‘This has just confirmed what an endemic problem the game has’ Azeem Rafiq has responded to the remarks made by Middlesex County Cricket Club chairman, Mike O’Farrell, in front of the Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Committee in the House of Commons. During the hearing in front of the DCMS, O’Farrell claimed that certain ethnic […]

4 years ago

Newcastle’s Saudi owners have been inspired by the Man City model Newcastle United’s Saudi Arabian owners are exploring the possibility of mirroring the Manchester City model by having a portfolio of sports and football clubs. Inspired by City’s Abu Dhabi owners – who currently own 14 clubs in 10 separate countries – the Saudi Public […]

4 years ago

To the shock of nobody, Watford have sacked a manager Claudio Ranieri has been sacked as manager of Watford, The Athletic have confirmed. The Italian took charge of the Hornets back in October, replacing previous boss Xisco Muñoz, who was relieved of his duties just six games into the new season. Ranieri began his short-lived stay at […]

4 years ago

Joshua has angrily hit back at the reports Anthony Joshua has angrily responded to claims he is set to accept a mouth-watering offer of £15m to step-aside and allow Tyson Fury to fight Oleksandr Usyk. Reports from The Telegraph on Monday morning had claimed the former Olympic champion had agreed to allow the ‘Gypsy King’ to fight […]

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‘That’s Arsenal for you, they never know how to forigve’ Former Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor has taken aim at the club for their treatment of ex-club captain, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The Gabon international has been frozen out of the first-team set-up by Mikel Arteta after a disciplinary breach which culminated in him losing the captaincy. The […]

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The exchange happened at the end of Liverpool’s win at Crystal Palace Video footage has emerged of Jordan Henderson intervening to stop a Liverpool fan, after a shirt he had gifted to a child had been taken by another fan. The incident occurred at the end of Liverpool’s win against Crystal Palace on Sunday, where […]

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What a way to celebrate Burkina Faso goalkeeper Hervé Koffi channelled his inner Lomana LuaLua on Sunday as he celebrated his country’s penalty shoot-out win against Gabon. The game went the distance after Bertrand Traoré’s first-half goal for Burkina Faso looked set to take them through in 90 minutes. However Gabon, who were reduced to […]

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Heartwarming stuff Atletico Madrid’s women’s team celebrated the return of Virginia Torrecilla to the pitch for the first time since she was diagnosed with a brain tumour in May, 2020. Torrecilla was diagnosed after she suffered from headaches and back pains, before undergoing surgery in Pamplona, Spain. After a successful operation, the Spanish international undertook a […]

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Sometimes a game of ’66 is all it takes to reignite the flame Reuniting with old friends for an indoor kick-about was the catalyst to help Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford rediscover his love for football. In recent weeks, the forward has struggled to reach the heights he did last season – where he scored 21 […]

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The FA are investigating a bet placed on Xhaka’s booking against Leeds in December The Football Association are investigating a bet that was placed on Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka to receive a yellow card during their game against Leeds United in December. Reports last week said that suspicious betting patterns which related to a yellow card […]

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Joshua was set to fight Usyk this year Anthony Joshua is on the verge of accepting a £15m step-aside fee which would allow Tyson Fury to fight Oleksandr Usyk in an undisputed heavyweight title fight. Joshua was due to fight the Ukrainian again this year after he activated a rematch clause following his defeat to […]

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Another one of the favourites for the tournament have been knocked out Alex Iwobi’s appearance for Nigeria was short-lived on Sunday night after he was sent off just moments after coming on a substitute against Tunisia. The Super Eagles were 1-0 down at the time after a long-range effort from Youssef Msakni caught out goalkeeper […]

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Very kind of Jurgen Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was filmed passing beers to supporters after his side’s win against Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon. The Reds were 3-1 winners at Selhurst Park and took a 2-0 lead going into half-time. Virgil Van Dijk opened the scoring with a bullet header from a corner before Alex […]

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Don’t think they’ll be worried about this one being activated any time soon Cristiano Ronaldo’s Manchester United contract contains three clauses which would see him earn £1m for each one that is activated, according to reports. Ronaldo is rumoured to be earning wages in the region of £475,000 a week at Old Trafford  – taking […]

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Controversial decision Fans were left baffled and outraged as Liverpool were aware a controversial penalty in the closing stages of their game against Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon. Jurgen Klopp’s side were leading 2-1 at the time after first-half goals from Virgil Van Dijk and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain put the Reds in front, before Odsonne Édouard […]

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Sao Paulo supporters stormed the field during their Under-20 side’s game against Palmeiras A Sao Paulo supporter threw a knife onto the pitch during their Under-20’s Sao Paulo Junior Football Cup semi-final against Palmeiras on Saturday night. Fans stormed the pitch in stoppage time of the second-half to confront the Palmeiras side – who were […]

