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Millwall goalkeeper Matija Šarkić dies aged 26

Millwall goalkeeper Matija Šarkić dies aged 26

The Grimsby-born goalie signed for the Lions last summer. Millwall and Montenegro goalkeeper Matija Šarkić has died aged 26. The former Aston Villa and Stoke City player is said to have fallen ill at an apartment in the town of Budva in Montenegro while on international duty. He died at around 6:30am local time on […]

1 year ago

How to eat and drink your way around the 92

How to eat and drink your way around the 92

We’ve been doing away days wrong  Outside the Bet365 Stadium in Stoke there is a stretch of canal that, for any visiting fan, will give you a taste of the Potteries for the spare change rattling in your pocket. Oatcakes, native to this part of Staffordshire, are sold out of a barge stuffed with sausage, […]

2 years ago

Micah Richards names the most hostile stadium he’s ever played in

Micah Richards names the most hostile stadium he’s ever played in

‘Don’t disrespect Stoke, honestly!’ Micah Richards has surprisingly suggested that Stoke City’s ground is the most hostile stadium that he played at during his career. Stoke away was a fixture that very few teams looked forward to, especially if the game was played at night, and it was cold, wet and windy. The phrase ‘can […]

4 years ago

Roy Keane defends Stoke and Blackburn despite ‘nasty’ fan comments

Roy Keane defends Stoke and Blackburn despite ‘nasty’ fan comments

‘I half went after one of them… ‘ When a video of Roy Keane clashing with a man outside Old Trafford, after Manchester United lost to Manchester City, gained traction last month, it saw many come to the Cork native’s defence. Keane had been signing autographs and posing for a couple of quick pictures as […]

4 years ago

West Brom fan who racially abused Romaine Sawyers sentenced to eight weeks in prison

West Brom fan who racially abused Romaine Sawyers sentenced to eight weeks in prison

It is believed to be the first time that someone will serve prison time for racially abusing a footballer online A West Bromwich Albion fan has been jailed for eight weeks for racially abusing footballer Romaine Sawyers on social media. Simon Silwood, 50, from Kingswinford, West Midlands, was sentenced at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court after being found guilty […]

4 years ago