Hold on a second, these are quite nice Football shirts are changing at the moment, sometimes for good, often for worse. But generally speaking, as we move to a stage where streetwear is increasingly on the minds of kit designers, we’re seeing offerings which you wouldn’t be ashamed to wear down the shops. That’s where […]

5 years ago

Manchester United are back! Ole is at the wheel! Etc. Okay, we’re not going to engage in the hyperbole that greeted Manchester United’s last win in the French capital, but there is no denying that Ole Gunnar Solakjaer’s side provided their best performance of the season as they dominated last season’s defeated Champions League finalists […]

5 years ago

Talk of a super league is never far away Liverpool and Manchester United are reportedly two of a number of elite European clubs currently in discussions to join a new FIFA-backed European super league. According to a report by Sky News, the new tournament – which will be known as the European Premier League – […]

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David Coote was the official overseeing VAR The fallout from an ill-tempered Merseyside Derby on Saturday continues to roll on, with Jordan Pickford’s dangerous tackle on Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk the biggest talking point. The Everton number one barrelled out of his goal to close down van Dijk in the first half. He missed […]

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He couldn’t help himself Conor Coady was left speechless after Sky Sports pundit and former Liverpool teammate Jamie Carragher claimed live during an interview on Monday Night Football that Jurgen Klopp had expressed an interest in signing the defender as a replacement for the injured Virgil van Dijk. Coady was speaking to the Sky pundits […]

5 years ago

Peanut butter and chocolate is a great combination The saltiness of the peanut, the smoothness of milk chocolate – it all coalesces to create a melting pot of sweet and savoury in between your teeth and your big fat mouth. Life is good like that. One day we can be enjoying two seemingly disparate things […]

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The plans faced enormous opposition from inside and outside football Manchester United and Liverpool have been forced to abandon their plans for what has been called Project Big Picture, a vision to change the landscape of English football and reduce the size of the Premier League. According to a report by Sam Wallace in The […]

5 years ago

There are more subtle ways of pushing ahead with herd immunity Students in the United Kingdom have been given coronavirus testing kits that were already used. Yes, you actually read that correctly. Do not adjust your eyes. The news was confirmed by Birmingham City Council, who handed 25 used test kits to students living in […]

5 years ago

The council tax charges will come into effect from the start of October 2020 An unpaid council tax bill worth between £30,000 and £50,000 on on two properties at the North-East farm of Dominic Cummings and his family has been written off. According to a report in The National, two properties on the land, one […]

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Tier 3 restrictions came into effect at midnight Crowds poured into the streets of Liverpool city centre on Tuesday night as clubs shut, with revellers mingling and filling up the streets just two hours before new lockdown restrictions came into force. Footage posted to social media showed a large number of people standing talking and […]

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Starmer called for the ‘circuit break’ to take place over half term Labour party leader Keir Starmer has called for a two to three week ‘circuit break’ national lockdown to try and curtail the rapid rise in coronavirus cases seen across the United Kingdom in recent weeks. Speaking at a Labour news conference called in […]

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The Portugal captain has left the national team set up following his diagnosis Cristiano Ronaldo has become the most high profile footballer to date to test positive for coronavirus, after the news was confirmed by the Portuguese football federation on Tuesday. The Juventus striker and Portugal captain tested positive after his country’s international fixture with […]

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Next up, crisp packet dust by Waitrose A few times a year, a particular supermarket or brand introduces a new product to the world, and find themselves widely mocked on social media as a result. Marks and Spencer are the latest to fall foul of this after the release of their newest products: chip shop […]

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This is admirable commitment from Juan Mata Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata reportedly turned down an offer €20 million per-year to stay at Old Trafford and compete for a place at the club. According to reports in Spanish publication AS, the 32-year-old rejected an approach from an unnamed Saudi club to move during the transfer […]

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The FIFA series is the king of licensed products If there’s one thing that makes EA Sports’ FIFA series stand out from competitors like Pro Evolution Soccer it’s the fact that FIFA has pretty much every licence under the sun. They have almost every team, almost every league and almost every competition in football, but there are some limitations to what they […]

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Few things get football fans as excited as a new FIFA cover Over the years we’ve seen some players feature on the cover more than others, with Wayne Rooney appearing a whopping seven times throughout the 2000s at the peak of his powers. In that spirit, let’s see how well you remember the faces which […]

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In total 1,114 consultants from the firm are working on Track and Trace More than 1,000 consultants from Deloitte are being paid up to £2,300 per day to work on the government’s Track and Trace scheme. Documents released by the Department of Health and Social Care underline the reliance of the government on the private […]

