Just one normal day of Manchester United… Manchester United are reportedly being held to ransom by cyber criminals who are demanding millions of pounds from the Premier League club. United announced last week that it had been targeted in a sophisticated operation by an organised group of cyber criminals that resulted in minor disruption to […]

5 years ago

Maradona leaves a different world to the one he once ruled: one where there is genuine affection from the nation he hurt most I wish, at a time like this, that I could be that bit older, that I could reel off some romantic anecdote about the first time I witnessed Diego Maradona play in […]

5 years ago

Maradona’s coffin was brought to the presidential palace Argentina has commenced three days of national mourning following the death of Diego Maradona. The 60-year-old, idolised in his homeland for leading the country to World Cup glory in 1986, died after suffering a heart attack on Wednesday. “Diego was Argentina in the world,” said the country’s […]

5 years ago

Gazza and Shilton were both appearing on Good Morning Britain to talk about Diego Maradona, who died on Wednesday Paul Gascoigne has jokingly suggested that Diego Maradona’s Hand of God goal “made” England goalkeeper, Peter Shilton. Gazza and Shilton both appeared on Good Morning Britain on Thursday to share their memories of Maradona, who died […]

5 years ago

The people of Naples have started to pay their respects for Diego Maradona Few places in the world will feel the passing of Diego Maradona quite like the city of Naples. Maradona’s six-year stint with Napoli saw the club transformed from unfashionable Serie A also-rans to two-time champions. They had never been champions of Italy […]

5 years ago

Eriksen could be on the way back to the Premier League After finally getting his move away from north London last January (has it only been ten months?), Christian Eriksen might just be on his way back in a matter of weeks. Since departing Tottenham, he’s failed to hold down a regular starting berth under […]

5 years ago

We go again It’s another Champions League week, but before you glug down another pint of Gazprom (disclaimer: don’t actually try and drink Gazprom), it’s time you settled down to another of our 50 question quizzes. It’s all really easy to be honest. 50 faces, all belonging to footballers who played in the Champions League […]

5 years ago

“VAR was probably watching another game” RB Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann was left furious at the crucial penalty decision which saw his side lose to Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday night. The Bundesliga side had beaten PSG in Germany before the international break, and a result in the French capital would […]

5 years ago

Fernandes passed up the opportunity to complete a first-half hat-trick Manchester United took another three points towards qualification to the Champions League knockout stages on Tuesday evening, with a Bruno Fernandes-inspired victory over Istanbul Basaksehir at Old Trafford. The Portugal international scored United’s first two goals in their 4-1 victory against the Turkish club, and […]

5 years ago

The end is nigh Well, this is it, friends: the last ever edition of the FootballJOE Badge Quiz. It’s been a hell of a ride, but for all our sakes, it’s high time we kicked this into touch before we reach the point where we’re Googling the Kazakhstani third tier for new football club badges. […]

5 years ago

“It has to be a penalty” You can’t beat a bit of stoppage time VAR-related drama to blow away the international break cobwebs, can you? As the Premier League returned, that’s precisely what we were given at Villa Park, as Aston Villa were denied the chance to equalise from the spot against Brighton after the […]

5 years ago

“The more research that can be done, the better” Wayne Rooney has backed the campaign to investigate the links between football and dementia, revealing he would support any moves to limit heading during training sessions and amongst junior age group games. The recent death of Nobby Stiles, who had been living with dementia, closely followed […]

5 years ago

The Arsenal boss is angry that word of the confrontation reached the media Mikel Arteta has warned there will be “consequences” for the source responsible for leaking a story about a training ground incident between Dani Ceballos and David Luiz last week. A report from The Athletic claimed the Arsenal teammates clashed following a challenge […]

5 years ago

United have three transfer windows to try and get a fee for Pogba, who reportedly still wants to leave Paul Pogba is reportedly giving consideration to remaining at Manchester United for the remainder of his contract before leaving the club on a free. The midfielder rejoined United from Juventus four years ago but has regularly […]

5 years ago

Salah will miss this weekend’s game against Leicester Liverpool manager has spoken to Mo Salah after the forward twice tested positive for Covid-19 while on international duty with Egypt. Salah was expected to take part in his national side’s AFCON qualifying double-header with Togo  over the international break, but had to self-isolate in a hotel […]

5 years ago

Now 16, Moukoko could make history on Saturday (and on Tuesday) If the name Youssoufa Moukoko means nothing to you at this moment in time, don’t worry; there’s a good chance it soon will. The Cameroon-born teenager has been turning heads in the Borussia Dortmund youth ranks with his frankly ridiculous goals-to-game ratio for some […]

