The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 674 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated, we present players with a series of general knowledge quiz questions every day, along with three minutes to […]

2 months ago

A Total Eclipse of the Sun… Welcome to the 516th edition of the JOE Friday Pub Quiz! We once again find ourselves staring over the precipice of another summer weekend, at the end of another British heatwave, our fifth hot spell of the year! Whereas last week we were struggling to find anything to properly […]

2 months ago

Authorities were not impressed with his reporting. Turkish football reporter Burhan Can Terzi has been detained by police after reporting Galatasaray were close to signing Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala, according to a report from the outlet Haberler, quoted in England by The Sun. Per the outlets, the chief public prosecutor’s office for the region of […]

3 months ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 670 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated, we present players with a series of general knowledge quiz questions every day, along with three minutes to […]

3 months ago

PSG only made 4th place… With the 2026/27 football season now just days away from kick-off, everyone is back to questioning who of the dozens of elite clubs on the planet, should go into the new campaign as favourites to win it all. Will it be PSG, who after back-to-back Champions League titles might be […]

3 months ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 669 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated, we present players with a series of general knowledge quiz questions every day, along with three minutes to […]

3 months ago

20 teams, 20 captains, one big test. The 2026/27 Premier League season is now just a fortnight away, but how well do you really know the twenty star studded sides set to compete for glory this time around. Alongside the three newly promoted clubs, two of whom in Hull and Coventry haven’t tasted Premier League […]

3 months ago

BREAKING England World Cup squad member Ivan Toney has been charged with assault at a nightclub in central London, as reported by Sky News and BBC News. The 30-year-old, who plays as a centre forward for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on the 24th September later this year, after […]

3 months ago

Alex Hughes passed away in June 2026. The son of former Manchester United player Mark Hughes, Alex Hughes, died from a condition known as sudden adult death syndrome, a coroner has concluded, and as was reported first by BBC News. Hughes died in June of this year, and is reported to have been found by […]

3 months ago

It’s Quiz Time!!! Welcome to the 515th edition of the JOE Friday Pub Quiz! August has arrived, which means we’re right in the middle of silly season. With Parliament still on recess and the news cycle moving at a leisurely pace, we have no other means to get through the days, other than that old […]

3 months ago

He died aged 27. One of the best known footballers in Uganda, David Owori, has died aged 27, after a fatal attack by a group of suspected robbers outside of his home in the city of Kampala, as reported by BBC News, and confirmed by the player’s club Sports Club (SC) Villa. Quoting information from […]

3 months ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 666 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated, we present players with a series of general knowledge quiz questions every day, along with three minutes to […]

3 months ago

The draw has been made. Scottish champions Celtic have learned the club they will face in the opening play-off round of the 2026/27 Champions League campaign. The Glasgow club secured a place in this season’s UCL in dramatic fashion last season. Having trailed rivals Hearts for almost the entire campaign, Martin O’Neill’s side faced the […]

3 months ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 665 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated, we present players with a series of general knowledge quiz questions every day, along with three minutes to […]

3 months ago

The Supercomputer has spoken… The football world is still reeling from FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s sensational plan to sell off parts of the World Cup to private investors — and UEFA’s seismic response, voting unanimously to boycott the tournament if it goes ahead. With CONCACAF and the AFC also rejecting the plan, though stopping short […]

3 months ago

BREAKING Chelsea have been fined £10 million, and handed a suspended transfer ban, following a massive investigation into an alleged 74 breaches of FA rules. Taking to X to announce their ruling, the FA confirmed that the London club had avoided a points deduction over the alleged offences, which are reported by The Athletic to […]

3 months ago

The saga goes on. Follow all the updates here: All 55 of the countries that represent UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations) have voted unanimously to boycott the World Cup amid plans from FIFA president Gianni Infantino to sell shares in the tournament to private investors. The news was broken first by The Times’ […]