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“It will live with me forever” Conor Coady was as shocked as anyone on Thursday night after he scored his first ever goal for England during a friendly match against Wales at Wembley Stadium. Gareth Southgate’s side claimed a 3-0 victory over Ryan Giggs’ team after what will be deemed a positive if peculiar night […]

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Currently the duo are not available in the game FIFA 21 releases officially on Friday and at the time of writing, popular commentary team Martin Tyler and Alan Smith do not feature as an option in the game. The duo, who have been the primary commentary team in EA Sports’ series since 2015, appear to […]

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So you’re telling me a 33-year-old free agent wasn’t top of the wish list? Manchester United failed to secure a single primary target identified by manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer during the summer transfer window, according to a report in ESPN. The report quotes sources who claim that United’s main targets going into the window were […]

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Quite the purge over at the Man City Twitter account There was widespread confusion on Wednesday morning after it emerged that Manchester City’s official Twitter account (@ManCity) had mysteriously disappeared. You could still search for it, but when you clicked on the link you’d be brought to a page which simply said ‘This account doesn’t […]

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In total, 79 sites will close, 25 of which will close permanently Pub chain Greene King, one of the largest in Britain, is set to close dozens of sites and cut 800 jobs as the 10pm curfew implemented by the government to curb a rise in coronavirus cases continues to cripple the hospitality industry. According […]

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The former Arsenal midfielder is currently without a club Once the most highly coveted young footballer in the world, rubbing shoulders with and impressing against some of the best to ever play the game, Jack Wilshere now finds himself, at 28, without a club. Wilshere was released by West Ham United this week, the latest […]

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Football managers say the darndest things For all their tactical nous and deep knowledge of the game, football managers – once they retire from the game – are often times better remembered for the things they said than their specific achievements. That’s because inside every footballer – or at least 99 percent of them – […]

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The Sweden international spent last season on loan at Cagliari Everton confirmed the signing late last night of Swedish goalkeeper Robin Olsen on loan from AS Roma as Carlo Ancelotti seeks to bring in competition for under pressure number on Jordan Pickford. 30-year-old Olsen spent last season on loan at Cagliari having joined Roma from […]

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Hopes that his own diagnosis would lead to a more serious stance on the virus have, so far, been severely unfounded Less than a week after testing positive for Covid-19, US president Donald Trump returned to the White House on Monday night, appearing short of breath and visibly ill as he performed a bizarre staged […]

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The news follows the redundancies of 55 staff members in August Fresh off the back of bizarre and barely believable weekend of football, we were greeted on Monday with news from Arsenal that could easily have been mistaken as satire. Gunnersaurus, Arsenal’s famous mascot and star of countless memes, had been laid off as part […]

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The three apparently attended Tammy Abraham’s birthday party The Football Association has confirmed that there will be no changes to the England squad despite the decision of Tammy Abraham, Jadon Sancho and Ben Chilwell to attend a birthday party which breached government coronavirus guidelines. The party, which was reportedly arranged for Abraham’s 23rd birthday, was […]

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The mascot has been a fixture at the club since 1993 Arsenal’s cost-cutting measures have continued, with the man who plays the role of mascot Gunnersaurus on a part-time basis the latest staff member to be made redundant by the club. According to The Athletic, Jerry Quy – who has assumed the role of Arsenal’s […]

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Hard to disagree with this Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reflected on what he described as the “worst day” he’s had during his Manchester United career as both a manager and a player, after his side were demolished 6-1 by Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on Sunday. Solskjaer watched his team go from 1-0 up in the […]

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Tell us what you really think, Pat Patrice Evra is a passionate man, especially when it comes to Manchester United, so his views after United’s 6-1 humiliation at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur were always going to be worth watching. United had been insipid from the moment they took the lead from the penalty spot […]

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An evening to forget for Manchester United When your rivals slip up, that’s the time to get a dig in. No waiting around, no hesitation, kick them when they’re down, and that’s exactly what Manchester City did after rivals Man United were battered 6-1 at home to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. United had their asses […]

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All hail Michael Edwards Some clubs are great at signing players for reasonable amounts of money. Some clubs excel at getting the maximum return for their own players. Liverpool, since Michael Edwards joined the club, have been both. When you think of Dominic Solanke, you probably think of a non-scoring striker, but might fail to […]