5 years ago

Dr Hans Kluge delivered the sobering message in his Thursday briefing The World Health Organization has warned that one person dies from coronavirus every 17 seconds in Europe, with cases soaring across the continent in recent weeks. Despite a wave of optimism surrounding the higher-than-anticipated success rates of a number of potential vaccines, Dr Hans […]

5 years ago

It’s official Finally, the long, long wait for a new James Bond video game appears to be nearing its end. IO Interactive, the same development studio that has produced the Hitman games and the Kane and Lynch series, confirmed on Thursday that it will be working on a new Bond game, releasing a short teaser as […]

5 years ago

Pep is going nowhere Pep Guardiola has agreed a contract extension to remain at Manchester City beyond the end of the current season, ending speculation that the club will need to find a replacement in the months ahead. Despite insisting he intended to stay at the club beyond the end of the 2020/21 campaign, his […]

5 years ago

Keane is said to have been unimpressed after meeting the United squad Roy Keane, as we’re all more than well aware by now, has never had any qualms with saying it exactly as he sees it. Even when it comes to talking about Manchester United, the club where he spent the bulk of his playing […]

5 years ago

Mido was critical of Salah and the Egyptian FA Former Egyptian international Mido has slammed Mo Salah for attending his brother’s wedding, days before the Liverpool forward returned a positive test for Covid-19. Salah was pictured dancing at the ceremony in Egypt shortly before he was due to play for his country in their African […]

5 years ago

The ultimate test for football shirt nerds More often than not, football shirts look significantly better without a sponsor on the front. Very occasionally, though, you get instances where the sponsor actually enhances it  – as it the case with some of the shirts on the quiz below. We’ve edited out all the sponsors on […]

5 years ago

Some football fans could be back in stadiums in a matter of weeks The long-awaited return of football supporters at games across the country could finally be on the horizon, a report has claimed. With the national lockdown in place in England until at least December 2, a report by Sportsmail claims some fans could be […]

5 years ago

“Show them some respect! Go! Every time, you do it…” It looked for all the world like it was the free-kick that would take Barcelona to the 2019 Champions League final. With minutes to go of the semi-final first leg with Liverpool, Lionel Messi steered an inch-perfect set-piece over the wall and into the top […]

5 years ago

You’ll definitely not get 100%, but how close can you get?

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“Take a seat. This is pressure!” Uefa have released new footage of the conversations which took place between referees and VAR officials ahead of high-profile Champions League penalty decisions. Part of a new four-part docu-series called Man in the Middle, the videos show what happened in the seconds leading up to the awarding of Marcus […]

5 years ago

Prepare yourselves for #Pogback2 Talk of Paul Pogba leaving Manchester United for a second time rarely goes away, does it? Since returning to United from Juventus in 2016, the French World Cup winner has struggled to string together a decent run of form and, after a high-profile falling out with old boss Jose Mourinho, has […]

5 years ago

Back for more, are we? Welcome to the second edition of this quiz, where we ask you to correctly identify 50 footballers, who all graced the Premier League at some point in the noughties. If you didn’t do the first version of this quiz that’s fine and there’s no need to apologise. You can, however, […]

5 years ago

Barca could have had a front three of Messi, Mbappe and Haaland Josep Bartomeu may be gone, but the steady flow of stories reminding us how badly run Barcelona appear to have been in the last few years shows know sign of slowing. Last week, we heard how – allegedly, of course, – they substantially […]

5 years ago

“He’s a bit p***** off, to be honest” He’s been linked with Liverpool and Manchester United in recent months, and now it seems Adama Traore isn’t entirely happy with life at Wolves. The Spanish international has been a key player for the club since they signed him from Middlesbrough shortly after sealing promotion back to […]

5 years ago

How well do you remember the 2014 World Cup? Ah, where has the time gone? It doesn’t seem five minutes since Robin van Persie’s flying header, *that* James Rodriguez worldie and the Germans subjecting Brazil to the single most humiliating host nation exit from a World Cup ever known to man. Somehow, years have passed. […]

5 years ago

Week 9 The penultimate FootballJOE Badge Quiz is here. By now, you really don’t need me to explain how this works, do you? And even if you do – no, I’m not. Work it out for yourselves. It’s not that hard. The very best of luck. Go:

5 years ago

Here we go again Since returning to Manchester United from Juventus in 2016, rumours that Paul Pogba might one day be on the move again have never been too far away. After regular reports of clashes with previous United boss Jose Mourinho, there was brief hope that the midfielder might remain at Old Trafford for […]

5 years ago

United were interested in the Mexican after all It’s little secret now that Manchester United’s summer transfer window didn’t exactly go to plan. Of the primary targets identified by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the club’s board failed to land any. Donny van de Beek was signed from Ajax, but the rest of United’s business was concluded on […]