3 months ago

Summer nights, late July… Welcome to the 514th edition of the JOE Friday Pub Quiz! We’re ever so close to the weekend, after a slightly cooler final week of July here in the UK, which can only mean one thing: Quiz time must commence. Parliament is in recess, the World Cup is over — and […]

3 months ago

The decision has been made. All 55 of the countries that represent UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations) have voted unanimously to boycott the World Cup amid plans from FIFA president Gianni Infantino to sell shares in the tournament to private investors. The news was broken first by The Times’ sport chief Martyn Ziegler, […]

3 months ago

The decision has been made. All 55 of the countries that represent UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations) have voted unanimously to boycott the World Cup amid plans from FIFA president Gianni Infantino to sell shares in the tournament to private investors. The news was broken first by The Times’ sport chief Martyn Ziegler, […]

3 months ago

Fans are sure he’ll be sold this summer. One of Liverpool’s first team squad was spotted in a heated argument with a group of his teammates, after full-time in the Reds’ pre-season clash with Wrexham at Yankee Stadium in New York. The Merseyside outfit came out on top during the clash with Ryan Reynolds and […]

3 months ago

The supercomputer has spoken! With the World Cup done and dusted, and England’s next shot at glory now at least two years away, there is only one date in every football fan’s calendar, Friday 21st August – that glorious day when the Premier League season final gets back underway. In the two weeks or so […]

3 months ago

The new season begins in three weeks time. Uefa Conference League finalists Rayo Vallecano have been “banned indefinitely” from playing matches at their Estadio de Vallecas stadium, following an audit into health and safety issues led to the club’s matchday license being revoked. Rayo — who narrowly missed out on European glory in May’s final […]

3 months ago

The player was vital to his club’s survival last season. Serie A club Lecce fear their striker Lameck Banda may have gone missing, according to a report in Italian newspaper La Gazetta dello Sport. Banda, a Zambian international, has “baffled” everyone involved with his club including some of his closest teammates. The “Banda Case” began […]

3 months ago

“This is worse than sandpaper gate” England’s local cricket scene has been gripped by allegations of cheating. Saltburn Cricket Club, who currently sit top of the North Yorkshire & South Durham Cricket League Division Two, have found themselves at the centre of a growing cheating controversy after videos of their fielding tactics went viral online. […]

3 months ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 660 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated, we present players with a series of general knowledge quiz questions every day, along with three minutes to […]

3 months ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 659 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated, we present players with a series of general knowledge quiz questions every day, along with three minutes to […]

3 months ago

BREAKING USA basketball superstar LeBron James has confirmed the destination of his next NBA club, after leaving the LA Lakers. Over the past few months, reports have begun to seriously emerge suggesting the four time champion was ready to depart Los Angeles, after a successful period on the American West Coast. James will be able […]

3 months ago

Back again… sort of The idea’s simple enough. We give you the faces of 50 footballers who all played in the Premier League at some point in the 2010s, you tell us who they are from the options provided below each one. Some are very easy, some aren’t. Ready? We know you’re ready.

3 months ago

The biggest individual prize in football has been given out on 70 occasions. As we continue to count down the days until the start of the 2026/27 football season, it’s time to put your knowledge of football history to the test once again – this time with the game’s most prestigious individual honour, the Ballon […]

3 months ago

Pure chaos Jurgen Klopp has just given an explosive first press conference as head coach for the German national team. The beloved former Liverpool manager was announced as Die Manschaaft’s replacement for Julien Nageslman on Friday, after weeks of reports he was due to take on the vacancy, and years of rumours Klopp was keen […]

3 months ago

He appeared in three matches at the 2026 tournament. Australian World Cup player Cristian Volpato has allegedly tested positive for cocaine while driving in Sydney, as reported by ABC News. Per the report, Volpato — who appeared in three of the Socceroos’ 2026 World Cup matches this summer — was stopped twice by police for speeding […]

