Sammi Minion

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Sammi Minion is a Sports Writer at JOE, with more than two years experience working in journalism and publishing, a NCTJ qualification from Darlington College, and a degree in History and English Literature from the University of Edinburgh. As well as writing about the latest football news and transfer rumours, Sammi helps out with the weekly JOE Pub Quiz!

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  • Millie Bobby Brown announces she has welcomed her first child

    Millie Bobby Brown announces she has welcomed her first child

    She has welcomed the child with her partner Jake Bongiovi Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown has shared the exciting news that she has welcomed her first child. The 21-year-old has adopted a baby girl. She announced the news on Instagram today. The actor wrote: “This summer, we welcomed our sweet baby girl through adoption,” […]

    1 year ago

  • Experts issue warning after ‘zombie squirrels’ covered in warts discovered

    Experts issue warning after ‘zombie squirrels’ covered in warts discovered

    Americans have been told to steer clear Wildlife experts in the US have warned people to stay away from squirrels with sores and warts. A number of animals affected with “squirrel pox” have been spotted by Reddit users. Unlike the cute woodland creatures we’re used to, these squirrels can be very alarming to look at, […]

    1 year ago

  • Liverpool vs Man Utd given new date as TV selections made

    Liverpool vs Man Utd given new date as TV selections made

    It’s estimated that more than 500 million people around the globe will be tuning in The date of the biggest fixture in English football has been rearranged. The season’s first clash between Liverpool and Manchester United has been selected by Sky Sports as the headline of their Super Sunday coverage. Originally planned for October 18th, […]

    1 year ago

  • Roy Keane reveals the huge signing on bonus he was paid by Man United back in 2003

    Roy Keane reveals the huge signing on bonus he was paid by Man United back in 2003

    It’s double what Gary Neville was offered This week’s episode of popular podcast The Overlap took an unexpected step as Irish footballing legend Roy Keane brought out a few of his old Manchester United contracts. After the 54-year-old ex-Manchester United legend had successfully dusted off the old papers, he and former teammate Gary Neville got […]

    1 year ago

  • Lucy Connolly released from prison after Southport hate tweet

    Lucy Connolly released from prison after Southport hate tweet

    She was jailed last year. A woman who was jailed for allegedly stirring up racial hatred last summer has been released from prison. 42-year-old Lucy Connolly posted a tweet in the hours following the Southport attack in July 2024. The Southport attack led to the deaths of three young girls. Her message included calls for […]

    1 year ago

  • Everyone is saying the same thing as Tesco increases price of its meal deal

    Everyone is saying the same thing as Tesco increases price of its meal deal

    It’s the second time it’s gone up in price since 2022 Major UK supermarket Tesco have increased the price of their meal deal for the second time in a year. As of today, a typical meal deal — consisting of a main like a sandwich, a snack, and a drink — will now cost £3.85 […]

    1 year ago

  • The UK’s favourite co-commentator has been named

    The UK’s favourite co-commentator has been named

    He won by a landslide The public have chosen their favourite football co-commentator currently working on TV, and a surprise name has come out on top. While ‘lead commentators’ like Peter Drury and Sam Matterface are responsible for describing the action on the pitch, the role of the co-commentator is to provide live context and […]

    1 year ago

  • Bill Bailey pays tribute to Sean Lock on fourth anniversary of his death

    Bill Bailey pays tribute to Sean Lock on fourth anniversary of his death

    ‘Miss you old pal.’ British comedian and actor Bill Bailey has taken to Facebook to pay an emotional tribute to his former colleague and friend Sean Lock, who passed away four years ago. Sean Lock tragically died of cancer aged 58 in 2021, leaving the world of British TV and comedy in shock. Lock was […]

    1 year ago

  • Former international footballer tragically found dead aged 40

    Former international footballer tragically found dead aged 40

    He played at AFCON in 2017 Former Zimbabwean international footballer Tendai Ndoro has passed away at his home in Johannesburg, South Africa. Ndoro played for world-renowned side Orlando Pirates for two years between 2015 and 2017 after making a name for himself at Zimbabwean club Chicken Inn. It was around this time that the striker earned […]

    1 year ago

  • Ukrainian ‘ghost’ sniper claims longest ever kill with 2.5 mile shot

    Ukrainian ‘ghost’ sniper claims longest ever kill with 2.5 mile shot

    He may have set a world record A Ukrainian sniper has shot and killed two Russian soldiers with a single bullet from 2.5 miles away. It has been claimed that the distance, of more than 4,000m, is a new world record for the longest ever shot by a marksman. The news of the achievement was […]

