Clarke resigned on Tuesday after making a number of offensive statements during a call with MPs A number of current and former professional footballers have called for more diversity within the Football Association following the resignation of chairman Greg Clarke on Tuesday evening. Clarke resigned just hours after speaking with the Digital, Culture, Media, Sport […]

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The Republican party had used the postal worker’s case as evidence An employee at the United States Postal Service (USPS) has admitted fabricating claims of ballot tampering in Pennsylvania, after being interviewed by USPS investigators. Richard Hopkins’ claims had been cited by Republicans backing Donald Trump’s baseless claims of widespread voter fraud in the US […]

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Clarke resigned just hours after making the remarks during a call with MPs Chairman Greg Clarke has resigned from the Football Association after using the racial slur “coloured” during a meeting with the Digital, Culture, Media, Sport committee on Tuesday. Clarke, who has been in the job since September 2016, apologised after making the remarks […]

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Clarke was speaking to MPs at the time The chairman of the Football Association, Greg Clarke, has been forced to apologise after using a racial slur while talking to MPs in a parliamentary committee on Tuesday. Clarke used the term “coloured footballers” while giving evidence to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee. On the […]

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Words to warm your heart Life could be back to normal by spring of 2021, according to a leading immunologist who spoke to the BBC on Monday following the news that Pfizer and BioNTech had developed a Covid-19 vaccine which was found to prevent 90 percent of people from contracting the virus. Speaking on BBC […]

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Some unusually good news for 2020 Pfizer and BioNTech have described it as a “great day for science and humanity” after the first large scale trials for a preliminary Covid-19 vaccine found that it prevented 90 percent of people from contracting the virus. The results, which are reportedly much better than experts had expected, come […]

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Ronaldo vs Messi in the Manchester derby, anyone? Juventus are planning to end the Cristiano Ronaldo project and will look to put the Portuguese forward up for sale next summer, according to reports in Spain. AS reports that the Old Lady will try and sell Ronaldo a year before his contract expires, with the financial […]

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Hundreds of people have called the helpline mocking the president’s defeat in the US election A phone line set up by Donald Trump’s administration with the aim of receiving evidence of voter fraud in the American presidential election has instead found itself inundated with pranks calls mocking the president. Trump continues to push allegations of […]

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The scheme will be abandoned until the end of 2020 at least The Premier League is set to abandon its controversial pay-per-view match scheme after widespread boycotts from supporters put pressure on the league. According to The Times, while an official decision is yet to be made, it’s understood that all 20 Premier League clubs […]

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Good news for…. well, the world Joe Biden has confirmed that he will rejoin the Paris climate accord on the first day of his presidency in the event that he defeats Donald Trump in the US presidential election. America was initially a part of the climate change accord – a landmark international agreement – before […]

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Perfectly normal response from a perfectly normal man Donald Trump is used to getting what he wants. From the moment he entered this earth with a silver spoon in his mouth, Trump has had most things handed to him. His businesses, his wealth – the vast majority of this was handed down to him from […]

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The Argentine is available and has expressed a desire to return to management Manchester United have approached Mauricio Pochettino over the possibility of replacing under-fire manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, according to a report in the Manchester Evening News. The report claims that United have made contact with Pochettino’s representatives, despite the club being reluctant to […]

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The company will look to open more than 100 more Sainsbury’s stores Sainsbury’s have announced that it is cutting as many as 3,500 jobs, the majority of which will come from its Argos stores. 420 Argos locations will also shut. The announcement of cuts and closures comes as the company posted half-year financial results, which […]

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Andahl passed away in October As the United States and the wider world watches and waits fervently for the results of the American presidential election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, a number of other election results are emerging across the country. As results roll in for Senate and Congressional elections, so too are they […]

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QAnon is headed to Capitol Hill A supporter of the deranged and unfounded QAnon conspiracy theory has been elected to the US Congress after winning a US House seat in Georgia’s 14th congressional district. Marjorie Taylor Greene is the first open supporter of QAnon to be elected to Congress, and had a clear path to […]

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“This is not politics, this is the language of authoritarianism” Donald Trump took to the stage at the White House late on election night and declared victory in an election which he has labelled “a fraud on our nation” in what was a chilling if predictable response to a tight race. Hours after his opponent […]

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Is Trump going to upset the pollsters again? When Donald Trump won the 2016 US presidential elections it rocked the political (and wider) world. Throughout the election, pollsters in the United States had believed that Hillary Clinton would walk it, only for America’s version of ‘Shy Tories’ to push the now president over the line […]