3 months ago

Happy Friday! I hope you’re all feeling lucky as the 513th JOE Pub Quiz lands on your desk this Friday. As the UK rattles through another week of summer — and welcomes its 7th Prime Minister in the past 10 years — we’ve here with your distraction from it all, in the shape of five […]

3 months ago

You’ll have to name all 35 in just six minutes With the 2026 World Cup now over and the 2026/27 Premier League season still a few weeks away, we’re in the midst of a brutal dry spell, making it the perfect time to put your English football knowledge to the test. In the quiz below, […]

3 months ago

The world’s fourth richest man could soon be a Premier League owner. Amazon’s multi-billionaire owner Jeff Bezos has been approached to join a consortium who are in the process of buying a 30% stake in one of the Premier League’s biggest clubs. The American tycoon, and owner of Amazon, Blue Origin and newspaper the Washington Post, […]

3 months ago

BREAKING Football legend Kevin Keegan has passed away at the age of 75, a statement from his family has confirmed. Keegan was reportedly diagnosed with stage four stomach cancer in January. The statement made by Keegan’s family reads: “It is with immense sadness that we announce that Kevin Keegan has passed away at the age […]

3 months ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 654 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated, we present players with a series of general knowledge quiz questions every day, along with three minutes to […]

3 months ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 653 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated, we present players with a series of general knowledge quiz questions every day, along with three minutes to […]

3 months ago

It’s been the biggest tournament ever! The 2026 World Cup is now just days from completion, so it’s time we take stock and look back at what have been a truly historic five weeks of footballing action. When the first fixtures kicked off in early June, there were 48 teams still in the tournament, ready […]

3 months ago

See if you can name all 84! The 2026 World Cup may be drawing to a close, but we reckon there’s still time for one last tournament themed trivia test. While the 2026 edition may have been competed between 48 different countries, the most ever by some distance, we also want to test your knowledge […]

3 months ago

Starmer’s last goodbye, and more movies! Welcome to the 512th edition of the JOE Friday Pub Quiz! It’s been quite the week of change for England and the UK. By the time we reconvene for the 513th quiz in seven days’ time, we’ll have a new Prime Minister — and, sadly for Three Lions fans, […]

3 months ago

The supercomputer has spoken, one last time… It may feel as though the first games only kicked off a few days ago, but the 2026 World Cup is now just four matches from completion, as all but four lucky sides have been eliminated. We started with a record breaking 48, but now only France, Spain, […]

4 months ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 648 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated, we present players with a series of general knowledge quiz questions every day, along with three minutes to […]

4 months ago

Not bad for two weeks’ work Britain’s Arthur Fery may not have succeeded in his quest to become only the second ever wildcard to win the Men’s Singles title at Wimbledon, after semi-final defeat to Alexander Zverev, but he certainly won’t be going home empty handed. In the space of a fortnight, the 23-year-old has […]

4 months ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 647 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated, we present players with a series of general knowledge quiz questions every day, along with three minutes to […]

4 months ago

This week should be pretty quiz-toric Welcome to the 511th edition of the JOE Friday Pub Quiz! Since we last spoke 10 days ago, things in the UK have completely turned on their head. Where last time out we were talking about the rise of Andy Burnham—at Keir Starmer’s expense—following the Makerfield by-election, another by-election […]

4 months ago

The supercomputer has spoken.. With the 2026 FIFA World Cup now entering its final stages, there is one question on everyone’s lips: “Is it finally coming home?” or will another nation deny the Three Lions their best opportunity at the biggest prize in global sport. While, for the first time this century, England can claim […]

4 months ago

The numbers are in! Nigel Farage has resigned as MP for Clacton, and the latest polling figures for the impending byelection have already emerged, revealing how strong the Reform UK leader’s chances are of reclaiming his seat, and place in British politics. The news comes after Farage had announced he would be making a statement […]

4 months ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 642 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated, we present players with a series of general knowledge quiz questions every day, along with three minutes to […]

4 months ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 641, and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated, we present players with a series of general knowledge quiz questions every day, along with three minutes to […]

4 months ago