Probably one of the biggest talking points of the opening 45 minutes in Madrid Let’s be honest, the first half of the Champions League final of 2019 won’t live all that long in the memory. A penalty decision  after 22 seconds from which Liverpool took an early lead, and then pretty much nothing, for the […]

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Drama inside the first 25 seconds in Madrid Liverpool’s Champions League final got off to the perfect start in Madrid on Saturday night. Approaching the penalty area for the first time, it was ruled that Moussa Sissoko had illegally handled the ball inside the box after just 22 seconds. Thought the French international’s arm was clearly […]

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The supporters were scheduled to land in Madrid 90 minutes before kick-off It is, without doubt, the biggest game in the history of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. In a matter of hours, Mauricio Pochettino’s side could be crowned European champions for the first time in their history when they take on Liverpool in Madrid’s Wanda […]

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“Mauricio, is it true you’ve lost weight?” We might be on the cusp of an all-English Champions League final between Tottenham and Liverpool, but that didn’t stop one journalist asking a fatuous question in a pre-match press conference with Mauricio Pochettino. The 47-year-old manager will field his first CL final side tonight but had to field […]

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Tragic news Former Arsenal forward Jose Antonio Reyes has died in a car crash aged 35, it has been confirmed. The Spaniard passed away following an accident in Utreta on Saturday. He had been playing for Segunda Division side Extremadura following spells at Arsenal, Real Madrid, and Sevilla. He played for the north London club between […]

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‘80% of the bags are covered in piss…’ With the Champions League final drawing ever closer, supporters of Liverpool and Tottenham are descending on Madrid. The demand for tickets for the first all-English final in over a decade has been huge, and flights to the Spanish capital have been sold out from many UK airports […]

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Worth staying in for Staying in tonight? No bother. Tonight’s Graham Norton Show line-up will see you right. With Graham now back in his familiar role after Jack Whitehall filled in for him while on Eurovision duties a couple of weeks back, he’s set to be joined on the couch by another stellar set of […]

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Pause > Game Settings > Camera Angle The Europa League final took place on Wednesday night, not that you’d know it from the view of the fans inside the stadium, the noise inside the stadium or the way the entire thing felt like a friendly during a team’s pre-season tour of Asia. The worst aspect […]

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Now thankfully available all year around Tesco are now selling packs of delicious halloumi fries all year round. Previously, the fries were only available for the festive period. But now they have apparently been repackaged and been made a permanent addition to the store’s range, meaning that you can indulge in that halloumi goodness no […]

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With Ernesto Valverde set for the sack, it has been rumoured that Roberto Martinez is set to take over at Barca and bring Thierry Henry with him

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André Villas-Boas is back in football. The former Chelsea and Spurs boss has agreed to take over at Marseille, following a two-year break from the game

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Tottenham have made Giovani Lo Celso their top transfer target. The Real Betis man has been in impressive form this season, bagging 16 goals and six assists

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Investigations are currently on-going Leeds United’s Samuel Saiz is one of a number of La Liga players under investigation as part of a Spanish police probe into match-fixing, it is reported. Although Saiz is a Leeds United player, he spent the latter half of last season on loan with La Liga club Getafe. Spanish media have […]

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Real Madrid’s captain wants out Sergio Ramos has asked to be allowed to leave Real Madrid on a free transfer to join a Chinese club,  president Florentino Perez has confirmed. Perez claims that Ramos and his agent spoke to him and said he had received a “very good deal from China,” but “they could not pay […]

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They might be two divisions apart but there is no love lost between Sunderland and Newcastle Newcastle United’s official Twitter account posted a “congratulations” message to former player and now Charlton manager Lee Bowyer after his side defeated Sunderland in the League One Playoff final. The account wrote on Twitter: “Congratulations to former Magpies midfielder […]

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A reminder that he’s more than just a celebrity or a haircut Given that David Beckham is now an international celebrity away from his sporting career, it’s easy to underestimate just how good he was as a footballer. Not just at international level (see that goal against Greece), but also at club level where he […]

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A Manchester United side that their fans can be proud of After a disappointing sixth-place finish, Manchester United fans finally had something to cheer about at Old Trafford on Sunday as a team of legends, led by Alex Ferguson, faced of a side of former Bayern players in a rerun of their classic 1999 Champions […]

