The business end of the season Got your breath back after another mad week of football? No, me neither. We’re on the home straight now and there’s still plenty to sort out at both ends of the Premier League table as well as many others around the continent. We also have the first European final […]

4 years ago

Lingard’s tribute was met with huge backlash It’s been a tough season, so it’s perhaps understandable that it doesn’t take much to wind up Manchester United fans these days. Just ask Jesse Lingard, who is once again feeling the wrath of some United supporters after he attempted to wish Mark Noble well following his retirement. […]

4 years ago

Such sad news A man who died in a cliff accident while on holiday with his family in Mallorca has been identified as a former professional footballer. Mourad Lamrabatte, formerly of Dutch Eredivisie side Vitesse Arnhem, was on holiday in Santa Ponsa near Magaluf with his wife and kids where he attempted a 35-metre cliff jump […]

4 years ago

An absolute stunner Real Madrid have unveiled their new home kit for the 2022/23 campaign, designed by adidas, and it has potential to be one of the nicest in football next season. The shirt is in recognition of the club’s 120th anniversary Los Blancos have revealed the new shirt in recognition of the club’s 120th […]

4 years ago

Ten Hag insists ‘there is a lot to do’ New Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has decided not to join his Ajax squad on their end of season trip to Curacao in order to start work at his new side early. Ten Hag is technically not due to start for another six weeks but […]

4 years ago

A match-winning debut New signings sometimes have to bide their time before making their debut, but most probably haven’t had to wait for six years to make their first appearance. Six years he had been waiting to make his debut For Livingston goalkeeper Gary Maley that was the case and on the final day of […]

4 years ago

The Toffees were reduced to nine men Everton’s defeat to Brentford was made even worse as striker Salomon Rondon was sent off to leave the Toffees ending the game with nine men. The Toffees had been 2-1 up at one stage and looked on course to securing their place in the Premier League next season, […]

4 years ago

Talk about shooting yourself in the foot After Everton took an early lead over Brentford the atmosphere at Goodison Park was rocking. Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s opener gave the fans inside the ground even more hope that Premier League survival would be assured by the end of the day. Dominic Calvert-Lewin with an emphatic finish to a […]

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Over to you, Southampton Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has set Southampton a difficult task ahead of their game against Liverpool on Tuesday night. Guardiola was speaking after his side were held to a 2-2 draw against West Ham United on Sunday afternoon, fighting back from two goals down to remain in the driving seat […]

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Video footage showed the fan performing what looked like a Nazi salute A Burnley fan appears to have been recorded performing a Nazi salute inside the Tottenham Hotspur stadium during his side’s defeat to Spurs on Sunday. It occurred during Spurs’ win against Burnley on Sunday Burnley were beaten after a controversial first half penalty […]

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There’s so much going on in one video The FA Cup final is a big day. From getting goosebumps to hearing ‘Abide with me’ (unless you’re a Liverpool fan, for some reason) to the hope of watching your side win football’s oldest cup competition, it can be the best day of some supporters’ lives. For […]

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Bardsley was not happy Burnley’s Phil Bardsley was involved in a heated tunnel exchange with referee Kevin Friend and his fellow officials during the Clarets’ game against Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Kane’s penalty put Spurs 1-0 up before the break The Lancashire side found themselves 1-0 down at the break after Harry Kane’s late first-half penalty, […]

4 years ago

A big call Tottenham Hotspur were awarded a controversial penalty on the stroke of half time after Burnley’s Ashley Barnes was adjudged to have handled the ball in a Premier League game with huge implications at both ends of the table. Spurs had failed to find the breakthrough in the first half after a resilient […]

4 years ago

Talk about bad timing Tottenham Hotspur were missing as many as four players after the club were hit by a sickness bug in the run up to their game against Burnley on Sunday. Dejan Kulusevski is one of the players who had been struggling Ahead of their fixture at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, it was […]

4 years ago

This ain’t it, chief Newcastle United will wear the colours of the Saudi Arabia flag on their away kit from next season, with green trim on a white backdrop on the shirt. As revealed by the Daily Mail, Newcastle’s kit – as designed by manufacturers Castore – will feature the colours of the Gulf State, whose Public […]

4 years ago

What a way to do it The play-off final is a big day, but also an expensive one. Match tickets, transport, booze, taking out a mortgage to afford anything inside Wembley Stadium, it all adds up. One of the biggest expenses of the day can be the transport down there and for Sunderland fans heading […]

4 years ago

What was he thinking? Arsenal’s Rob Holding could well have had a huge say in who gets the final Champions League spot come the end of the season after he was sent off for an extremely stupid elbow on Tottenham Hotspur’s Heung-min Son in the North London Derby. The Gunners were already 1-0 down at […]