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Eriksen looks set to return to the Premier League Brentford are reportedly close to agreeing a deal to sign free agent Christian Eriksen on a six-month deal until the end of the season. Sky Sports have reported that Eriksen is not far off completing a move to Thomas Frank’s side with just a medical and work […]

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Nice try A West Ham United fan has gone viral for a far-fetched attempt to prove that Manchester United’s Edinson Cavani was offside in the build up to Marcus Rashford’s late goal on Saturday. Rashford tapped home from close range in the dying seconds of the game to secure the win for the home side […]

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Rest in peace, Christian Rowe Non-league footballer Christian Rowe, described by his club as one of their “most promising young players” has died in a road traffic accident at the age of 19. Rowe played for Vanarama National League South outfit Slough Town, who confirmed the sad news in a statement on their club website. […]

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The Premier League will discuss the rules surrounding covid at the next meeting The Premier League could face legal actions from clubs if they change the current rules on postponing games due to covid. As reported by the Mail on Sunday, teams in the top-flight have been left frustrated by the inconsistency shown by the league when […]

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Ashley claims that Staveley broke a clause against criticising him Former Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley is suing the club’s new co-owners for breaking the conditions of a £10m loan he provided them to allow the sale of Newcastle to go through, which stipulated that they would not criticise him. The Daily Mail have reported that the Sports […]

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Derby County are currently in administration Derby County may have have hopes of staying in business after it was confirmed that an American investment firm had made a formal offer for the stricken Championship club. BBC Radio Derby reported on Friday that Carlisle Capital had tabled a bid for Derby, saying: “I have had confirmation […]

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‘The team is more important’ Manchester United interim boss Ralf Rangnick has backed his decision to substitute Cristiano Ronaldo in their win against Brentford on Wednesday night, insisting that “the team is more important.” Goals from Anthony Elanga, Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford helped to secure a 3-1 win in West London. Ronaldo still managed […]

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Lindelof was with the Manchester United squad during the break-in The house of Manchester United defender, Victor Lindelof, was broken into on Wednesday night, his wife has confirmed in a statement. The Sweden international was away with the Manchester United squad at Brentford at the time of the incident and his wife Maia revealed how […]

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A 2013 investigation revealed that four different birth dates had been used for Mbemba throughout his career Former Newcastle United defender Chancel Mbemba will not be offered a new deal by his current club FC Porto following reports of a debate surrounding his age. Mbemba, who played for the Magpies between 2015 and 2018 is […]

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Yet another iconic moment from AFCON The Africa Cup of Nations has served up no end of drama to our TV screens since it started on January 9. From referees blowing up for full-time early to the wrong national anthems being played, it’s been quite the spectacle. The football has also been entertaining, with plenty […]

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Liam Goodenough, known as ‘Mr DT’, released a statement after his prison sentence was tripled Former AFTV regular ‘Mr DT’, real name Liam Goodenough, has released a statement after his prion sentence was increased to three years. On January 13, Goodenough’s prison sentence was increased from 12 months to three years after he was referred […]

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Dembélé has been told he can leave Barcelona Barcelona are willing to entertain offers in the region of €20m (£16.7m) for Ousmane Dembélé after the two parties failed to come to an agreement on a new contract. The Catalan club told the Frenchman that they would be looking to sell the 24-year-old before his current […]

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Southampton are considering removing the statue of Ted Bates outside their ground Southampton are considering removing the statue of club ‘legend’ Ted Bates outside of their stadium after evidence he ignored warnings about paedophile coach, Bob Higgins. Bates was named by the Football Association’s independent report into historical child abuse in football after a former […]

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An initiation like no other Bundesliga side FC Augsburg have been forced to release a statement denying that their latest signing, Ricardo Pepi was peed on by manager Markus Weinzierl as part of a club initiation ceremony as “fake news.” The American became the club’s record signing after joining from MLS side FC Dallas, when […]

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An obscene amount of money Barcelona are reportedly willing to pay up to £45m for Brazilian 15-year-old prodigy Endrick, who currently plies his trade at Palmeiras. Journalist Jorge Nicola has taken to Twitter to say that the Spanish giants are looking at the talent – who has already had comparisons to homeland stars such as […]

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The FA are investigating as part of a pattern of suspicious bets placed The Football Association (FA) are investigating a yellow card received by an Arsenal player during a Premier League game as part of a pattern of ‘suspicious bets’ that have been placed. As reported by The Athletic, an unnamed bookmaker informed the FA of an […]

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The decision will be discussed at the next Premier League meeting The Premier League are considering changing the current rules on postponing fixtures after this weekend’s round of matches. According to reports from The Athletic, a meeting for all 20 clubs will be called to discuss how the rules should change when it comes to postponing […]

