A statement has confirmed they intend to hold a series of protests, starting with a boycott of the Arsenal game Several prominent Newcastle United supporters’ groups have joined forces to call on fans to boycott St James’ Park in protest at Mike Ashley’s ownership of the club. A statement released on Tuesday evening confirmed that […]

7 years ago

Milinković-Savić has again been linked with a move to Old Trafford In October 2017 Jose Mourinho travelled to Vienna. The then-Manchester United manager was pictured in the stands of the Ernst Happel Stadion as Austria hosted Serbia in their penultimate qualifier for the World Cup in Russia. The purpose of his trip, however, wasn’t clear. As […]

7 years ago

Rapinoe is expected to return for the US against the Netherlands on Sunday Whether or not she ends up on the winning side in Sunday’s final, it will be difficult to look back on the 2019 World Cup without thinking about Megan Rapinoe. A strained hamstring kept the 33-year-old out of the US women’s national […]

7 years ago

AS Roma will use their social media channels to raise awareness of the plight of missing children this summer AS Roma’s transfer announcements have regularly made waves on social media in recent years. From parodying YouTube skills videos to welcome Turkish international Cengiz Ünder to the simplicity of the poorly photoshopped image they used to mark the arrival […]

7 years ago

“Maybe now it is so popular in England it might have a chance to make the nominations…” Eric Bicfalvi knew instantly that it was the best goal he had ever scored. The Romania international might not be a household name, but you have probably seen his strike for Ural Yekaterinburg on social media. The video […]

7 years ago

By road, it is 496 miles from Cardiff to Niederkorn. Christian Edwards has done the calculations. He also knows that, should he decide to, it would take him just under a nine-hour drive to complete the journey. A plane ticket has already been booked in his name, but a fear of flying means the Cardiff […]

7 years ago

Cameroon’s players were furious at two VAR calls during their defeat to England Cameroon players reacted angrily as two key VAR decisions went in favour of England during their World Cup last 16 game in Valenciennes on Sunday. Steph Houghton had opened the scoring for England inside the opening quarter of an hour, calmly finding […]

7 years ago

How well do you remember Zidane’s playing days? Long before winning Champions Leagues for fun as a manager, Zinedine Zidane was one of the finest players to have ever graced a football field. Looking back on his playing career, we’ve thrown together this quiz for you to have a go at…

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Only four years ago. This one should be easy, right?

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“We’re getting people to come alive again through a love of sport, a love of football.” Following his dementia diagnosis, Bill attended a day centre close to his home in Falkirk. He kept himself to himself, preferring to sit at the side of the room and skim through his newspaper, rather than taking part in […]

7 years ago

Pogba is willing to force his way out of Old Trafford Paul Pogba is reportedly so determined to leave Manchester United for Real Madrid this summer that he is willing to ‘go on strike’ to force a move. Speculation that the World Cup-winning midfielder wants out of Old Trafford for a second time in his […]

7 years ago

Cameroon lost 3-1 to the Netherlands on Saturday Cameroon’s Gabrielle Aboudi Onguene had an eventful afternoon against the Netherlands on Saturday. Not only did she become her country’s first scorer at the 2019 World Cup, she was also at the centre of a bizarre incident which angered those on the Dutch bench, moments before her goal. […]

7 years ago

Yet another name is linked with a move to Manchester United Manchester United are plotting a move for West Ham’s Issa Diop, Sky Sports have claimed. The 22-year-old, who arrived at West Ham in a £22m move from Toulouse last summer, is the latest name to be linked with a transfer to Old Trafford as […]

7 years ago

Icardi’s future could lie in the US Mauro Icardi could be poised for a move to Major League Soccer having been reportedly approached by David Beckham. Beckham’s MLS side, Inter Miami, are due to launch in 2020, and a report from Argentine outlet, Télam, claim the England captain is keen to add the striker to his […]

7 years ago

Lo Celso is a man in demand Manchester United have reportedly emerged as favourites to sign Tottenham target Giovani Lo Celso from Real Betis. The LaLiga club had loaned the Argentina international from Paris Saint-Germain for the duration of last season. Despite finalising a £19.5m permanent deal with the French champions for him two months ago, […]

7 years ago

Premier League players dominate the top 20 Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold is one of the most valuable players in world football, according to a study on transfer fees conducted by CIES Football Observatory. Using an algorithm which factored in age, contract status, minutes played, position, goals scored, club performance and international experience, the study calculated an […]

7 years ago

“This is just another example of how airline companies take advantage of football fans” A Manchester United season ticket holder has revealed on Twitter how the cost of a flight from Dublin to Manchester increased by over 600% after the 2019/2020 Premier League fixtures were announced on Thursday morning. After a ‘leaked’ fixture list showed […]

7 years ago

The countdown to 2019/2020 has officially started 32 days. It’s only been 32 days since Manchester City defeated Brighton to be crowned 2019 Premier League champions, yet here we are, gearing up for the new season. After the ‘leaks‘, the genuine 2019/2020 fixture list for the English top flight has finally been published. European champions […]

