James Corden has hit gold with the Carpool Karaoke format. There’s no denying that it is a brilliantly entertaining way of interviewing a guest whilst making them feel totally at ease and willing to let loose. There’s been some absolute classics, but the most recent episode may be the best one yet. We’re not going […]

10 years ago

Thankfully, the siege situation on aircraft EgyptAir MS181 has come to an end. The Cypriot Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the hostage situation at Larnaca Airport had ended via a succinct and simple message on Twitter: Its over. The #hijacker arrested. #LarnacaAirport # Egyptair — Cyprus MFA (@CyprusMFA) March 29, 2016 Earlier President Nikos Anastasiades stressed that […]

10 years ago

It was Mark Noble’s day, but Dean Ashton’s special moment. Over 35,000 packed into West Ham United’s famous Boleyn Ground to celebrate the ongoing (and internationally ignored) career of inspirational captain Mark Noble in his testimonial game. But perhaps the highlight of a wonderful occasion was the sight of former Hammers favourite Dean Ashton scoring a sensational overhead […]

10 years ago

This is desperate stuff. EgyptAir flight MSR181 may have landed at Larnaca Airport in Cyprus with some passengers allowed to leave, but the danger to innocent civilians is far from over. The plane was carrying 56 passengers and 7 crew members. Women and children were allowed to leave, followed by other passengers, but reports suggest that crew […]

10 years ago

It’s 2016 and this is the $tate of modern £ootball. Forget tribalism or the partisan love you have for your one and only club, these days it’s all about glory-hunting and swapping your team as often as you change your official megastore socks. The BBC have been covering the growing popularity of Leicester City, particularly in Thailand where they […]

10 years ago

Come on boys! Sort yourselves out… We suggest anyone with a respect for natural order perhaps look away now, because what you’re about to see will haunt you for the rest of the day – and well into the European Championships by the looks of things. The Welsh national team have made their country proud for a whole […]

10 years ago

Well this is a bit uncalled for. As Ronan Keating once sang, being an Arsenal fan is a rollercoaster. Just when they think it’s definitely their season, something goes wrong post-Christmas and it all goes to pot. What they don’t need in their current tender state is a world star having a go for no reason. […]

10 years ago

Two of them are pivotal powerhouse midfielders in a race for the title; the other is never fit. Whilst Danny Drinkwater and Eric Dier strain every sinew and pump every muscle in order to drive their respective sides to domestic glory, Jack Wilshere continues his perennial fight with injury. And yet according England boss Roy Hodgson, […]

10 years ago

It’s happening. It’s actually happening. Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. AKA Snoop Dogg has previously enthralled us with his hilarious narrations of the natural world. A sort of David Attenborough meets gangsta rap. Who can forget the rapper’s star turn during his ‘Plizzanet Earth’ segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live… Such was the popularly of Snoop’s venture into zoology that over 65,000 fans […]

10 years ago

‘Modern football is rubbish…’ It is something you read and hear all the time. The traditional fanbase grows increasingly dismayed as the national obsession becomes ever more sanitised of its natural vitality, tribalism and working-class roots. Essentially the sport is moving further away from its origins as the ardent passion of the proletariat, to becoming a form of casual entertainment […]

10 years ago

If the eyes are truly windows to the soul, Ben Affleck’s spirit is most definitely broken. We really feel for actors and actresses who have to spend hour upon hour promoting their movies via energy-sapping press junkets. It must be tough to seem fresh and enthusiastic after being asked the same question for the 600th […]

10 years ago

Well this is just magnificent. There’s two things we know most surely about our cousins in Ireland – they don’t forget their friends, and know how to have a rollicking good time. It’s part of the reason why an Irish wake can go from solemn to jubilant in a matter of minutes. This video of Kerry man […]

10 years ago

Tottenham may trail Leicester City by five points in the Premier League, but they lead the way in terms of starters in Roy Hodgson’s team to face Germany. England’s first XI for Saturday’s friendly in Berlin has been announced and there are four Spurs players included – Danny Rose, Dele Alli, Eric Dier and Harry Kane – as […]

10 years ago

We’re not sure this was the best idea. If you’ve ever been shopping for paint in a supermarket or DIY store, you’ll be fully aware of all the weird and wonderful names they have for the differing colours. There’s about twelve shades of white. But this is definitely the worst we’ve seen. In fact we’re […]

10 years ago

It’s such a pity we won’t be seeing this beauty in France. When we’re in the throes of international qualifying, there’s nothing we enjoy better than to see one of the bigger nations falter and fail to make the grade. And yet come the actual tournament, their presence is desperately missed. It takes away some […]

10 years ago

We’ve all heard of the banter bus, but what’s with this rail ribbing? Everyone is entitled to take the p*ss and have a laugh. In fact many of us positively revel in making mirth of our footballing heroes. It just seems a little strange when it’s out of the blue…from a train company. Ahead of […]

10 years ago

Genius abridged in one movement. You’ll read all sorts of glowing superlatives and heartfelt tributes about Johan Cruyff over the next few days, following his premature death at the age of only 68. It tells you something about the mark of the man that many respected scribes have excelled themselves with superlative prose in his […]