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The attacker is on loan in Portugal from Ligue Un side Lille Far be it from Manchester United to allow a promising youngster to leave the club, only to witness their value immediately skyrocket elsewhere, but it appears that this is exactly what is happening right now. United allowed Angel Gomes, an attacking midfielder who […]

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The Wales manager was arrested at his home on Sunday night Ryan Giggs has denied assault allegations made against him after the former Manchester United player was arrested at his Salford home over the weekend on suspicion of assaulting his partner Giggs was questioned by Greater Manchester Police on suspicion of assault and actual bodily […]

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The court delivered its ruling on Monday morning Actor Johnny Depp has lost his high-profile libel case against The Sun over the newspaper’s reporting of his violence towards his ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp, the star of such Hollywood blockbusters as Pirates of the Caribbean and Fantastic Beasts, brought the libel case against the Sun’s publisher, News Group Newspapers […]

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FUT card packs have been found to be in contravention of Dutch law A court in the Netherlands has confirmed that the country’s gambling authority can proceed with a fine of €10 million towards Electronic Arts. The fine pertains to the company’s FIFA series and, in particular, loot boxes within its FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT) game mode. […]

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Only four of the starting eleven took the knee before the match started Members of the Krasnodar first team were the recipients of scathing criticism on social media on Wednesday night after just four of the 11 starting players took the knee in support of Black Lives Matter. Taking the knee in solidarity with the […]

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The attack took place on Thursday morning Three people have been confirmed dead and more left injured after a suspected terrorist attack in Nice, France earlier today. The attack took place at the Notre-Dame basilica in Nice this morning, and is believed to have been a mass stabbing. The perpetrator has been arrested and a […]

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“Ma’am, step away from the cracker” Police will enter homes to break up Christmas celebrations if they receive reports from the public of rule-breaking, a police commissioner has confirmed. David Jamieson, the West Midlands police and crime commissioner, said police will investigate any reports of rule-breaking over the festive season. “If we think there’s large […]

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The incident took place at half-time of Madrid’s draw with Borussia Monchengladbach Tunnel footage from last night’s Champions League action has shown Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema telling left-back Ferland Mendy not to pass the ball to their teammate Vinicius Junior. Posted online by RMC Sport, the footage was recorded at half-time of Madrid’s 2-2 […]

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The threats followed Pickford’s tackle on Virgil van Dijk Jordan Pickford has hired bodyguards for protection after being the recipient of death threats in the aftermath of his challenge in the Merseyside derby which left Virgil van Dijk with knee ligament damage. Pickford and van Dijk clashed early in the derby on the 17th of […]

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The decision to lock Premier League matches behind a paywall has, shockingly, proven to be an unpopular one Premier League clubs are set to review the decision to place some games each weekend on a pay-per-view services, after fan backlash and what have been described as “disastrous” viewing figures. Three games received fewer than 10,000 […]

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The new code will require clubs to meet recruitment diversity targets for coaching positions The Football Association has launched a new diversity code which it’s hoped will increase the representation of minorities and women in football and tackle the level of racial inequality in the game. The Football Leadership Diversity Code will look to create […]

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“Siri, define ‘fake news’” When you think of online disinformation and fake news you probably think of Russia and its efforts to influence Western elections, or Donald Trump and his efforts to influence his own election. We normally don’t think of fake news in relation to beloved high street businesses, but then again we don’t […]

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The Arsenal midfielder has donated meals for the rest of the week Students at a school in Barnet received a surprise this week in the form of free school meals courtesy of Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil. According to the Evening Standard, schoolchildren at Whitings Hill school in Barnet will receive meals donated by the German […]

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His incredible work doesn’t fall within the award criteria Marcus Rashford has been doing incredible all year. I think we can all agree on that. The Manchester United forward has almost singlehandedly helped make the issue of free school meals and child food poverty into one of the biggest talking points in the United Kingdom […]

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Coronavirus is not fucking about, is it? Levels of antibodies within the body decline rapidly within just a few months of contracting coronavirus, a new study from Imperial College London has found. The number of people with antibodies, which protect the body’s cells and is a crucial part of the immune system, has also fallen […]

