Football

The draw has been made. Scottish champions Celtic have learned the club they will face in the opening play-off round of the 2026/27 Champions League campaign. The Glasgow club secured a place in this season’s UCL in dramatic fashion last season. Having trailed rivals Hearts for almost the entire campaign, Martin O’Neill’s side faced the […]

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The Supercomputer has spoken… The football world is still reeling from FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s sensational plan to sell off parts of the World Cup to private investors — and UEFA’s seismic response, voting unanimously to boycott the tournament if it goes ahead. With CONCACAF and the AFC also rejecting the plan, though stopping short […]

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BREAKING Chelsea have been fined £10 million, and handed a suspended transfer ban, following a massive investigation into an alleged 74 breaches of FA rules. Taking to X to announce their ruling, the FA confirmed that the London club had avoided a points deduction over the alleged offences, which are reported by The Athletic to […]

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One of the greatest to ever do it AC Milan and Italy legend Franco Baresi has died aged 66, it has been confirmed. Widely considered as one of the greatest to ever grace the game, Baresi enjoyed a storied career in the beautiful game. The Italian defender’s death was announced by his former club AC […]

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The decision has been made. All 55 of the countries that represent UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations) have voted unanimously to boycott the World Cup amid plans from FIFA president Gianni Infantino to sell shares in the tournament to private investors. The news was broken first by The Times’ sport chief Martyn Ziegler, […]

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Summer nights, late July… Welcome to the 514th edition of the JOE Friday Pub Quiz! We’re ever so close to the weekend, after a slightly cooler final week of July here in the UK, which can only mean one thing: Quiz time must commence. Parliament is in recess, the World Cup is over — and […]

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