The Citizens reached 1st place for the first time since August on Wednesday Despite there being just five matchweeks left in the 2025/26 season, league leaders Manchester City could still see their title hopes derailed by the impending verdict in the “115 financial charges” case, according to one of the most knowledgeable figures in football […]

6 months ago

Half a millennium of quizzing! Welcome to the 500th edition of the JOE Friday Pub Quiz! Whether you’ve been a dedicated quizzer since day one (around six years ago!) or joined in somewhere along the way, thanks so much for the support every week. In particular, we want to give a shout-out to “the Turtles […]

6 months ago

Yamal had to be substituted off during the club’s 1-0 victory over Celta Vigo. Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal has been ruled out for the rest of the domestic football season with a hamstring injury, his club have confirmed. The exciting Spanish forward was substituted off on Wednesday evening, and appeared to be in some discomfort. […]

6 months ago

Rosenior left his role on Wednesday Chelsea have parted company with their head coach Liam Rosenior, after the former Strasbourg and Hull City manager succeeded in winning just 11 of his 23 games in charge. The Englishman’s run as manager reached a historic low point on Tuesday night, as the Blues lost 3-0 at away […]

6 months ago

“This guy is gone” Football fans think Liam Rosenior’s position as Chelsea manager may be jeopardy, after noticing a clear discrepancy between comments made by the head coach, and one of the Blues’ first team squad. Chelsea’s woeful run of form, in which they’ve not scored a Premier League goal since March 13th, reached a […]

7 months ago

Only Chelsea experts will name them all! It’s time to put yourself to the ultimate Premier League test, by naming every single one of these obscure Chelsea players. Each appeared for the Blues at some point over the past two decades. However, unlike the likes of Eden Hazard, John Terry, and Cole Palmer, the players […]

7 months ago

Slot has overseen a significant decline in form this season Liverpool have already decided whether they will part company with manager Arne Slot this summer, according to Sky Sports News. Despite leading the Redmen to only their second ever Premier League title last season, Slot has lost a lot of good feeling with the club’s […]

7 months ago

He hasn’t overseen one of their games since 2024 One of the Premier League’s best known referees was subtly “kept away” from officiating matches involving one specific Premier League club over his “controversial history with the club,” according to The Athletic. As outlined in the Athletic’s reporting, Stuart Attwell has had no involvement in any […]

7 months ago

There has been ‘movement in the last 48 hours.’ A full England international could switch his national allegiance, in order to appear at the upcoming 2026 World Cup. Thomas Tuchel’s side are now just months away from the beginning of the North American World Cup, where the Three Lions are be expected to be amongst […]

7 months ago

New stats have come to light. Players at one of the Premier League’s biggest clubs have emerged as having done the least running over the course of the 2025/26 season. Despite the explosive events of last weekend, in which the title race was blown wide open by Arsenal’s away defeat to Manchester City, a decline […]

7 months ago

The Supercomputer has spoken Within just a few weeks, the 2025/26 Premier League season will be decided, and all will discover for absolute certain whether current leaders Arsenal have what it takes to secure a first league victory since the Invincibles of 2004. Their hopes of winning that elusive 4th title were hit with a […]

7 months ago

More famous faces from footballing past to test your brain Here’s five faces from football past, just tell us who they are. These are the same questions that you’ll see some of the good folk at FootballJOE and special guests taking on in their weekly quiz – which is now released on Saturdays – along with the connections, classic match-up, […]

7 months ago

Every Premier League team has been ranked. Despite spending a reported €682 million in new forwards since 2020, one of the Premier League’s biggest clubs have been named — on current form — as having the worst firing attack of all 20 teams in England’s top division, according to a Sky Sports report. The 2025/26 […]

7 months ago

The Gunners’ loss to Man City means they now lead the pack by just three points. The Opta supercomputer has updated its prediction for the 2025/26 Premier League title race, after Arsenal’s agonising 2-1 away defeat to challengers Manchester City on Sunday afternoon. Just weeks ago, the Gunners had appeared to have one hand already […]

7 months ago

Goldbridge recently sold his YouTube channels to The Overlap. Mark Goldbridge is one of the biggest names in the online Manchester United fan community, having launched a series of ‘watch-along’ YouTube and social media channels 12-years-ago, the 47-year-old now boasts 3 million subscribers and has amassed close to two billion views. Although Goldbridge has achieved […]

7 months ago

It all comes down to this… Best UK betting offers right now – 18+, BeGambleAware The Premier League returns to action this week, with the most anticipated fixture of the entire season. The stakes could not be higher: Should Mikel Arteta’s side secure victory away at the Etihad on Sunday, they will essentially crown themselves […]

7 months ago

Messi follows Cristiano Ronaldo’s example… Football superstar Lionel Messi has agreed a deal to buy a complete 100% stake in a Spanish football club, as revealed by Fabrizio Romano. Now aged 38, the Argentine is playing in the twilight years of a truly historic playing career, and clearly has one eye on life beyond professional […]