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A comedy of errors at Wembley Charlton’s goalkeeper Dillion Phillips and defender Mouhamadou-Naby Sarr were involved in an embarrassing own-goal in the fourth minute of the side’s League One playoff final game against Sunderland after Sarr attempted to pass the ball back to his keeper. For reason only known to him, despite being under no pressure […]

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Now that’s a fine looking gazebo. Why doesn’t mine look like that? Summer is here and you know what that means. It means it is time to buy a gazebo. And erect that gazebo. And sit underneath that gazebo in the shade. And drink something. (If you want a gazebo that is. Don’t feel peer […]

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Only *real* nerds will ace this

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He featured in a number of soaps during his career Ex-Coronation Street and Butterflies actor Andrew Hall has died aged 65. The actor died on Monday after a short illness, it has been confirmed. He starred as Russell in British sitcom Butterflies from 1978 to 1983, before appearing as Marc Selby in Coronation Street in 2011. He also […]

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The German side clearly mean business Borussia Dortmund have signed Julian Brandt, Thorgan Hazard and Nico Schulz for a combined figure in the region of £70 million. Midfielder Brandt, 23, made the move from Bayer Leverkusen for around £22.1m, just hours after attacker Hazard, 26, the younger brother of Chelsea’s Eden Hazard, joined from Borussia Mönchengladbach […]

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Stick them in the Tate A photo of Arsenal’s home and away strips for next season has appeared online and they are absolute stunners. The promotional image first appeared on Ian Wright’s Instagram, showing Aubameyang and Lacazette modeling next season’s Adidas kits. It comes after it was announced the German sport brand would take over […]

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Get prepared to pour one out Political insiders and journalists are tipping that Theresa May’s resignation will come on Wednesday night after her new Brexit bill failed to garner the cross-party support she hoped it would. May announced on Tuesday that her new Brexit bill will include a requirement to hold a vote on whether […]

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Summer is here… At this point, it’s fair to know that Aldi knows how to do summer right. Or at least how to let the British people do summer right at a bargain price. From cut-price log burners to BBQ pizza ovens to four-person hot tubs if you want to make summer 2019 the summer of […]

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He’s still very fond of his Khaleesi, it seems Unless you’ve been living in a cave inside an even bigger, deeper cave over the last month, you’ll know that the final series of Game of Thrones has been and gone. You will also no doubt be aware that the final series, and in particular the last […]

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We have our first glimpse of the new Mario Kart game for smartphones The beta version of Mario Kart mobile has finally been released to Android users in the US and Japan. Here are the first images from actual gameplay. The game has faced long delays since being announced all the way back in January […]

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Spoilers incoming So Game of Thrones is over for good and that means, rather unfortunately, we will all, at some point, be forced to move on with our lives and leave behind the fan theories and speculation that made the show so enjoyable for so long. Before we do, though, let’s just take a minute to fully […]

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Terms and Conditions: New Balance/ECB Kit Launch Prize details: 2x tickets to the 2019 New Balance/ECB Kit Launch There will be 12x winners selected. Each winner will win 2x tickets to the 2019 New Balance/ECB Kit Launch Terms and Conditions 1. To enter the competition, entrants needs to retweet the competition tweet, posted by the […]

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And, like that, Drogon was gone Spoilers incoming guys. Get off this page right now if you haven’t seen the finale. Go. For all the issues around writing in the eighth season of Game of Thrones, Dany’s final surviving dragon, Drogon, at least escaped being hastily written out of the show, like say, Varys was […]

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The quote called back to one of Game of Throne’s central themes Consider this your spoiler warning. If you’ve not seen the full Game of Thrones series, including the finale, then you are about to encounter spoilers. So, if you’ve not watched it, then get off this article right now. Do it. Leave. Because spoilers (like winter) […]

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A big call Manchester City’s hopes of completing a domestic treble might have taken a sizeable dent during the first half of the FA Cup final on Saturday. With the score 0-0, Watford posed plenty of threat to the Premier League champions in the early stages at Wembley. Ederson had to be alert to keep the […]

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IT’S COMING HOME England have announced their 27-man squad for the forthcoming Nations League, with Harry Kane among the inclusions despite the fact he still recovering from injury. Kane is one of eight Champions League finalists named in England’s squad, which also includes Dele Alli, Kieran Trippier and Jordan Henderson. There’s also a return to the […]

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Big news Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty is set to return for its fourth season in November 2019, it has been announced via a video featuring the series lead characters It had previously been touted that 70 episodes of the show have been approved for the show, however, the time taken to animate them means it’s […]

