England has rarely had a more likeable and brave group of players. That they are being targeted by their own fans is proof that many in this country are still not willing to accept the most basic facts about Britain’s past and present On Sunday afternoon, the England national team will take to the field […]

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Gareth has some decisions to make On the first episode of Football Trending, delivered by JOE and Domino’s, Wayne Farry and Reuben Pinder are joined by Dom Betts of the Fulhamish podcast, and an avid follower of England home and away. As Euros fever builds to an almost incomprehensible level, the panel look at the […]

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The Wales manager will appear in Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court next Wednesday Ryan Giggs has been charged with assaulting two women and controlling or coercive behaviour, the Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed. In a statement, the Greater Manchester Police said that the charges were related to an incident on November 1 2020. “Police were […]

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The concept of a Super League will return, but for now, let’s enjoy laughing at rich people We all grew up reading stories about underdogs. David vs Goliath and the type. Every second kids movie in the 1990s was based upon this premise, whether it was The Mighty Ducks or The Little Rascals. These movies, and stories like […]

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The message is Henry’s first public comments since news of the Super League broke Liverpool owner John W. Henry has released a video message to the club’s supporters in a bid to apologise to fans for the club’s attempt at forming a breakaway Super League alongside 11 of Europe’s richest clubs. Making his first public […]

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The clubs have been unable to ignore the backlash Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur have joined Manchester City in performing the most spectacular of humiliating backtracks, as all four sides announced late on Tuesday night that they had decided against participating in the touted Super League. The so-called ‘Big Six’ were among 12 […]

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She referred to the announcement of the Women’s Super League as a “side comment” Nadine Kessler, the UEFA chief of women’s football, has written an open letter detailing her opposition to the creation of a Super League by 12 of Europe’s richest football clubs. In a letter posted from her Twitter account and published on […]

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“This preposterous arrogance is not wanted anywhere in football” The backlash which has greeted the scandalous plans for a breakaway Super League involving 12 of Europe’s richest leagues has been swift and widespread, with everyone from Tory politicians to James Corden coming out against the idea. Critics have accused the architects of the new league […]

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When competitive sport proved too competitive, the elite decided to take their ball home Change happens slowly at first, then all at once. And so, on Sunday evening, it came to pass that European football as we know it was instantly and irreparably changed by the decision of 12 clubs, and a slightly larger number […]

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Mourinho has been at the club for less than two years Reports are emerging this morning that Jose Mourinho has been sacked by Tottenham Hotspur. According to a report in The Telegraph, Mourinho will officially be relieved of his duties by chairman Daniel Levy after a hugely disappointing time in charge of the club. It […]

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32 years ago, 96 football fans went to watch a match, and never came home On April 15 1989, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest met in the FA Cup semi-final at Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough stadium. In an attempt to ease overcrowding, police ordered exit gate C of the stadium’s standing-only central pens to be opened. Rather […]

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Prince Philip passed away on Friday morning Queen Elizabeth II will enter eight days of mourning following the death of her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh this morning at the age of 99. Buckingham Palace confirmed Prince Philip’s death on Friday, stating that he had “passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle”. As […]

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His death was confirmed by Buckingham Palace Prince Philip has died at the age of 99, Buckingham Palace have confirmed. A statement read: “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. “His Royal Highness passed away […]

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Rest in peace Yeovil Town captain Lee Collins has died at the age of 32, the club announced on Thursday. Collins joined the club in 2019 from Forest Green Rovers, having previously played for Port Vale, Northampton and Mansfield, among other clubs. He played his last game for the club February 6th, against Stockport. The […]

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It’s 2021 – we shouldn’t have to tell you not to open beer bottles with your teeth Technology is truly incredible. It has given us the phones and computers you’re reading these words on right now. It’s given us satellites, WiFi, electric cars and planes. Often, it’s the more modest inventions which are the most […]

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He passed away on March 29th, his family have confirmed Former AFTV regular Claude Callegari has died, his family confirmed. Callegari had been a member of AFTV for a number of years, appearing on the fan channel’s videos outside of stadia before and after matches. No cause of death has yet been given. A statement […]

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According to reports, Labour will back the move Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has hit out at the Labour Party over their proposed plans to support the government’s takeover of Liverpool in the wake of a corruption scandal. In a tweet sent on Wednesday morning, the Sky Sports pundit called on Labour to do something it […]