    1 year ago

  • The FootballJOE Quiz #38: Connections

    The FootballJOE Quiz #38: Connections

    Five questions and one connection that links them all together The FootballJOE Pub Quiz is once again here to give you the quizzing boost you need. You’ll take on five questions about some of the modern game’s greatest stars. Uncover the answers and guess the theme that connects them all! These are the same questions […]

    1 year ago

  • Ozzy Osbourne documentary dropped from BBC schedule without explanation

    Ozzy Osbourne documentary dropped from BBC schedule without explanation

    The film was titled ‘Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home’ The BBC have opted to pull an upcoming documentary about Ozzy Osbourne from their schedule without explanation. Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home was described as “a moving and inspirational account” of the final chapter of Ozzy’s life. A description of the programme on the BBC’s website reads: “This […]

    1 year ago

  • Powerful warning sent to drink drivers after new statistics emerge

    Powerful warning sent to drink drivers after new statistics emerge

    Brought to you by THINK! – the Government’s flagship road safety campaign THINK! is warning that if you drink a little, you risk a lot by driving while under the influence of alcohol. It is a tragic fact that 23% of drink drive casualties are made up by 16-24 year-olds. This is a higher figure […]

    1 year ago

  • ‘Skibidi’ and ‘tradwife’ amongst new words to be added to Cambridge Dictionary

    ‘Skibidi’ and ‘tradwife’ amongst new words to be added to Cambridge Dictionary

    We’ve got social media to thank for them Amongst the 6,000 new words being added to next year’s Cambridge Dictionary are the terms “tradwife” and “skibidi.” For those who haven’t spent enough time online over the last few months, Cambridge define a ‘tradwife’ as “a married woman, especially one who posts on social media, who […]

    1 year ago

  • Neymar leaves pitch in flood of tears after Brazilian league match

    Neymar leaves pitch in flood of tears after Brazilian league match

    Neymar’s Santos lost out to Philippe Coutinho’s Vasco da Gama Brazilian superstar Neymar suffered the worst defeat of his career last night as Santos were humbled 6-0 by Vasco da Gama in the Brazilian Serie A. The 33-year-old was unable to hold back his emotions as he left the pitch as he attempted to come […]

    1 year ago

  • One of the very best Irish movies ever is on TV tonight

    One of the very best Irish movies ever is on TV tonight

    It won four BAFTA awards back in the 1990s Our TV movie pick for tonight (Sunday, 17 August) is The Commitments, a brilliant 1991 comedy-drama based on Roddy Doyle’s iconic 1987 novel of the same name. It follows the story of Jimmy Rabbitte, who is an unemployed Dublin boy that decides to put together a […]

    1 year ago

  • Greggs announce plans to set up ‘new type of bakery’

    Greggs announce plans to set up ‘new type of bakery’

    Coming to a shopping centre or train station near you! While Greggs is undoubtedly the UK’s favourite big chain bakery, it doesn’t mean they’re immune to making changes to their business model when the time comes. As first reported by Time Out, Greggs are about to do just that through the introduction of something called […]

    1 year ago

  • BrewDog beers axed by nearly 2,000 UK pubs

    BrewDog beers axed by nearly 2,000 UK pubs

    Problems are brewing for the former industry leading brand. Just a month after closing ten of its own branded bars, 1,860 British pubs have opted to stop serving Brewdog beer, as first reported by The Telegraph. The move, which is said to mainly have taken place at larger chain pubs, is part of a wider […]

    1 year ago

  • Chart topper Sean Kingston jailed alongside mother

    Chart topper Sean Kingston jailed alongside mother

    The ‘Beautiful Girls’ singer has been sentenced to more than three years in jail American musician Sean Kingston has been sentenced for committing wire fraud. Per American outlet TMZ, a judge is said to have told a packed Miami courtroom that Kingston is to face 42 months in prison for his offence. Kingston’s mother Janice […]

    1 year ago

  • Semenyo releases defiant statement after suffering racist abuse at Anfield

    Semenyo releases defiant statement after suffering racist abuse at Anfield

    Semenyo scored both of Bournemouth’s goals in the 4-2 loss Last night’s opening Premier League game between Bournemouth and Liverpool was marred by an awful incident in the first half. Referee Anthony Taylor suspended play during the 29th minute of the game, after he received a report that Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo had been subject to […]

    1 year ago

  • Putin becomes meme just moments after arriving at peace summit with Trump

    Putin becomes meme just moments after arriving at peace summit with Trump

    He’s broken the internet A facial expression made by Russian leader Vladimir Putin as he responded to intense questioning from American news reporters has gone viral online. Yesterday, Putin made his first trip to the USA in a decade to attend a summit with Donald Trump in Alaska where they discussed potential conclusions to the […]