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“Very nice indeed” After years of keeping the film at arm’s length, Kazakhstan has finally, if tentatively, embraced Borat with the launch of the country’s newest tourism slogan: very nice. While the portrayal of the country by actor and creator Sacha Baron Cohen is by no means a positive one, the country took the decision […]

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“Would you bring back some of that nice, clear moon water for me? … Roy McCutcheon!” NASA has confirmed the presence of water on the moon for the first time, in an announcement delivered on Monday. A tweet by NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine stated that NASA had “confirmed water on the sunlit surface” of the […]

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The midfielder accused the publication of fake news on Monday morning Paul Pogba has released a statement on his Instagram account in response to a story by The Sun which the France midfielder has rejected as “fake news”. The story in question claimed that Pogba had quit the France national team over comments made by […]

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The midfielder simply posted The Sun’s headline with the words ‘fake news’ stamped over it Manchester United and France star Paul Pogba has accused The Sun of fake news with a tweet from his personal account on Monday morning. The post by Pogba featured the words ‘fake news’ stamped over a screenshot of the story, […]

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Me sowing: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!! Me reaping: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck. The public backlash from the decision by Tory MPs to vote against extending free school meals last week appears to show no sign of abating, after a shop owner in Lancaster made the decision to ban his local MP after […]

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Hancock made the claim this morning to the BBC Marcus Rashford has rejected a claim made by Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock that there has been recent communication between prime minister Boris Johnson and the footballer over his campaign to bring an end to child food poverty in the United […]

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The plates were left outside the office of the MP for Southend West Few decisions by MPs have resonated quite as much and provoked such anger as the decision by Conservative party MPs last week to vote against extending free school meals beyond half-term. The issue of free school meals has been cast into mainstream […]

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Liverpool’s game against the Blades was only available to watch for £14.95 on PPV, so fans made a statement Liverpool defeated Sheffield United on Saturday, with a 2-1 comeback win at Anfield. There were no fans in the stadium, as has become normality during the pandemic, and the number of fans watching at home on […]

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Anyone in the mood for GOAL 4? It’s been a while since we had a wacky transfer story – providing you don’t consider Manchester United spending £40 million for a midfielder to sit on their bench ‘wacky’ – but Newcastle United are here to save the day. That’s because they have just signed 23-year-old forward Florent […]

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MPs, many of whom voted against extending free school meals for hungry children, are themselves entitled to free meals during work A petition has been created which is calling for an end to the subsidisation of meals for members of parliament, following the decision by Tory MPs to vote against the extension of free school […]

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Tories voted against feeding hungry kids earlier this week Businesses around the United Kingdom are volunteering to help Marcus Rashford in his cause to ensure that hungry children are fed through the half-term. The surge in donations and businesses offering their services comes in response to the decision by Conservative MPs to vote against a […]

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What more can you ask for? Sony has unveiled a remote control for the PlayStation 5 which will support YouTube, Netflix, Disney+ and Spotify, with each of the apps set to launch on the console on day one. Apple TV will also be available for the first time on the PlayStation 5, with Twitch integration […]

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An incredible gesture from the club Liverpool Football Club are stepping to fill the gap left by the Conservative party, who on Wednesday voting against extending the free school meals scheme beyond the half-term. Pressure was put on Tories to extend the scheme, which helps feed some of the poorest families in the country, with […]

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They told police they were “spoiling their fun” Four students at Nottingham Trent University have received fines of £10,000 each after holding a house party while Tier 2 lockdown restrictions were in place in the region. The students, who live in Lenton, Nottingham, held the party on Tuesday night, just hours before the implementation of […]

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I don’t think any of us expected him to say that Pope Francis has challenged the orthodoxy of the Catholic Church by becoming the first pontiff in history to give his support for same-sex civil unions. The revelation, which will likely receive a mixed reaction among more conservative followers of the Catholic Church, came during […]

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ABC compared the young talent to a ‘black street vendor’ FC Barcelona are taking legal action against journalist Salvador Sostres and daily newspaper ABC in response to racist remarks published after their Champions League victory over Hungarian side Ferencvaros. According to Mundo Deportivo, Sostres later apologised due to the anger of his comments, saying he […]

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Manchester United’s Axel Tuanzebe already has an award for the season

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The country is currently in crisis after government forces attacked anti-police brutality protesters Odion Ighalo took to the sideline of the Parc des Princes after Manchester United’s victory over PSG on Tuesday night and took to social media to issue an emotional appeal for global intervention into the atrocities currently taking place in Nigeria. The […]

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