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The dancer suffered burns while trying to recreate a YouTube life hack video Professional dancer AJ Pritchard has given an update on his girlfriend Abbie Quinnen’s condition, after she suffered third degree burns while trying to recreate a YouTube video. Quinnen, who is also a dancer, was trying to follow a YouTube life hack video […]

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Kamara suffered alleged racist abuse during a Europa League game in midweek Celtic captain Scott Brown has shown his support for Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara ahead of today’s Old Firm derby, when he walked over to the Finnish international and embraced him while warming up. Kamara was the victim of alleged racist abuse during a […]

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Here we go!!! It’s the hottest anticipation TV premiere of the year and it hits our screens tonight. Line of Duty is back on our screens this evening, with the show following on from last season’s shocking revelations about H. The trailer starts off fairly low key, with Steve Arnott talking about how he’s ready for […]

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Quite the lyricist The internet, and TikTok in particular, is a strange police. It’s pretty self-contained, existing in its own peculiar place online and in the minds of its users. A common occurrence on the site is for a random song to start trending as part of a wider trend on the site. One example […]

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Incredibly, Clarkson has once again had something controversial to say in the opinions he writes to deadline for money Jeremy Clarkson has defended Piers Morgan and criticised Meghan Markle as the fallout over her interview with Oprah alongside Prince Harry continues. After their primetime interview with the American TV host, Morgan erupted on Good Morning Britain […]

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What do we do now? Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp have gone down across the world. The three apps, some of the most popular on this planet, stopped working out of the blue on Friday evening, just as we were all preparing for yet another weekend of fucking awful Zoom quizzes. Oddly, Facebook’s own “platform status” […]

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Schmitz revealed last year that she had been battling cancer since 2017 Jeremy Clarkson has paid tribute to the late Top Gear host Sabine Schmitz, who has died aged 51. The death of Schmitz, who was a racing driver for BMW and Porsche, hosted the TV show from 2016 to 2020. Last year, she revealed that she […]

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Derek remains in hospital with serious health problems Good Morning Britain host Kate Garraway has shared a picture of her husband Derek in hospital after he became seriously ill with Covid-19 in March last year. Derek Draper, 53, has been free of the disease since last summer but is still fighting for his life after […]

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The leak is reportedly Arsenal’s new home kit The football kit aficionados at FootyHeadlines are really ratcheting it up these days as more and more leaked football kits hit the internet. Last week we saw a kit purported to be Liverpool’s new home kit, a design not exactly welcomed by the club’s fans. This morning, […]

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He wasted no time Trevor Noah has been praised and criticised in equal measure after taking the piss out of the Royal family, the US Capitol siege and cocaine use during his opening monologue at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night. Walking down the red carpet at the event, which was part-virtual and part-open air […]

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Opponents say that the bill is being rushed through by Priti Patel to impose ‘draconian crackdowns’ on our civil liberties The Labour Party will vote against the Police & Crime Bill this week, Shadow Justice Secretary David Lammy confirmed on Sunday morning. The bill, which is being brought forward by Home Secretary Priti Patel, has […]

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The hashtag has trended after the behaviour of police at last night’s Sarah Everard vigil ‘Arrest Your Own’ has begun trending in the United Kingdom following the conduct of Metropolitan police officers at last night’s vigil in memory of Sarah Everard. The vigil, which was held in Clapham Common on Saturday evening, was disrupted by […]

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“I haven’t spoken to him yet” Prince William has responded to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s recent interview with Oprah publicly for the first time. The Duke of Cambridge, who reportedly had a falling out with his brother in recent years, said today that he has not yet spoken to Harry about the contents of […]

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Sarah Everard has been missing since last Wednesday The serving Metropolitan police officer arrested over the disappearance of Sarah Everard has been charged with murder. https://www.instagram.com/p/CMSvNfzD1Q2/ According to police, the man was also arrested over a separate allegation of indecent exposure. The man, in his 40s, had initially been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping. A […]

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Reid spoke about her former host live on air Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid spoke on Wednesday morning about her former co-host Piers Morgan, following his decision to quit the show amid increasing criticism over his reporting of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. Morgan stepped down from his position as co-host of the morning show […]

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Morgan quit the show on Tuesday evening Piers Morgan has broken his silence following his decision on Tuesday evening to leave his role as co-host of Good Morning Britain following his coverage of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s primetime interview with Oprah. Ofcom was inundated with complaints this week, with more than 41,000 sent to the […]