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Why did he have to join Fenerbahce? It doesn’t fit the colour scheme at all Robin van Persie called time on a glittering career on Sunday after playing his final game for Feyenoord. The former Arsenal and Manchester United striker was subbed off in injury time of Feyenoord’s 2-0 defeat to ADO Den Haag to […]

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It’s coming out this summer The next series of Black Mirror has been teased by Netflix with a new trailer that’s everything you’d want from the dystopian anthology. Miley Cyrus, Anthony Mackie, Andrew Scott and Pom Klementieff are among the actors who will appear in season five of the show, with the release due for 5 June. […]

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The ending of Game of Thrones episode five has left viewers confused but the answer might be found in the bible Consider this your spoiler warning. If you haven’t seen the latest episode of Games of Thrones then click off this article right now. Viewer reaction to the last Game of Thrones has been mixed to […]

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Delivered straight to your door too Burger King has announced that it is launching breaded Chicken Fries as of today, exclusively via Just Eat. They’ll be rolling out nationwide for Chicken Fries lover across the country to enjoy at Burger King stores from 20 May. They can be bought on their own or as part […]

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Could Bran be the key to the Game of Thrones finale? This is your spoiler warning. If you haven’t watched season eight, episode five of Game of Thrones then I don’t know what you were even doing clicking on this link. But either way, you’re here now, so I’m giving you one last chance to […]

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It’s been some weekend for Alex Goode. He won the Champions Cup on Saturday, and over 24 hours later was at a pub in St. Albans – still in full kit

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“Power Season 6 is gonna blow you away, GAME OF THRONES ain’t got SHIT ON ME.” In another feud that could only happen because of the internet, 50 Cent has gone to war with fans of HBO fantasy Game of Thrones telling them “fuck you and your flying dragons” in a bizarre social media rant. The […]

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It came after Jamie Carragher described Liverpool’s season as a “great effort” and mocked Manchester United for their loss to Cardiff Gary Neville has responded to Liverpool’s title defeat by posting a photoshopped image of the team celebrating coming second, after earlier in the day outlining his “dream scenario” that would see both Manchester City and Liverpool […]

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It’s not just the sheer number of points they racked up that underlines how good Liverpool were this season So that’s it then. We’re done for another year. The end. Finished. Fin. And while we witness another stunning displayed by Manchester City, as they beat Brighton 4-1 away from home to wrap up the title, […]

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Tonight’s Graham Norton Show promises to be a good one Friday night in, is it? No bother. Tonight’s Graham Norton Show will see you right. Kicking off at 10:35pm on BBC One, Graham is joined on the couch by another star-studded line-up. In fact, it’s probably worth a watch just for Will Smith, who is […]

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Terms and Conditions: NOW TV Prize details: 1x NOW TV Sky Sports Day Pass There will be 10x winners selected. Each winner will win 1x NOW TV Sky Sports Day Pass Terms and Conditions To enter the competition, entrants needs to retweet the competition tweet, posted by FootballJOE and follow the FootballJOE Twitter account. The […]

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‘The cup bearer does not drinketh the Starbucks tea’ Firstly, if you’ve no idea what that headline means, congratulations! Making it this far into the week without hearing anything about how Game of Thrones somehow managed to leave a Starbucks coffee cup on full view during one of the scenes in its latest episode is […]

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Spoilers, obviously The actor who plays Ser Gregor Clegane a.k.a ‘The Mountain’ in Game of Thrones has posted an apology on his Instagram page after the latest episode – ‘The Last of the Starks’. In the latest instalment of the HBO hit, The Mountain, who is essentially Cersei Lannister’s gigantic zombie bodyguard, is instructed to decapitate […]

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“Michael Owen did far more for this club than he ever did” Robbie Fowler has said that he has a “big problem” with Liverpool fans who still worship Luis Suarez after the Barcelona forward celebrated scoring against his former team last week in the Nou Camp. Suarez scored the opening goal of the Champions League […]

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Cesc knows Former Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas had huge praise for Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold after the full-back’s quick thinking on a corner helped send the Reds through to their second Champions League final in two years. Alexander-Arnold created the fourth and decisive goal for his team after spotting the Barcelona players asleep whilst defending a […]

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Karma is a beautiful thing Luis Suarez was doing that thing Luis Suarez does best during Liverpool’s Champions League semi-final second leg against Barcelona. He was getting under the skin of just about every Liverpool player, along with all the men, women and children in Anfield and watching at home too. Whilst his dark arts […]

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