    1 year ago

  • Trump and Putin come to ‘agreements’ but fail to strike deal over Ukraine

    Trump and Putin come to ‘agreements’ but fail to strike deal over Ukraine

    The two leaders met in Alaska yesterday After months of disagreements and tension over the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump finally met in the US state of Alaska yesterday. Ukraine has been in a state of crisis for over three years after Putin’s Russian military forces invaded the Eastern European nation […]

    1 year ago

  • Hundreds of XL Bullies destroyed but ban has ‘failed’ to stop dog attacks

    Hundreds of XL Bullies destroyed but ban has ‘failed’ to stop dog attacks

    More than 700 ‘dangerous dogs’ have been killed by authorities The RSPCA have called into question the effectiveness of the national XL Bully ban, saying that attacks and fatalities have continued to persist in the UK despite hundreds of the dogs being seized and euthanised by police. In January 2024, the government made it illegal […]

    1 year ago

  • Netanyahu says ‘if we wanted to commit genocide it would have taken exactly one afternoon’

    Netanyahu says ‘if we wanted to commit genocide it would have taken exactly one afternoon’

    He made the claim at a press conference last Sunday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has responded to growing accusations that Israel are committing genocide in the Gaza strip. Netanyahu’s government has been subject to global condemnation from human rights groups — and a series of influential nations including the UK —for their refusal to […]

    1 year ago

  • The surprising reason why Jack Grealish will wear number 18 at Everton

    The surprising reason why Jack Grealish will wear number 18 at Everton

    He’s joined the Toffees on loan Premier League club Everton F.C. have just announced the news that they’ve signed English winger Jack Grealish on loan from Manchester City for the duration of the upcoming season. The 29-year-old is still the most expensive British player of all time — after City bought him from Aston Villa […]

    1 year ago

  • Former FA Cup winner jailed for seven years over drug smuggling probe

    Former FA Cup winner jailed for seven years over drug smuggling probe

    He received his sentence today. Ex-Wigan Athletic defender Ronnie Stam — who won the FA Cup with the Latics in 2013 — has been jailed for seven years for drug smuggling. Stam, alongside his brother, attempted to import 700kg worth of cocaine from the South-American nation of Chile, as first reported by Dutch newspaper De […]

    1 year ago

  • FA issue David Coote lengthy suspension for comments made about Jurgen Klopp

    FA issue David Coote lengthy suspension for comments made about Jurgen Klopp

    The FA confirmed his suspension today Ex-Premier League referee David Coote has been officially suspended by the FA after making a series of unprofessional comments about former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. Coote has been suspended for an eight-week period and must also attend a mandatory face-to-face education programme following his alleged “Aggravated Breach” of FA […]

    1 year ago

  • Crystal Palace release statement after learning Europa League fate

    Crystal Palace release statement after learning Europa League fate

    They’ve said it was ‘impossible to receive a fair hearing’ on the issue. Premier League side Crystal Palace have spoken out for the first time since discovering they’ve been demoted from the Europa League to the Conference League for allegedly breaching UEFA’s strict multi-club ownership rules. When Palace won the FA Cup in May — […]

    1 year ago

  • New drink driving laws mean one pint could send you over the limit

    New drink driving laws mean one pint could send you over the limit

    It’s half pints only from now on The government are planning to introduce a new law that will reduce the legal limit for drinking alcohol while driving to what could be for many less than one pint.  The proposed new regulations would see limits for English and Welsh drivers brought in line with the legal […]

    1 year ago

  • A legendary mystery thriller is among the movies on TV tonight

    A legendary mystery thriller is among the movies on TV tonight

    You can start another week of movie watching off by checking out this Oscar Best Picture winner. Your Monday night viewing options include the following films on TV tonight: Dear Evan Hansen – BBC Three – 9pmA high schooler with social anxiety, accidentally gets caught up in a lie. RoboCop 2 – ITV4 – 9pmRoboCop […]

    1 year ago

  • Number of people identifying as graysexual on the rise – here’s what it means

    Number of people identifying as graysexual on the rise – here’s what it means

    They’re another group that exist outside the heteronormative By now it’s a more than well-established fact that there are millions of people around the world who don’t quite fit into the binary view of sexuality that once governed the world.  While the majority of people still identify as either homosexual or heterosexual, a good proportion […]

    1 year ago

  • The FootballJOE Quiz #37: Famous faces

    The FootballJOE Quiz #37: Famous faces

    More famous faces from footballing past to test your brain The FootballJOE Pub Quiz is once again here to give you the quizzing boost you need. Here’s five faces from the football world, just tell us who they are. These are the same five questions that you’ll see some of the good folk at FootballJOE and special […]

