English – just black’ Jude Bellingham has opened up on the racial abuse directed at his teammates in the aftermath of the 2020 European Championships and questioned if the authorities ‘care’ about the racist abuse directed at black footballers. Bukayo Saka, Jadon Sancho and Marcus […]

    4 years ago

  • Elche striker posts awkward goodbye to club despite having contract renewed

    Elche striker posts awkward goodbye to club despite having contract renewed

    Goodbye… hello again Elche striker Pere Milla was waving goodbye to his teammates before greeting them again just a few moments later after it emerged that he had his contract renewed. Milla said goodbye to the Elche fans in an Instagram post Milla scored eight goals for the Spanish side as they avoided relegation from […]

    4 years ago

  • Man United officially the angriest fanbase over VAR calls, according to science

    Man United officially the angriest fanbase over VAR calls, according to science

    When aren’t they angry though? Manchester United have been deemed as the angriest fanbase over VAR calls in the Premier League this season, according to science. Research conduced by Tombola, analysing tweets including certain hashtags, showed that United fans were left less than impressed with some of the decisions in their games, after almost 11,000 […]

    4 years ago

  • Valencia president sacked after threatening to ‘kill’ a player in leaked audio

    Valencia president sacked after threatening to ‘kill’ a player in leaked audio

    Anil Murthy threatened to ‘kill’ a player if they left for free Valencia have sacked their club president Anil Murthy after he threatened to “kill” a player if they left for free in a leaked audio tape. Spanish newspaper Superdeporte revealed the leaked messages two weeks ago in which Murthy is alleged to have threatened […]

    4 years ago

  • Spanish fans recall Champions League final horror stories outside Stade de France

    Spanish fans recall Champions League final horror stories outside Stade de France

    Madrid fans encountered similar problems in Paris Spanish fans and journalists have recalled their own accounts of the Champions League Final chaos, with their supporters also encountering the same issues as thousands of Liverpool fans. Real Madrid spoke of the same bottleneck checkpoints on the way up to the stadium with locals creating crushes to […]

    4 years ago

  • Chelsea confirm Todd Boehly-led takeover of club with immediate effect

    Chelsea confirm Todd Boehly-led takeover of club with immediate effect

    It signals the end of Roman Abramovich’s 19-year ownership of the club Chelsea have confirmed that the consortium led by Todd Boehly has completed the official takeover of the club. The club confirmed on Monday that the investment group led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital had taken ownership of the Blues, replacing Roman Abramovich, […]

    4 years ago

  • French Sports Minister claims ’30-40,000 fans had fake tickets’ for Champions League final

    French Sports Minister claims ’30-40,000 fans had fake tickets’ for Champions League final

    Amélie Oudéa-Castéra doubled down on previous claims on fake tickets The French Sports Minister has claimed that Liverpool fans without tickets were the cause of the problems outside the ground ahead of the Champions League final, claiming that anywhere between ’30-40,000 fans had fake tickets.’ Amélie Oudéa-Castéra blamed a “mass gathering” of supporters outside the […]

    4 years ago

  • Scotland fans slam Andy Robertson for ‘boozing’ ahead of World Cup play off

    Scotland fans slam Andy Robertson for ‘boozing’ ahead of World Cup play off

    ‘One of our biggest games in years… and he’s down the road getting on it’ Scotland fans have slammed Andy Robertson for ‘boozing’ during Liverpool’s trophy parade, just days before their crucial World Cup play-off semi final clash against Ukraine. Liverpool had organised the parade to celebrate their Carabao Cup and FA Cup success on […]

    4 years ago

  • Gareth Bale given warm send-off during Real Madrid trophy parade

    Gareth Bale given warm send-off during Real Madrid trophy parade

    This was lovely to see Gareth Bale was given the send-off he deserves from Real Madrid fans during the club’s trophy parade as he prepares to bid farewell in the summer. Bale has had a difficult few years at Los Blancos to say the least and has endured a frosty relationship with the supporters, who […]

    4 years ago

  • Rangers legend Andy Goram told he has six months left to live with terminal cancer

    Rangers legend Andy Goram told he has six months left to live with terminal cancer

