Another day, another heartbreak for Newcastle United fans Rafa Benitez’s departure from Newcastle United was confirmed last week after the club and its manager failed to agree terms to an extension on his contract. A much-loved figure credited with bringing the love back to the long-suffering Newcastle fanbase, the Spanish manager departs the Tyneside club […]

7 years ago

What’s it like being the only gay in a village? Biddulph Moor is a quaint village in Staffordshire Moorlands, the source of the River Trent. Its nearest railway station, four miles away. Its nearest city, Stoke-on-Trent, is a further 10 miles the opposite direction. It has approximately 1,640 residents, three churches, two shops, two pubs, […]

7 years ago

Life is a long and winding road But what if instead of being paved with concrete and heartbreak, it was actually colourful and bouncy and you had to take your shoes off to go on it? Look, what we’re getting at here is that Thorpe Park have a new crazy looking inflatable obstacle course called […]

7 years ago

Brought to you by F1 2019 The odds of you ever becoming an F1 driver are unlikely. Sorry, but it is true. Thankfully, that’s where F1 2019 comes in. Racing game specialists Codemasters are back with the annual official Formula One game, with a host of new and improved features which bring you an even more realistic […]

7 years ago

Automation is coming Aaron Bastani is the founder of Novara Media and author of Fully Automated Luxury Communism. What hope, if any, can humanity take from its current predicament? Speaking to JOE, Bastani discussed his hopes and worries during a time when ideological austerity has contributed to the breakdown of the United Kingdom’s social fabric. […]

7 years ago

McVitie’s and Mind are encouraging the nation to get together over and biscuit and a cuppa and get talking. To find out more click here When the chips are down, sometimes it takes something as simple as a word of encouragement to bring you around. We all know how the power of talking and making a […]

7 years ago

Top Gear is back BBC Two stalwart Top Gear is back with three brand new hosts. Chris Evans is gone. Matt LeBlanc has said bon voyage. Now is the time of Freddie Flintoff, Paddy McGuinness and returning host Chris Harris. The new series debuted at 8pm on Sunday and saw the boys take on an […]

7 years ago

A total howler from the former Liverpool player allowed Usain Bolt to slot a goal home Jamie Carragher had the pissed taken out of him by his Monday Night Football co-presenter Gary Neville after he made a defensive slip up during the Soccer Aid match that allowed Usain Bolt to bag a goal. It was […]

7 years ago

“Fucking peaked – slagged off by Noel Gallagher!” Noel Gallagher has a new album out, so naturally the publicity around it has been the former Oasis tune writer laying into anything and everything, including weighing-in on Brexit. Targets thus far have included Jeremy Corbyn – “fucking student debater, fucking captain fishy, craggy old fucking donkey -, […]

7 years ago

The Gypsy King was on top form Tyson Fury proved why he’s the lineal heavyweight champion with a decisive TKO second round win against Tom Schwarz in Las Vegas on Saturday Night. Controlling the fight with his jab from the off, the Gypsy King rarely looked troubled by the previously undefeated German boxer, after entering the […]

7 years ago

Staying in? Of course you are. Look at the weather, for crying out loud Yes, the weather has been largely abysmal so far this summer. There’s every chance the very reason you’re reading this right now is because you’re stuck inside because of the rain, mindlessly scrolling through your phone to pass the time. Given […]

7 years ago

In partnership with McDonald’s It’s pretty difficult to overstate exactly how good McDonald’s chicken nuggets are. In fact, if you’ve not had them in a while and you’re reading this thinking: “sure, sure they’re alright but they’re not that good”, then rest assured that you are very, very wrong. They are good. Very good. So, of course, […]

7 years ago

Prize details: McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets van to attend your wedding There will be 1x winner selected. Terms and Conditions: To enter the competition, entrants need to retweet the competition tweet, posted by JOE and follow the JOE Twitter account. The competition opens at 12pm on 16:00 and closes at 12pm on 15th July (GMT). 1x […]

7 years ago

She claimed that drinking whiskey every day was the reason she lasted so long Lady August Grace Jones, who was born in Liverpool in 1906, has died aged 112. At the time of her death, Jones was the oldest person living in Britain, having been born just five years after the reign of Queen Victoria. […]

