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The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 497

The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 497

Bank holiday quizzing! Happy Easter to every quizzer tuning in for another week of the JOE Friday Pub Quiz! This is your first sign that the long Easter bank holiday weekend is officially here. So, before you get carried away with egg hunts or start prepping that Sunday roast, get ready for five rounds of […]

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How Italy could still play at 2026 World Cup despite play-off elimination

How Italy could still play at 2026 World Cup despite play-off elimination

There could yet be hope for the Azzurri The football world was left in shock on Tuesday night, as sporting giants Italy were beaten by Bosnia-Herzegovina in a play-off final, confirming that the southern European nation would be absent from their third successive World Cup finals, becoming the first former champions to achieve the unfortunate […]

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English Premier League striker could switch his international allegiance to Ireland

English Premier League striker could switch his international allegiance to Ireland

‘He looks like he is far away from England’ Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson has made a public approach for one of the most high-profile English strikers playing in the Premier League. The nation Hallgrimsson manages came agonisingly close to securing qualification for the 2026 World Cup last week, losing a play-off first leg […]

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Fans shocked by amount Chelsea spend on agent’s fees after club publish record losses

Fans shocked by amount Chelsea spend on agent’s fees after club publish record losses

Chelsea spent £25 million more than the next highest spending Premier League team Chelsea have emerged as the highest spending Premier League club when it comes to agent’s fees, just hours after they had published a pre-tax loss of £262.4 million, the highest in the league’s history. The 2024/25 losses smash a record previously held […]

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Going to North America: Every nation that has qualified for the World Cup

Going to North America: Every nation that has qualified for the World Cup

The draw is complete With the 2026 World Cup just months away, every national side competing for global football’s biggest honour have been confirmed. You may have heard all about Edin Dzeko’s heroics for Bosnia on Tuesday, taking a spot that seemed destined for Italy, and how Thomas Tuchel’s Three Lions pulled off the best […]

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