    Such sad news Rangers goalkeeping legend Andy Goram has revealed that he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and that he has just six months left to live. As reported by the Daily Record, Goram decided against the use of chemotherapy after doctors told him that it would only give him an extra 12 weeks to live. […]

    4 years ago

  • Saint Etienne fans attack players after losing relegation play off

    Saint Etienne fans attack players after losing relegation play off

    Fans threw flairs and invaded the pitch Fans of Saint Etienne attacked their own players after they were relegated to Ligue 2 following their play off defeat to Auxerre on Sunday. Saint Etienne were beaten on penalties after Ryad Boudebouz missed the deciding spot kick following a 1-1 draw on the night and a 2-2 […]

    4 years ago

  • Liverpool players trolled with Snapchat filter after Champions League final loss

    Liverpool players trolled with Snapchat filter after Champions League final loss

    Football fans working their magic yet again Liverpool players left the Stade de France empty-handed on Saturday night after they were beaten 1-0 by Real Madrid in the Champions League final. Vinicius Junior scored the winner shortly before the hour mark as Madrid ended Liverpool’s hopes of winning a treble as Jurgen Klopp’s men fell […]

    4 years ago

  • Huddersfield fans stunned over penalty decisions in play-off final

    Huddersfield fans stunned over penalty decisions in play-off final

    Jon Moss waved away two strong penalty shouts Fans were left baffled after Huddersfield Town had two clear penalty shouts turned down in their play off final defeat to Nottingham Forest. Levi Colwill’s first half own goal secured Forest’s return to the Premier League after 23 years outside of the top flight but it wasn’t […]

    4 years ago

  • Thousands watch Pro Evolution Soccer stream thinking its Champions League final

    Thousands watch Pro Evolution Soccer stream thinking its Champions League final

    Well and truly fooled Thousands of people were left confused after they thought they were watching a live stream of the Champions League final on YouTube – only to realise it was a stream of the video game Pro Evolution Soccer. Over 3,000 people were fooled as they were led to believe that Liverpool forward […]

    4 years ago

  • Mick Schumacher involved in nasty crash during Monaco Grand Prix

    Mick Schumacher involved in nasty crash during Monaco Grand Prix

    Schumacher thankfully walked out of the car unscathed Team Haas driver Mick Schumacher was involved in a nasty crash on the 28th lap during Sunday’s Monaco Formula One Grand Prix. Schumacher crashed at turn 15 on the circuit after appearing to lose control during the high-speed swimming pool section before crashing into the barriers. The […]

    4 years ago

  • Ralf Rangnick’s Man United consultancy role to be scrapped

    Ralf Rangnick’s Man United consultancy role to be scrapped

    Rangnick will now focus on management Manchester United have decided to scrap plans to appoint Ralf Rangnick in a consultancy role ahead of next season. The 63-year-old was set to move into the two-year role after serving his time as the club’s interim manager, but cited that his recent appointment as manager of the Austrian […]

    4 years ago

  • Toni Kroos stops Eden Hazard pouring champagne for son during celebrations

    Toni Kroos stops Eden Hazard pouring champagne for son during celebrations

    The Madrid players partied together after their Champions League final win Toni Kroos was forced to intervene after Eden Hazard began pouring champagne for his son during Real Madrid’s Champions League celebrations. Madrid were celebrating their 14th European title after a second half goal from Vinicius Junior was enough for them to beat Liverpool in […]

    4 years ago

  • UEFA blames fans with ‘fake tickets’ for delay to Champions League final

    UEFA blames fans with ‘fake tickets’ for delay to Champions League final

    Kick off was delayed by 35 minutes as thousands of Liverpool fans were denied entry UEFA have released a statement in which they cited fans with ‘fake tickets’ as the reason behind the major security concerns in the build up to the Champions League final. Kick off was delayed by 35 minutes at the Stade […]

    4 years ago

  • Thibaut Courtois accuses English press of lack of respect after final heroics

    Thibaut Courtois accuses English press of lack of respect after final heroics

    Courtois took aim at the English media Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois accused the English media of a lack of respect against his name after his inspirational performance helped Los Blancos to win the Champions League. Karim Benzema thought he had given the Spanish side the lead towards the end of the first half but […]