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In what has been a fallow number of years for the club, that night in Paris lives long in the memory for Manchester United The UEFA Champions League group stage draw was held on Thursday evening and – after all the pomp and ceremony – we eventually got our Champions League groups for the 2020/21 […]

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The ban on a selection of single use plastics comes into force today Single-use plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds are now banned in England after measures originally intended to begin in April came into force. The ban makes it illegal for businesses to sell or supply such items, though there will be an exemption […]

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Quite simply, this is a lot of money Neymar owes more money than anyone else on Spain’s tax blacklist with €34.6 million (£31.6M) in unpaid taxes, according to an official document published Wednesday. Out of thousands of individuals on the list, Neymar’s sum is reportedly the highest. The Paris Saint-Germain forward, who join France’s top […]

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Someone make it stop Manchester United have reportedly failed in what must now be their 600th attempt at signing Jadon Sancho after reports emerged that his club Borussia Dortmund had rejected a bid said to be worth up to €100 million. According to reports, the deal would have seen United pay €80m up front for […]

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Manchester United + Transfers = Generally Bad News The above equation is so ubiquitous in modern football that it may as well be the sport’s version of E = mc². When Manchester United sign footballers, the outcome is more often than not a disaster. Exceptions prove the rule, and most recently Bruno Fernandes has been […]

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What do you know Gary Lineker best for? Depends on what age you are, but you may know Lineker as an England, Barcelona and Tottenham striker, as the longtime Match of the Day host or, for a growing number of people, as Twitter dad jokes champion. Lineker is an active user of the social media platform, […]

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Welcome to part three of our test of your most useless knowledge We’ve done all the preamble that we could possibly do as we enter the third incarnation of our quiz series testing your knowledge of the most obscure Simpsons characters The show has been going for decades and has had countless characters, some more […]

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‘Fuck off’ – those parrots, presumably Five parrots have been temporarily removed from public view at the Lincolnshire Wildlife Park for constantly swearing at customers. The newly adopted parrots arrived at the park on August 15, according to Lincolnshire Live, and quarantined together. Quarantining with people (or parrots) you don’t like can be a nightmare, […]

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Proof that this government will do the right thing, providing we find out they’re doing the wrong thing first and shame them about it Parliament has announced that it has reversed its decision to exempt its own bars from the 10pm curfew currently in place in licensed premises across the United Kingdom. While all other […]

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‘What? I can’t hear yo…. Mate, I can’t hear you. Speak up.’ Does this sound vaguely familiar? Of course it does. We’ve all been there, down the pub, trying with all of our might to discern what a friend is saying over the sound of the (mostly awful) music playing in the background. Pubs like […]

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Remember folks, we’re all in this together Parliament’s bars are exempt from stricter coronavirus restrictions imposed upon the nation’s pubs and restaurants last week, according to a report by The Times. In a revelation that will shock only those who have not paid attention to this government’s handling of the coronavirus, pubs on the parliamentary […]

5 years ago

A salty day for Jose Mourinho Jose Mourinho had a lot to be annoyed about after his Tottenham Hotspur side conceded a late penalty against Newcastle United on Sunday on their way to a 1-1 draw at home. That penalty, awarded after an Andy Carroll header hit Eric Dier’s arm from point blank range, prompted […]

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Maddison held up the t-shirt after scoring Leicester’s fourth James Maddison scored the fourth goal for Leicester City in their 5-2 demolition of Manchester City on Sunday evening, and marked it by paying tribute to Leicester City doctor Stuart Birtwistle, who passed away during the summer after a long battle with cancer. Maddison scored a […]

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“You’re ruining the game” Jamie Carragher was one of a chorus of figures within football who criticised football’s rule makers after Newcastle United were awarded a controversial late penalty away to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday afternoon. Steve Bruce’s side, who barely created a chance the entire game, were awarded a penalty well into injury time […]

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His comments follow a joke made by Solskjaer on Saturday Jose Mourinho is rarely one to let things lie when he has the opportunity to get a little dig in, and he did just that on Sunday afternoon, returning a dig at Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who himself had taken the piss out […]

5 years ago

Here’s everything you need to know about Essex Over recent years Essex has become one of the most iconic regions in England. Thanks to television shows like The Only Way Is Essex and Gavin and Stacey, people from the rest of the UK have retained something of a cult interest in the home of Joey Essex and Gemma […]

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Well, I don’t think any of us expected them to say that Fans of EA Sports’ FIFA series are always hoping, with each new iteration of the game, that the developer will breath some new life into it. Whether that be in the form of improvements to game modes like Career Mode, an introduction of new ones […]

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