5 years ago

“They’re going to be a very challenging two weeks” A government scientific adviser has described the next two weeks as being “absolutely crucial” in determining if England’s lockdown will end on December 2, as is currently the plan. New lockdown measures were brought in at the beginning of November across the country to attempt to […]

5 years ago

“I’m so happy you get to see it, son” Scotland, as you’ve probably heard by now, have ended their 22-year wait for a major finals appearance. A tense night in Belgrade saw them get the better of Serbia on a penalty shootout, with David Marshall’s save from Aleksandar Mitrović sealing their place at next summer’s […]

5 years ago

It’d be about right, wouldn’t it? The UK finally gets a tournament, and we still might have to watch it at home The United Kingdom could be set to host all of next summer’s European Championships, after it emerged the Football Association has held talks with Uefa about the possibility. Euro 2020 was postponed by […]

5 years ago

No matter what the song is, it always, always sounds better in a Scottish accent It’s been a long time coming, but Scotland have finally ended their wait for major tournament football. Their nerve-shredding penalty shootout victory over Serbia in Belgrade on Thursday night meant they were one of the final countries to book their places […]

5 years ago

And still, it goes on… Prepare yourself for another day of Donald Trump sending lots of tweets, almost entirely in caps lock. According to BBC projections, Joe Biden has won the state of Georgia, tightening his grip on a victory in the US Election that Trump so far refuses to acknowledge. A win in the […]

5 years ago

Both sides ended the game with nine men As far as eventful ends to a game go, Friday night’s meeting between Caernarfon and Connah’s Quay in the Welsh Premier League will take some beating. As the game entered stoppage time, it looked for all the world that the game would fizzle out into a 1-1 […]

5 years ago

PPV is scrapped with immediate effect The Premier League has scrapped its pay-per-view scheme for the remainder of the calendar year after the initiative drew fierce criticism from supporters. All remaining matches in November and those played over the Christmas and New Year period will now be screened by existing broadcasters, with football fans no […]

5 years ago

It’s coming h… No. Too soon England have been installed as joint-favourites to win next summer’s European Championships, after the line-up for the tournament was finalised on Thursday night. Scotland were amongst the final teams to reach the competition, ending their 22-year wait to appear at a major finals by sealing a dramatic penalty-shootout victory […]

5 years ago

This one is going to run and run If we’re being honest, we’ve seen more than enough of people on Twitter arguing about whether it is right or wrong to wear masks for one year. We really, really didn’t need this. Nevertheless, the bizarre spat between Real Madrid midfielder and Robbie Williams Ultra Toni Kroos and Arsenal’s […]

5 years ago

The 22-year wait is over For the first time in over two decades, Scotland will return to major tournament football, after a dramatic penalty shootout win over Serbia in Belgrade. After taking the lead thanks to Ryan Christie’s opener early in the second half, Steve Clarke’s side conceded a Luka Jovic equaliser at the death […]

5 years ago

The loveliest post-match interview you’ll see in a loooonnnng time And finally, Scotland’s wait is over. 22 years after their last appearance at a major finals, they were finally able to book a place at next summer’s European Championships after a penalty shootout win over Serbia. Naturally, they made it excruciatingly difficult for their supporters. Having […]

5 years ago

Nothing to see here, just a man acrobatically smashing a shot against a crossbar then volleying the rebound into the top corner That’s that then. The next Puskas Award is done. No need to announce a list of nominees and go to the trouble of any voting process. Nothing – nothing – is beating this. […]

5 years ago

(It probably isn’t the saddest thing you’ll see today, but it is really funny) Is this the most important thing to come out of the Netherlands’ 1-1 draw with Spain, a friendly match in an international break the world probably doesn’t actually need right now? Nah. Probably not. Definitely not, in fact. Nevertheless, you’re here now, and it […]

5 years ago

Gomez could play again this season Joe Gomez has avoided any ligament damage following the knee injury he suffered during England training on Wednesday. The Liverpool defender has since undergone a successful operation on a tendon and, though the his club are reluctant to estimate when he is likely to be back in action, a […]

5 years ago

Ronaldo transfer rumours are going nowhere any time soon It might only have been a couple of days since the first reports claiming Cristiano Ronaldo could be leaving Juventus in the near future started doing the rounds, but already, we’re exhausted. Ronaldo has, of course, promptly been linked with a return to Manchester United (barely […]

5 years ago

Clarke resigned earlier this week after drawing strong criticism for his use of a racial slur Former England international Emile Heskey wants to be considered for the role of chairman of the Football Association, following the resignation of Greg Clarke earlier this week. Clarke had been widely criticised for using a racial slur while talking […]

5 years ago