    4 years ago

  • Real Madrid win 14th Champions League title against Liverpool

    Real Madrid win 14th Champions League title against Liverpool

    Congratulations to Real Madrid Real Madrid ended Liverpool’s hopes of winning a famous treble as they secured their 14th Champions League title on Saturday night. Kick off to the game was delayed after large numbers of Liverpool supporters were denied entry to the ground and were subjected to heavy-handed tactics from French authorities which included […]

    4 years ago

  • Liverpool fans produce incredible party atmosphere ahead of Champions League final

    Liverpool fans produce incredible party atmosphere ahead of Champions League final

    Absolute limbs Liverpool fans are in true party spirit ahead of Saturday night’s Champions League final showdown in Paris against Real Madrid. Although the Reds were only given an official allocation of 20,000 for the game at Stade de France, plenty more than that have made the trip to the French capital to back their […]

    4 years ago

  • Petty Real Madrid fans take aim at Kylian Mbappe ahead of Champions League final

    Petty Real Madrid fans take aim at Kylian Mbappe ahead of Champions League final

    Let it go lads Real Madrid fans may be preparing to watch their side face Liverpool in the Champions League final on Saturday, but it hasn’t stopped a few of them from continuing to lose their heads over Kylian Mbappe’s decision to stay at Paris Saint-Germain. Madrid and their supporters have been left fuming after […]

    4 years ago

  • Roman Abramovich releases farewell statement to Chelsea fans ahead of takeover

    Roman Abramovich releases farewell statement to Chelsea fans ahead of takeover

    Abramovich thanked supporters in a statement Outgoing Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has bid farewell to the Blues in a statement posted to the club’s website ahead of the completion of Todd Boehly’s takeover. Chelsea confirmed in a statement on Saturday that the deal – worth £4.25bn to the consortium, led by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner […]

    4 years ago

  • Luka Modric takes aim at Kylian Mbappe in contract renewal talks

    Luka Modric takes aim at Kylian Mbappe in contract renewal talks

    Mbappe recently turned down Real Madrid’s approach Luka Modric cheekily took aim at Kylian Mbappe when asked about his ongoing negotiations with Real Madrid over a new contract, just days after the 23-year-old turned the club down. The Frenchman was expected to make the move to Los Blancos on a free transfer this summer, but […]

    4 years ago

  • Carragher reveals Neville’s hilarious half-time texts on final day of season

    Carragher reveals Neville’s hilarious half-time texts on final day of season

    Carragher revealed the hilarious texts during an episode of The Overlap Jamie Carragher has revealed the hilarious texts his Sky Sports colleague Gary Neville sent to him on the final day of the Premier League season. Both pundits were at Anfield and the Etihad Stadium last weekend as Manchester City produced an incredible comeback to beat Aston […]

    4 years ago

  • Marcelo says he has been a ‘f*****g example’ at Real Madrid in furious rant

    Marcelo says he has been a ‘f*****g example’ at Real Madrid in furious rant

    Marcelo’s contract expires this summer Footage of Real Madrid defender Marcelo appears to show him less than impressed with the way the club have treated him ahead of his imminent exit. The left-back is set to leave the Santiago Bernabeu in the summer and could play his final game for the club in the Champions […]

    4 years ago

  • Over 800 banned England fans will have passports confiscated ahead of Germany game

    Over 800 banned England fans will have passports confiscated ahead of Germany game

    It coincides with a rise in the amount of football-related violence Over 800 fans will have to hand in their passports ahead of England’s Nations League trip to Germany in June, while the Football Association will also send a team of stewards, as well as a number of UK police, amid concerns of disorder. England’s […]

    4 years ago

  • Paul Pogba’s barber hints at his next move ahead of Man United exit

    Paul Pogba’s barber hints at his next move ahead of Man United exit

    Paul Pogba’s Man United contract expires this summer Paul Pogba’s latest haircut could have the answers to where his future lies, according to fans, ahead of his imminent departure from Manchester United. Pogba’s contract runs out this summer and is available to sign on a free after he and United failed to agree to new […]

    4 years ago