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Elite levels of shithousery here A non-league goalkeeper has gone viral with his successful attempts to rile up the opposition fans, which included exaggerated celebrations and faking dives. Warrington Rylands’ goalkeeper, Graeme McCall, was involved in a number of verbal clashes with Marine supporters who were situated behind his goal. Warrington managed to win the […]

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Lingard is out of contract at Manchester United in the summer Newcastle United have made an approach to sign Jesse Lingard, with the midfielder’s contract set to expire in the summer. Lingard has struggled for game time at Manchester United and is reluctant to sign a new contract as he goes in search of first-team […]

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The UFC is returning to London The UFC has announced that it will return to London for the twelfth time at the O2 arena on Saturday March 19. In previous years the event has proved to be extremely popular, with regular sell-outs and fans of the event have been advised to register their interest on […]

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Athletes have been warned that they will be watched by the Chinese State Athletes who will be competing at the Beijing Winter Olympics have been warned that they will be under “Orwellian” levels of surveillance net month. The Daily Mail have reported that the assessment made was by a Human Rights Watch panel who have repeatedly criticised the […]

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Arsenal were heavily criticised for their successful request Arsenal are set to offload Pablo Mari on loan to Udinese – just days after their request to postpone the North London derby due to a lack of players was accepted. The Gunners received heavy backlash from fans of other clubs after they told the Premier League […]

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Steven Gerrard is looking to reunite with Luis Suarez Steven Gerrard is looking to bolster his Aston Villa squad even further by making an approach for Luis Suarez. According to Spanish journalist Gerrard Romero, Gerrard has made contact with his former Liverpool teammate to see if he can tempt him away from Atletico Madrid and […]

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Scott Brown couldn’t resist Aberdeen’s Scott Brown was in fine form on Tuesday night as he waved off Ryan Kent after he was sent off during his side’s draw against Rangers. The former Celtic legend played his part in helping to rile up the atmosphere at Pittodrie as they came from behind to equalise. Ianis […]

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A historic night for Comoros Comoros created history on Tuesday night as they secured their first-ever win in the Africa Cup of Nations to knock out four-time winners Ghana in a five-goal thriller. It was a night of firsts for the island nation as they kicked off proceedings by scoring their first ever goal at […]

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André Ayew was sent off in the first-half in Ghana’s must-win game against Comoros André Ayew was controversially sent off in Ghana’s final group game of the Africa Cup of Nations against Comoros on Tuesday night. In a must-win match for the Black Stars, the former Swansea City man was shown a straight red for […]

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Rest in peace, Jamie Former Swindon Town defender Jamie Vincent has died at the age of the 46, the club have confirmed. Vincent represented several clubs at EFL level including AFC Bournemouth, Huddersfield Town, Derby County, Yeovil Town, Walsall and non-league outfit Aldershot Town before ending his career at Didcot Town in 2012. The former […]

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Ferguson will take charge while Everton look to appoint a permanent manager Everton have confirmed that Duncan Ferguson has been appointed as caretaker manager as they continue their search for a permanent replacement for Rafael Benitez. Benitez was sacked after just seven months in charge following last weekend’s defeat to Norwich City, leaving the Toffees […]

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“Sometimes I don’t know why they are supporting me so much” Timo Werner has confessed that he “doesn’t understand” why he receives the support he does from Chelsea fans. The German has struggled to hit the heights he reached in his native Germany with RB Leipzig and has scored just 12 times in 52 games […]

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Lewandowski took the crown after recently missing out on the Ballon d’Or Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski has been named the winner of The Best FIFA Player of the Year award for 2022. The forward was the favourite to win the prize and was up against Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and the man that beat him to […]

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Coutinho is now at Aston Villa Philippe Coutinho could have become an Everton player this month, however former boss Rafael Benitez rejected the chance to bring the Brazilian to Goodison Park. The Mirror reported that Coutinho, who instead joined Aston Villa on loan until the end of the season, had the opportunity to go to […]

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‘We have a super cool friendship here, a super cool dressing room’ Manchester United midfielder Fred has opened up on the atmosphere in the club dressing room, insisting that all of the group get along and have a “super cool” relationship with each other. The Brazilian was speaking to ESPN about life at the club, […]

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Organisers for the Beijing Olympics have confirmed the decision The Beijing Winter Olympics will no longer sell tickets to the general public due to concerns surrounding Covid after the first cases of the Omicron variant were discovered in the Chinese capital. The plans for the games, which are due to start on 4 February, will […]

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Aubameyang didn’t play a single minute for Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been released from Gabon’s Africa Cup of Nations squad early and allowed to return to Arsenal for medical examinations after he was recently diagnosed with heart lesions. Aubameyang has been in touch with the Gunners, who believe that the situation isn’t serious, and are […]

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