10 years ago

Hulk Hogan is accustomed to winning, but even a $140m lawsuit victory can’t give him back his privacy. The former wrestler took publisher Gawker Media to court after it shared a video of him having sex with his ex-best friend’s wife. He has since been awarded an initial $115m and a further $25m for punitive damages. But the fact remains that people around the […]

10 years ago

You can’t be so incredibly insensitive and expect to get away with it. The bigot’s favourite trick is to take something incendiary and tar a whole group of people with it. It is how football fans were dismissed as sub-human scum during the ’80s, and why people of Irish descent were slandered with references to the IRA for […]

10 years ago

Can you imagine Big Sam getting involved in a barney at a motorway services?! Oh…you can. Well, that’s basically what happened in Argentina, as Sarmiento manager Caruso Lombardi was filmed trading blows at a petrol station – with a fan of his own team. The Primera División side, who lost their last game 1-0 at Rosario Centra, […]

10 years ago

No time to mourn. There’s a sad predictability about the response to any act of terrorism. And of course it’s desperate that we’re even able to gauge it due to regularity. The information age may be brilliant and instant, but it is also an era of misinformation, rumour, and prank. It is perfectly natural that people should […]

10 years ago

What a season it’s shaping up to be. As we head into the final strait of what has been a fascinating campaign, the heroes and villains of the piece become clearer and clearer. The football world is a fickle one and contrasting fortunes of the winners and losers is stark. Whilst Claudio Ranieri was once […]

10 years ago

It’s easy to see why he’s a keeper. Gianluigi Buffon is not your average number one. Not only is he a bona fide legend of the game for both club and country, but the 38-year-old stopper is something of a sensitive soul who always wears his heart on his sleeve. Or glove. During Sunday’s Turin […]

10 years ago

Turns out beating Chelsea is hard. Really hard. Hot on the heels of Louis van Gaal explaining how he regularly orders his charges to show their “horny” side during games, West Ham United’s Slaven Bilic shared some sexy football talk of his own. The Claret and Blue Army are erecting something of a late push to stealthily enter […]

10 years ago

What a game…but what a moment. Events on the pitch during Southampton’s game with Liverpool were eventful enough, but something that happened in the stands at St Mary’s had us creasing ourselves. The five-goal thriller saw the visitors race into a two-goal lead and maintain that margin until the 64th minute, when the spirited Saints […]

10 years ago

What a phenomenal achievement. Gareth Bale’s time at Real Madrid has been punctuated by constant stories that either he is unhappy, the club are unhappy, the fans are displeased, or perhaps most pertinently his agent’s phone fingers are restless. But the mercurial Welshman has consistently stressed that he’s extremely content at the Bernabeu. He has continued to do […]

10 years ago

He’s not a happy man. Manuel Pellegrini may be working out his notice at Man City as the club readies itself for Pep Guardiola’s arrival, but he still cares deeply about the club’s current fortunes. The Blues lost their vital Sunday fixture with arch-rivals and neighbours Man United 1-0, courtesy of a Marcus Rashford goal, and […]

10 years ago

He’s off home. It’s not that long since US national keeper Tim Howard was the subject of global memes due to his World Cup heroics in Brazil. He was even congratulated by President Obama for his superhuman efforts between the posts. But things change quickly in football. Fast forward to 2016 and Everton fans are constantly […]

10 years ago

What a moment for the youngster. Arsene Wenger raised a few eyebrows when he decided to pick 19-year-old Alex Iwobi to partner Danny Welbeck ahead of both Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott against Everton. But it proved to be an inspired decision as the Nigerian teenager linked up brilliantly with Welbeck and marked his first start with […]

10 years ago

“I am beginning a new journey, on Instagram, to walk with you along the path of mercy and the tenderness of God.” We’ll be honest with you, that’s not a sentence we’d necessarily have imagined a Pope ever saying, but there you go. In these technological times, why not use every avenue open to you […]

10 years ago

Not fit for purpose. We’re well aware that certain clubs seek to make the away dressing room a less than hospitable place for the visiting team, but surely this is taking the almighty p*ss. Ahead of Leicester City’s match at Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon, the Foxes’ Head Physiotherapist was less than impressed with Selhurst Park’s […]

10 years ago

Martinez vs Wenger. Two under-fire patrons of the beautiful game. Neither will sacrifice their devotion to free-flowing, attacking football but their respective sets of fans are often dismayed by disappointing results. Everton and Arsenal meet at Goodison Park for Saturday’s early kickoff and the starting XIs have been announced… Team news! Here's our XI and subs to face @Arsenal… […]

10 years ago

Well that escalated quickly. Nike and the FA proudly unveiled the new home and away England kits on Thursday, and it’s fair to say that the reaction was…passionate. The subtle two-tone shirts – and the not-so-subtle inverted sock colours – certainly stirred an emotional response amongst the fans. But it wasn’t all positive. Below are just […]