    1 year ago

  • Over 70s face driving ban if they fail eye tests under new rules

    Over 70s face driving ban if they fail eye tests under new rules

    Details of the new rules will be published later this year Drivers over the age of 70 in England and Wales could be banned from the roads if they fail to complete compulsory eye-tests. The proposed move comes after an inquest into the deaths of four people who passed away as a result of drivers […]

    1 year ago

  • MrBeast finally reveals his net worth after admitting the amount of money in his account

    MrBeast finally reveals his net worth after admitting the amount of money in his account

    He’s the world’s biggest YouTuber YouTube’s most popular creator Mr Beast has finally revealed the full extent of his bank account. The Squid Games In Real Life host has more YouTube subscribers than there are people in the USA, and also owns a series of other successful businesses including the successful MrBeast Burger chain.  The […]

    1 year ago

  • Celebrity SAS star reveals she ‘ripped her labia’ in horrifying injury during filming

    Celebrity SAS star reveals she ‘ripped her labia’ in horrifying injury during filming

    She stars in this year’s series  Ahead of the release of tomorrow’s (August 10) episode of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, X-Factor star Lucy Spraggan has revealed an excruciating injury she suffered while filming.  Louie Spence, Rebecca Loos, Adam Collard, Michaella McCollum and Harry Clark star alongside Spraggan on the seventh season of the Channel […]

    1 year ago

  • Piers Morgan issues challenge to Glenn McGrath after 5-0 Ashes prediction

    Piers Morgan issues challenge to Glenn McGrath after 5-0 Ashes prediction

    He’s put his money where his mouth is  TV personality Piers Morgan has hit back at a claim from one of Australia’s greatest ever cricketers that England will lose the Ashes 5-0 when they travel Down Under this November.  Morgan backs the England side so strongly that he’s prepared to put up to £10,000 on […]

    1 year ago

  • Hannah Hampton threw Spain goalkeeper’s penalty notes into the crowd during Euro final

    Hannah Hampton threw Spain goalkeeper’s penalty notes into the crowd during Euro final

    She took matters into her own hands  England’s goalkeeping hero Hannah Hampton says she launched the Spanish keeper’s penalty research into the crowd to stop her from knowing where England’s players would put their pens during last month’s final.  The Lionesses went on to win 3-1 on penalties, thanks in most part to Hampton who […]

    1 year ago

  • Multiple people shot in Times Square with ‘bodies on the ground’

    Multiple people shot in Times Square with ‘bodies on the ground’

    The incident incurred at 1am local time last night  Three people have been shot in New York’s Times Square. Footage from social media shows bodies strewn on the floor after the shooting occurred. Bullets from the shooter at New York’s best-known tourist hotspot are also said to have shattered through car windows.  One suspect is […]

    1 year ago

  • Arctic Monkeys spark rumours of new album and tour after fans notice clues

    Arctic Monkeys spark rumours of new album and tour after fans notice clues

    Do you wanna know? Iconic British band Arctic Monkeys have removed all mention of their last release — 2022’s The Car — from their website, sparking rumours that the group are set to release something new very soon.  The Sheffield band shot to fame in the late-2000s with the album Humbug (2009) before the 2013 […]

    1 year ago

  • Tarantulas with massive penises have been discovered by scientists

    Tarantulas with massive penises have been discovered by scientists

    ‘It seems that size really does matter.’ You’d think that the discovery of one new sub-species of tarantulas characterised by their massive penisises would be a terrifying enough prospect, but scientists think they’ve actually uncovered a whopping four new groups of the well-endowed arachnids. Tarantulas are large and hairy spiders — the largest of which […]

    1 year ago

  • Celebrity Big Brother star accused of sexual assault at BBC Studios

    Celebrity Big Brother star accused of sexual assault at BBC Studios

    He appeared on the reality TV show in 2018 Comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli — who appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2018 — has appeared in court after being charged with sex-related offences against three women. The charges relate to the period between 2007 and 2016. One of the locations where an alleged offence took […]

    1 year ago

  • Outrage as town in Spain bans Muslim religious festivals in public spaces

    Outrage as town in Spain bans Muslim religious festivals in public spaces

    The decision has been described as “Islamophobic and discriminatory.” A local authority in Spain has banned its Muslim population from using venues like civic centres and gyms to celebrate religious festivals. Examples of religious festivals that have been banned are Eid al-Fitr — the traditional celebration that marks the end of Ramadan — and Eid […]

    1 year ago