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Morgan was in the middle of a discussion with Alex Beresford when he stormed off The only story on anyone’s lips right now is the interview conducted by Oprah Winfrey with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, which finally aired on British TV last night. Following its premiere on American TV on Sunday, few people have […]

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Inter face Atalanta on Monday evening With league leaders Inter Milan not playing fifth-placed Atalanta until Monday evening, this weekend’s Serie A action allowed AC Milan and Juventus to try and gain a bit of ground on Antonio Conte’s side, for the time being at least. Both sides won, with Milan’s victory only their second […]

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Suarez showed, once again, that Barca were a little bit silly to let him go One of the stories of this weird and wonderful football season has been how, in hindsight, Barcelona’s decision to allow Luis Suarez to leave for rivals Atletico Madrid was a weird one. In fact, even without hindsight, it was a […]

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It didn’t go according to plan Burger King, like most other major businesses, begun the day with their ideal version of International Women’s Day in mind. They’d send some tweets out, get a conversation started, and by the end of the day have the desired cultural cache as a result of it. https://twitter.com/BurgerKingUK/status/1368849338596745223?s=20 Then they tweeted “Women […]

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The interview is sending shockwaves through the UK, and it hasn’t even been aired here yet The hashtag #AbolishTheMonarchy began trending on Twitter on Monday after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s interview on US television with Oprah was televised. The interview, which will air on ITV at 9pm this evening, has seen the couple speak […]

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Fans of the Royals have responded with the level of maturity you’d expect from them Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have revealed to Oprah in their exclusive interview that they had already got married in a private ceremony before their public wedding in May 2018. That wedding was a huge television event in the UK, […]

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The ruling has intensified criticism of the government’s handling of Covid contracts Boris Johnson misled parliament over the publication of Covid-19 contracts, a court order has shown. With his government riddled with allegations of cronyism over the manner in which they’ve allocated contracts to firms during the pandemic, the prime minister has insisted that all […]

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McGregor’s share has been bought out by Mexican beverage company Becle Conor McGregor’s Proper 12 line of whiskeys has been bought out by a Mexican beverage company, making the former UFC star a decent whack of money in the process. In a statement released by Becle, the company revealed that they had exercised an option […]

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Customers will be able to pick up their shopping and walk out without stopping to pay Amazon has launched its first UK stores where shoppers can come in, buy what they need, and leave – all without stopping to pay for their items. The stores, called Amazon Fresh, use a QR scanner at the entrance […]

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This is gonna rage on for a while Channel 4 has hit back at claims by former SAS: Who Dares Wins host Ant Middleton that any “inappropriate” comments he had made to female staff at the show were just “banter”. Since his sacking, Middleton has appeared on ITV in a bid to tell his own side of […]

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The Duke was moved to St Bartholomew’s Hospital days ago Prince Philip has undergone a “successful procedure” on a pre-existing heart condition for which he is currently being treated in hospital, Buckingham Palace have confirmed. In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: “The Duke of Edinburgh yesterday underwent a successful procedure for a pre-existing heart condition […]

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There were thousands of complaints on social media about the outage Netflix has gone down across the United Kingdom, leaving thousands of people staring blankly at their own faces in the cold reflection in their television. According to the outage website DownDetector, there were as many as 1,600 complaints on social media by 10.40am on […]

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Richard Keys would like his line back mate Sacked SAS guy Ant Middleton has invoked the Richard Keys defence following his sacking by Channel 4, insisting that any “inappropriate comments” he made to female staff at the channel were just “banter”. Middleton appeared on Good Morning Britain this morning as part of what no doubt will become […]

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The current limit on contactless payments is £45 Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to announce in his Budget today that the contactless card payment will increase from £45 to £100, in what is being seen as a boost to retail across the United Kingdom. It’s the second rise to the contactless limit in the last […]

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Middleton appeared on GMB after his sacking by Channel 4 Ant Middleton has hit out at ‘snowflakes’ and the ‘woke brigade’ during an appearance on Good Morning Britain following his sacking by Channel 4 over his personal conduct. Middleton was relieved of duties by C4, which included hosting popular show SAS: Who Dares Wins, after […]

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Is a title race heating up in Spain? While chaos descends at Camp Nou, Barcelona spent the weekend more harmonious on the pitch, as they defeated Sevilla away from home with goals from Messi and Dembele. Both they and Real Madrid now sit five points behind league leaders Atletico Madrid, as the top two won […]

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