10 years ago

Bless our Wayne. We love to poke a little fun at Rooney on occasions, and it’s nearly always in playful jest. After all, the Man United skipper doesn’t always help himself. The best tweets brought to life. JOE imagines Rooney and Whitney…https://t.co/c9WBo4SeqE — JOE.co.uk (@JOE_co_uk) January 9, 2016 But on this occasion, it’s an easy […]

10 years ago

Italy: home of the Renaissance, football, and style. Unfortunately, we can’t crowbar the first into a story about PUMA’s new Italia leisurewear range, but the last two certainly apply – and how. We already knew the Euro 2016 away kit in particular was something of a work of art (much like a Renaissance painting…No? Fine…), but there’s so much more. There’s […]

10 years ago

“I’m just a Son of Krypton, standing in front of a billionaire playboy, asking him to love him…” Okay, so maybe that’s not a line taken from the highly-anticipated Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but it could easily belong to this brilliantly imaginative parody, that casts Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne as superstar-crossed lovers. https://twitter.com/captaindeadpooI/status/707792117607739392 […]

10 years ago

It’s all fun and games until he turns up at your door with an axe and a cruel smile. To say Roy Keane was unimpressed with Arsenal’s elimination from this year’s Champions League competition at the hands of Barcelona is something of an understatement. It’s not so much their 3-1 defeat at the Camp Nou that […]

10 years ago

Talk about inventive. In a stunning moment of invention, with his back to goal and five defenders between him and the keeper, River Plate’s Rodrigo Mora somehow managed an overhead kick with the ball barely a foot from the ground. The Uruguayan forward scored the remarkable goal against the brilliantly named Bolivian side ‘The Strongest’ in the group stages […]

10 years ago

Bless his beautiful shiny head. You’ll no doubt have heard a lot of talk about coefficients regarding European football of late. That’s because Italy’s Serie A were dangerously close to nabbing one of the Premier League’s extra Champions League places. Italian clubs performing well in both the European Cup and Europa League in recent years, […]

10 years ago

Good Lord. We’re practically at a loss to describe how truly bizarre West Ham United’s latest piece of official club merchandise is. When Liverpool started advertising this abomination, we didn’t think it could be beat. We were wrong. The Hammers are of course leaving their beloved Boleyn Ground at the end of the season, to move into the […]

10 years ago

What a catch!

10 years ago

Another day, another sponsor. Manchester United have more official partners than an indecisive Mormon. Forget about their struggles on the pitch, when it comes to milking as much money as possible from the footballing ‘brand’, they have few peers. The latest addition to the club’s obscure and varied roster of corporate bedfellows is Gulf Oil International, […]

10 years ago

The end of an era. Liverpool Football Club have announced that Ian Ayre will step down as the club’s Chief Executive Officer at the end of May 2017, when his current contract expires. The Anfield club stressed that the decision was Ayre’s himself, and that they actually did their best to talk him out of […]

10 years ago

A pint of Guinness. There’s nothing quite like it. Or so I’m told. As a practicing Muslim, I’ve never tried it myself. But I’ve spent many an evening watching pals neck the stuff in various public houses as I nurse a glass of orange juice. Now I’ve never been tempted to sup on the dark […]

10 years ago

One is an incredibly popular British icon who is loved on both sides of the Atlantic. The other is Piers Morgan. But David Beckham and the infamous Arsenal fan seem to have clashed over the Gunners’ current predicament. Following Sunday’s defeat to Watford in the FA Cup, many Gooners have suggested that their season is effectively over. Some are […]

10 years ago

It was all going so well. Jurgen Klopp had brought optimism back to Liverpool. The rudderless ship finally had a captain worthy of its great tradition. Ahead of schedule, the German had delivered a cup final, European progress and a late bid for Champions League football next season. But that was until Liverpool Football Club decided to ruin […]

10 years ago

Zayaan – remember the name. The young Man United fan was present at Anfield on Thursday night to witness his team capitulate against their great sporting rivals, suffering a 2-0 defeat that flattered them somewhat. Clearly dejected by what he had witnessed, the youngster was asked for a few words on the Europa League first-leg […]

10 years ago

Injury to insult. Marouane Fellaini is a very lucky boy. Not only did the lanky Belgian avoid substitution despite a decidedly abject performance against Liverpool on Thursday night, but he somehow escaped a sending off from card-happy ref Carlos Carballo. It could be argued that he did enough to earn two yellows in the 90 […]

10 years ago

Paul Scholes is not one to mince his words. Upon the final whistle of Manchester United’s gutless 2-0 surrender at Anfield in the Europa League, the former Old Trafford midfielder was clearly hurt by the shambles he had witnessed. But one thing Scholesy doesn’t abide is hollow sentiments of regret. Like many United fans out there, […]

10 years ago

It’s the big one. Liverpool and Man United meet in European competition for the first time ever on Thursday evening for their UEFA Europa League clash, and the teams are in. The good news for the home side is that Daniel Sturridge returns to Liverpool’s starting line-up, and Nathaniel Clyne replaces Jon Flanagan, who is not registered to […]

10 years ago