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Harry Kane scored from the spot to give Spurs the lead Arsenal fans were left fuming after Tottenham Hotspur took a first half lead through a Harry Kane penalty after Cedric Soares’ foul on Heung-min Son. The two sides were playing out one of the most important North London derbies in years as both teams […]

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Is Lewandowski’s time at Bayern up? Robert Lewandowski has told Bayern Munich that he wants to leave the club, and has eyed up a move to Spain as his next destination. Reports in Germany have claimed that Lewandowski has informed the club that he doesn’t wish to sign a new deal, with the German side […]

4 years ago

The clause can reportedly be activated in the third year of his deal Erling Haaland’s Manchester City contract contains a release clause which can be activated in two years time, according to reports in Germany. Haaland completed a move to the Premier League champions earlier this week after Pep Guardiola’s side triggered the €63m release […]

4 years ago

Performers were attacked with a garden strimmer and glass TW: Blood and violence  A wrestling match which took place at a local conservative club is being investigated after performers were attacked with a garden strimmer and glass in front of a family audience. The team ‘death match’, which took place at the Seaham Conservative Club […]

4 years ago

Maybe stick to the day job Alphonso Alphonso Davies may be one of football’s hottest young talents, but it appears an alternative career in the music industry should be put on hold…at least for now. The Bayern Munich full back is known for conjuring up magic on the pitch with his phenomenal speed, but his […]

4 years ago

Absolute madness The transfer window is fast approaching and therefore the return of batshit crazy rumours and fantasy dream signings are hot conversation as each week passes by. But for one Championship club, they could pull off one of the coups of the summer after being linked with a proven goalscorer at the highest level […]

4 years ago

Byron Castillo is the centre of investigation from FIFA FIFA are investigating if Ecuador midfielder Byron Castillo is eligible to play for the country, following claims from Chile that he shouldn’t have featured for the South American nation. The Chilean Football Federation recently asked FIFA to investigate if Castillo is in fact Colombian, therefore making […]

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How tone deaf can you be? FIFA president Gianni Infantino has once again defended Qatar’s appalling human rights record and has claimed that they have made “undeniable progress.” Infantino was speaking at the latest FIFA congress where he continued to express his support for the upcoming World Cup and stressed that the Arab state had […]

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Rebekah Vardy has denied the allegations Rebekah Vardy, wife of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, has denied that she leaked messages about unrest in the Foxes dressing room after Riyad Mahrez went on strike in February, 2018. The High Court heard that Vardy had contacted her agent Caroline Watt after Mahrez had failed to turn […]

4 years ago

Turns out being famous doesn’t get you everywhere No matter how big a name you may be, sometimes even that’s not enough to get you in to exclusive places, as Sky Sports’ Jamie Carragher found out. Carragher was at Villa Park working as part of Sky’s coverage of Aston Villa’s game against Liverpool on Tuesday in which […]

4 years ago

*Plays world’s smallest violin* Thomas Tuchel has claimed that the ongoing takeover talks at Chelsea have been a distraction to his players as the Blues struggle for form. Chelsea’s results have taken a dip in the past few weeks, most recently surrendering a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Wolverhampton Wanderers last weekend – meaning […]

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He’s finally going to play for the Three Lions West Ham United fans have been calling for Mark Noble to play for England for years. Okay, maybe not the last couple of years, but you catch our drift. Time and time again, the midfield maestro has been overlooked in favour of different options. However, that […]

4 years ago

Wishing Araujo a speedy recovery Play was suspended during Barcelona’s game against Celta Vigo on Monday night after defender Ronald Araujo had to be taken to hospital following a nasty clash of heads with teammate Gavi. Barca were leading 3-1 at the time after goals from Memphis Depay and a brace from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang before […]

4 years ago

You can all rest easy now This – without a single shred of doubt – is the news each and every one of you has been waiting to hear. Did a Lyon player really get controversially dumped from first team to reserve squad for farting? As much as we badly wanted it to be the […]

4 years ago

The two have agreed to part ways Football’s global governing body FIFA and popular video game makers, Electronic Arts (EA) have agreed not to extend their partnership, which has lasted for almost three decades. The two combined together to create one of the most popular video games, known as FIFA and will come to an […]

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No inspirational team talks this time Despite his well-known team-talks which have inspired his previous teams to battle, Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch is trying a different method to help his side avoid relegation. Marsch replaced popular figure Marcelo Bielsa in March but has been unable to improve results on the pitch, with Leeds in […]

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Dortmund are set to lose their star player to one of those clubs As Erling Haaland was officially confirmed as a Manchester City player on Monday, Borussia Dortmund are preparing to look for his replacement. The Norwegian will  move to the Etihad Stadium after City activated his €63m release clause and will arrive in the […]