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Next February will see the first ever Premier League winter break The Premier League will introduce a mid-season break for players for the first time in its history during next season. An agreement reached by the Football Association, Premier League and the English Football League will see a two-week break built into the season in […]

7 years ago

In partnership with The Woodsman Whisky Father’s Day is a strange event, isn’t it? You’re never really quite sure what to get your dad. Or what you want if you’re the dad. After all, dads are simple creatures. Whether they’re an old dad or new dad, they become creatures of habit: sitting on their favourite […]

7 years ago

In partnership with Kia Kia Motors flew the fan and his family out to Baku, Azerbaijan for the final Arsenal fan Elliot Russell was flown out to the UEFA Europa League final in Baku, Azerbaijan late last month as a guest of Kia Motors, to watch the team he supports face Chelsea. The 15-year-old suffered […]

7 years ago

The best player in the world will not be appearing at the Women’s World Cup Ada Hegerberg, the Norweigan player who will not be appearing for her nation at the Women’s World Cup over the treatment of female players, has been criticised by a panel on Fox Sports. The 23-year-old – who has scored 259 goals […]

7 years ago

We have new Pokemon to complain aren’t as good as Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle The release date for the forthcoming core RPG Pokemon games Sword and Shield has been announced by Nintendo as 15 November of this year. The games – which are part of the series eighth generation – will be available to buy […]

7 years ago

In front of an audience of 8.4 million Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has deleted Arsenal from his Instagram bio as speculation mounts that the forward could move to China. It comes after reports that the Gabon-born striker has had £300,000-a-week offers from Guangzhou Evergrande and Shanghai SIPG in the Chinese league. He is currently on £190,000-a-week at the […]

7 years ago

This time it’s about family Spanish crime show Money Heist, or to use its original title La casa de papel, quickly became a cult hit when it debuted with English subtitles on Netflix last year. While the streaming service often makes a big splash when it drops a blockbuster original show like Stranger Things or Mindhunter, Money Heist arrived with little […]

7 years ago

One for the Liverpool fan in your life

7 years ago

The London mayor has attacked Donald Trump for the way he rallies his supporters on the eve of the president’s state visit Sadiq Khan has said the rhetoric Donald Trump uses is like that of the “fascists of the 20th century” and that Britain should not be “rolling out the red carpet” ahead of the US […]

7 years ago

People are seen running away in panic in the shocking video Footage posted to social media has shown the terrifying moment that a cruise ship attempting to dock in Venice smashed into a tourist boat, injuring at least five people. Italian police confirmed that the MSC Opera crashed into the Giudecca Canal, which leads to […]

7 years ago

The Watford-born boxer is no longer undefeated Anthony Joshua took to social media to congratulate Andy Ruiz Jr after a seventh-round stoppage brought the 29-year-old’s unblemished professional record to an abrupt end at Madison Square Garden. In the aftermath of the fight that saw him floored four times before it was finally ended, Joshua had […]

7 years ago

Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder is now unlikely to happen any time soon Deontay Wilder showed no sympathy as a journey that had long felt written in the stars quickly fell apart as Anthony Joshua was put on the canvas four times before finally admitting defeat against Andy Ruiz Jr. While Joshua’s longterm verbal sparring partner Tyson […]

7 years ago

Tyson Fury tweeted in the aftermath of one of the most shocking upsets in the history of heavyweight boxing Anthony Joshua’s longterm rival Tyson Fury offered a consolatory response after the Watford-born boxer’s seventh-round defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr at Madison Square Garden. The 29-year-old former Olympic champion lost his IBF, WBO and WBA world heavyweight titles […]

7 years ago

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 […]

7 years ago

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 […]

7 years ago

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 […]

7 years ago

“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 […]

7 years ago

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 […]

7 years ago

‘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 […]

7 years ago

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 […]

7 years ago

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 […]

7 years ago

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 […]

7 years ago

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

7 years ago

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

7 years ago

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

7 years ago

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 […]

7 years ago

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 […]

7 years ago

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 […]

7 years ago

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 […]

7 years ago

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 […]

7 years ago

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 […]

7 years ago

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 […]

7 years ago

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 […]

7 years ago

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 […]

7 years ago

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 […]

7 years ago