7 months ago

On the precipice of history… So here we are, just hours (168 to be exact) from making history. Seven days off the 500th edition of JOE Friday Pub Quiz. Whilst my time as chief quiz writer has been short so far, and I stand on the shoulders of many great question masters, it will still […]

7 months ago

Less than 10% of people can name the team that Sevilla beat in 2015! Before you settle down for another evening watching everyone’s second-favourite continental competition—the UEFA Europa League—it’s the perfect time to look back at those special clubs who’ve either conquered the continent to claim a second-tier European crown of their own, or those […]

7 months ago

He won Premier League and FA Cup titles with Arsenal. Former Arsenal and Liverpool goalkeeper Alex Manninger has died aged 48, as confirmed by the Austrian Football Association. Reports quoted in The Mirror, have indicated that the retired footballer died as the result of a traffic collision between his car and a train in the […]

7 months ago

The condition of the stadium’s dressing rooms were described as ‘a total loss.’ Swiss league champions FC Basel have released a series of images after a fire seriously damaged the stadium’s changing rooms. St. Jakob-Park, the 38,000 seater football ground in the historic European city, was affected by a fire on Saturday (10 April), causing […]

7 months ago

All 20 Premier League teams have been ranked The Times Sport have complied a new Premier League table that bases its ranking, not on points won over the season, but instead on time-wasting: with the division’s very worst offenders placed at the summit. Without doubt, this Premier League season has seen timewasting sky-rocket. Latest estimates […]

7 months ago

Attackers reportedly stormed the pitch and shot the referee in front of players and supporters. A referee was shot dead whilst officiating a neighbourhood football match in Ecuador, as reported by The Mail, quoting news from the South American nation. The event is said to have sent shockwaves through an entire community in the town […]

7 months ago

Maguire will miss the club’s clash with Chelsea Manchester United will be without defender Harry Maguire ahead of this weekend’s clash with Chelsea, following news his FA misconduct charge is set to be upheld, according to The Athletic. Per the outlet’s report: “The England central defender is being given a one-game ban and a fine […]

7 months ago

Liverpool and Arsenal play for a place in the UCL semi-finals. Best UK betting offers right now – 18+, BeGambleAware The final eight sides in this season’s Uefa Champions League will be cut down in half, to just four, by the end of the week’s action, as the UCL quarter-final second legs commence. Beginning on […]

7 months ago

The channels were sold in a ‘seven figure deal’ Gary Neville’s The Overlap podcast and media company have agreed a multi-million pound deal to buy YouTube channels from Man United fan influencer Mark Goldbridge. The channels named “The United Stand” and “That’s Football” were purchased for an undisclosed seven figure sum, according to a report […]

7 months ago

The Supercomputer has spoken The 2025/26 Premier League relegation battle is the first in recent memory with the potential to be more memorable than the season’s title race. This is all due to Tottenham Hotspur, whose persistent and continued poor results over past weeks, now sees them in with a real chance of demotion to […]

7 months ago

The club have issued a statement in response to reports. One of English football’s best-known clubs could become the next team to face a major points deduction after reportedly being charged with an alleged breach of financial rules. As reported first by Telegraph Sport, West Bromwich Albion “have allegedly breached English Football League’s profitability and […]

7 months ago

Tragic news. 20-year-old Ghanian footballer Dominic Frimpong has died after suspected armed robbers attacked his club Berekum Chelsea’s team bus, according to the west African country’s football association. In a statement made by the GFA (Ghanian Football Association) on Monday, the organisation made clear their “profound shock and deep sorrow” at the tragic incident, before […]

7 months ago

Terry is set to hold ‘significant influence’ over the footballing side of the club. Chelsea legend John Terry has made his first foray into the world of football of ownership after buying a stake at an EFL club, according to a report in The Sun. Terry made more than 700 appearances for the Blues in […]

7 months ago

A tough one! Ahead of the latest meeting of Premier League giants Chelsea and Manchester City, it’s time to test your knowledge of two of English football’s most important clubs. From Eden Hazard to Kevin de Bruyne, across the past decade (the 2010s) some of the greatest players found anywhere on the planet starred for […]

7 months ago

It could finally be happening! The long-awaited boxing bout between the generation’s two most successful British fighters, Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, may finally be set to take place later this year, according to streaming giants Netflix. Fury made his return to the ring on Saturday night, securing an impressive points victory over Arslanbek Makhmudov […]

7 months ago

The Premier League is back! Almost a month on from the last round of Premier League fixtures, the biggest domestic division in world football is finally back in action. Best UK betting offers right now – 18+, BeGambleAware This weekend’s fixtures couldn’t be of greater significance at both ends of the table. Following West Ham […]

7 months ago

April rain? Time to quiz again… It’s been another tumultuous week in the UK. From the crashing winds of Storm Dave last Saturday, we’ve since swung through a disappointingly short midweek 19°C heatwave, before the return of those ever-so-typical Spring rains on Thursday. Fear not — unlike that false promise of summer— the weekend really […]