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That’s the title wrapped up for the next five years then Manchester City have officially announced that Erling Haaland will join the club from Borussia Dortmund from July 1, thus ending competitive football as we know it. Haaland will move to the Etihad Stadium after the Premier League champions activated the Norwegian’s €63m release clause […]

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Could you be one of the lucky ones? Brazilian footballing legend Ronaldinho is set to take four fans on the guided tour of a lifetime around Paris ahead of the Champions League final. Ronaldinho, who played for Paris Saint-Germain between 2001-2003, will take them to some of his favourite spots in the French capital – […]

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Eidevall believes it will help Arsenal to prepare for the Champions League Arsenal Women’s boss Jonas Eidevall has revealed plans for his team to face-off against the men’s under 16s team in a bid to help them to prepare for the Champions League. The Gunners finished second in the Women’s Super League after they were […]

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The Scottish Football Writers’ Association have apologised since The organisers of the Scottish Football Writers’ Association gala dinner have apologised after several writers left in protest over a number of ‘sexist and racist’ jokes made on stage. Several writers and journalists left the awards dinner early TV presenter Eilidh Barbour was among one of a host […]

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Northampton missed out on automatic promotion as a result Northampton Town are planning to lodge a formal complaint with the English Football League as they believe that the team Scunthorpe United fielded against Bristol Rovers lacked sporting integrity. Scunthorpe fielded several youngsters in their side The Cobblers missed out on automatic promotion to League One […]

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Marsch gave the talk while he was manager of Red Bull Salzburg Jesse Marsch may not be enjoying life at relegation-threatened Leeds United right now, but the American may still be able to pull the Yorkshire side away from the drop. After it was revealed that Marsch tried to inspire Leeds winger Jack Harrison with […]

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Step aside Bristol Rovers, Darlington are the real goalscoring kings Just when they thought they were the talk of the nation, Bristol Rovers’ goalscoring antics are now yesterday’s news thanks to non-league side Darlington Town. Rovers side made headlines after they beat Scunthorpe 7-0 to secure automatic promotion on the final day of the season […]

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His teammates tried to rescue him, but were sadly unable to Rugby player Kelly Meafua has died just hours after playing a match, after he jumped from a bridge with a drop of more than 20 metres in France. The 32-year-old, who played for French club Montauban, jumped off the Pont-Vieux bridge into the River […]

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Chong’s girlfriend recalled the incident that occurred in March The girlfriend of Manchester United winger Tahith Chong has recalled the horrifying moment the couple were held at knifepoint during a home raid. Chong and his girlfriend were at their home in late March when three masked men entered their house in Sale, taking a number […]

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Sections of the Tottenham away end could be heard singing the offensive chant The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust (THST) have condemned sections of their fanbase after they were heard singing an offensive chant at Anfield on Saturday. Tottenham drew 1-1 against Liverpool after Heung-min Son’s goal was cancelled out by Luis Diaz’s strike as Jurgen […]

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Salah wants revenge Mohamed Salah has revealed that he would prefer to face Real Madrid in the Champions League final after Liverpool beat Villarreal on Tuesday night. The Reds recovered from a first half scare after goals from Boulaye Dia and Francis Coquelin brought the ‘Yellow Submarine’ level on aggregate. Liverpool came out of the […]

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Rule one: Don’t post until full time Gary Neville should have really learnt by now: DON’T POST ABOUT A GAME UNTIL FULL TIME! On multiple occasions the pundit has been caught out with his now-infamous photo of him sipping from a wine glass when one of Manchester United’s rivals falter. At one stage it looked […]

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The last time you want to be making mistakes At one stage it looked as if Villarreal could well pull off a Champions League miracle against Liverpool on Tuesday night in the second leg of the semi final. After coming into the second leg two goals down the underdogs found themselves level at the break […]

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A very bold claim Michael Owen made the sensational claim that Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk is the greatest centre-back of all time. Owen was speaking on BT Sport ahead of Liverpool’s Champions League semi final second leg tie against Villarreal as they look to continue their push for a historic quadruple. In the build up the […]

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Elleray will face no further action An independent report into the former chair of the Football Association’s referees’ committee, David Elleray, has come to a conclusion, with the FA deciding that Elleray should face no further punishment, despite refusing to publish the report. The FA commissioned Leigh Barnett to launch an investigation into Elleray in […]

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Guardiola was left feeling confused Pep Guardiola was left confused after he was asked a bizarre question by a Spanish journalist in the build up to Manchester City’s Champions League semi final second leg against Real Madrid. Guardiola takes his side to the Santiago Bernabeu with a 4-3 aggregate lead after an enthralling game at […]

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