7 months ago

Salah remained an unused substitute throughout Liverpool’s loss Arne Slot has explained his decision to leave Mo Salah on the bench during Liverpool’s 2-0 Champions League loss to PSG. In a repeat fixture of the clash that saw Arne Slot’s side eliminated last season, Liverpool fell behind 2-0 via goals from Desire Doue and Khvicha […]

7 months ago

‘He makes a mistake in every match’ Jamie Carragher launched into a major criticism of one of Liverpool’s main first team stars after the Reds lost their Champions League quarter-final first leg to PSG. In a repeat fixture of the clash that saw Arne Slot’s side eliminated last season, Liverpool fell behind 2-0 via goals […]

7 months ago

He was charged over an alleged incident that occurred last month. Top flight footballer Kader Keita could face nine years in prison after being charged with manslaughter last month, as reported on in Romanian outlets Romania TV and Stiripesurse via The Sun. The Ivorian player represents Romanian Super Liga outfit Rapid Bucharest, based in the Romanian […]

7 months ago

Name the team from Liverpool’s sixth and latest UCL final victory Liverpool are English football’s most successful team when it comes to the UEFA Champions League, having become European champions an incredible six times, meaning they trail behind only AC Milan and Real Madrid in the competition’s all-time rankings. Although the Reds are England’s most […]

7 months ago

The Gunners came home from Lisbon as 1-0 winners. After a brutal few weeks that has seen the Gunners knocked out of both the FA Cup and Carabao Cup, Arsenal returned to form on Tuesday, winning 1-0 away to Sporting CP in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie. Mikel Arteta’s side had […]

7 months ago

The Blues’ midfielder will miss his club’s game against Man City. Chelsea star Enzo Fernandez will be dropped from Liam Rosenior’s squad for the club’s next two matches, according to the Chelsea manager. The Blues face Port Vale in the FA Cup at 17.15pm on Saturday — the club’s last realistic shot at winning a […]

7 months ago

The Spurs Supporters’s Trust expressed serious and far-reaching concerns” over his past support for Mason Greenwood. Tottenham Hotspur head coach Roberto de Zerbi has apologised to fans over past comments he made in defence of Mason Greenwood. De Zerbi’s appointment has been opposed by a number of Spurs fan groups because of remarks the Italian […]

7 months ago

The golfer was involved in a rollover car accident last week. Tiger Woods told law enforcement officers that he had been ‘speaking to the president’ in the minutes after his car accident last week, according to body camera footage viewed by The Athletic. When approached, Woods can reportedly been heard saying: “I was just talking […]

7 months ago

A war of words appears to have begun between darts’ two best young players Darts superstar Luke Littler took to Instagram to respond to claims made by Gian van Veen that he had been “out of order” and “not a good loser” during the PDC World Champion’s defeat to the Dutchman. Littler and van Veen […]

7 months ago

The player’s condition is ‘non-sports-related’ James Rodríguez has been hospitalised for the past three days after showing signs of “severe dehydration” from Colombia’s World Cup warm-up game against France last Sunday. The South American nation lost 3-1 to the 2018 World Champions in the US city of Maryland on Sunday, in what appeared to have […]

7 months ago

Bank holiday quizzing! Happy Easter to every quizzer tuning in for another week of the JOE Friday Pub Quiz! This is your first sign that the long Easter bank holiday weekend is officially here. So, before you get carried away with egg hunts or start prepping that Sunday roast, get ready for five rounds of […]

7 months ago

There could yet be hope for the Azzurri The football world was left in shock on Tuesday night, as sporting giants Italy were beaten by Bosnia-Herzegovina in a play-off final, confirming that the southern European nation would be absent from their third successive World Cup finals, becoming the first former champions to achieve the unfortunate […]

7 months ago

‘He looks like he is far away from England’ Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson has made a public approach for one of the most high-profile English strikers playing in the Premier League. The nation Hallgrimsson manages came agonisingly close to securing qualification for the 2026 World Cup last week, losing a play-off first leg […]

7 months ago

Salah announced his departure earlier this month Steven Gerrard has revealed he spoke to Mohamed Salah via text in the weeks before his decision to leave Liverpool. After nine trophy-laden years on Merseyside, the Egyptian forward took to Instagram to announce that he will leave Anfield this summer, a full year before his contract had […]

7 months ago

Chelsea spent £25 million more than the next highest spending Premier League team Chelsea have emerged as the highest spending Premier League club when it comes to agent’s fees, just hours after they had published a pre-tax loss of £262.4 million, the highest in the league’s history. The 2024/25 losses smash a record previously held […]

7 months ago

The draw is complete With the 2026 World Cup just months away, every national side competing for global football’s biggest honour have been confirmed. You may have heard all about Edin Dzeko’s heroics for Bosnia on Tuesday, taking a spot that seemed destined for Italy, and how Thomas Tuchel’s Three Lions pulled off the best […]

7 months ago