7 years ago

This week sees the second anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire Grenfell United have projected a series of messages highlighting a national fire safety crisis onto the side of tower blocks across the country. On Wednesday night – almost exactly two years on from the Grenfell Tower fire – buildings in London, Salford and Newcastle […]

7 years ago

Eriksen had appeared destined to leave Tottenham Christian Eriksen could now sign a long-term deal with Tottenham Hotspur, days after saying he was open to leaving the club. The Danish international gave an interview to media in his homeland which confirmed he was ready to take on a new challenge in his career after six […]

7 years ago

Woodgate is set to take his first managerial job Jonathan Woodgate looks set to be named as the new manager of his hometown club, Middlesbrough. BBC Tees Sport reports that Woodgate, a former Middlesbrough player, is set to step up from the club’s coaching staff and replace Tony Pulis, who left the Riverside last month. […]

7 years ago

Woodward was expected to appoint a technical director Ed Woodward looks set to remain in charge of Manchester United’s transfer dealings for the foreseeable future, reports have claimed. As part of a shake-up of the club’s staffing structure, Woodward was expected to appoint a technical director this summer who would help the process of identifying […]

7 years ago

We won’t have to wait long to see if this is legit… It may feel like the football season has only just come to an end, but this week sees the Premier League publish its list of fixtures for the 2019/20 campaign. All 380 games in the English top flight will be announced at 9am […]

7 years ago

The deal is believed to be close Mexican international Hirving Lozano is reportedly close to finalising his move from PSV Eindhoven to Napoli. The 23-year-old, who scored his country’s winner over Germany during last summer’s World Cup, has managed 19 goals for PSV over the course of the season. His form has seen him linked […]

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De Ligt’s next move is still unclear Matthijs de Ligt, Ajax’s in-demand young defender, could now be poised to move to Paris Saint-Germain, reports have claimed. The 19-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to Barcelona since his close friend and Ajax teammate Frenkie de Jong agreed to move to the Camp Nou earlier […]

7 years ago

Norway face France on Wednesday Norway have called on their team’s media manager to help them prepare to face France’s towering defender Wendie Renard in the World Cup in Nice on Wednesday. France, the host nation, beat South Korea 4-0 in the tournament opener in Paris on Friday. Renard, who is 6’2″, scored twice in […]

7 years ago

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer seems determined to sign the right-back Manchester United are reportedly poised to make a second bid for Crystal Palace’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka, after seeing their initial offer for him rejected. United are said to be eyeing a squad overhaul this summer, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer keen to add hungry, young British players to […]

7 years ago

Asif Kapadia speaks to JOE about the making of Diego Maradona – the film about a defining chapter in the career of a football great

7 years ago

Pickford scored his penalty, then denied Switzerland with a crucial save in the shoot-out Jordan Pickford was England’s hero as Gareth Southgate’s men beat Switzerland on penalties to win the third-place play-off in the inaugural Uefa Nations League finals. England squandered a number of chances throughout the 90 minutes, but appeared to have won it […]

7 years ago

Conflicting reports about Liverpool’s interest Liverpool are said to be holding discussions with Lille’s highly rated winger, Nicolas Pépé. Though it has recently been reported by the Liverpool Echo that the European champions are yet to make contact with the Ligue 1 club about Pépé, Mohamed Bouhafsi of RMC Sport insists this is not the case. According to […]

7 years ago

Thankfully, the youngster was back on his feet almost immediately Nicolo Barella had a night to remember in Athens on Saturday. Not only did he net the opening goal for Italy in their Euro 2020 qualifier away in Greece, he also nearly inadvertently knocked a child’s head off. Prior to scoring, the 22-year-old Cagliari midfielder […]

7 years ago

How many can you remember? It’s approaching three years since Gareth Southgate took charge of England’s senior side. So far, 57 different players have played for him. In this quiz, we’d like you to have a go at naming as many of them as you possibly can. We’ve given you ten minutes and the clubs […]

7 years ago

Mourinho is said to be open to the idea of taking charge at St. James’ Park Jose Mourinho is reportedly ready to talk to the potential new owners of Newcastle United about becoming their next manager. Newcastle are currently the subject of a takeover attempt by the Bin Zayed Group, led by Sheikh Khaled, who issued […]

7 years ago

Another summer, another Griezmann transfer sage Antoine Griezmann is leaving Atletico Madrid this summer. That much, we knew already, Having confirmed his intention to leave last month,  many assumed he would finally seal a switch to Barcelona – as was widely reported would happen last summer. This, however, has failed to materialise, with reports in […]

7 years ago

United have reportedly made a significant bid Manchester United appear to have stepped up their search for a new right-back by reportedly making a bid for Crystal Palace’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka. Sky Sports reporter Kaveh Solhekol claims United’s offer for the 21-year-old is ‘substantial’, though the exact amount is unknown. Having made his first team debut […]

7 years ago

Ronald Koeman ‘s side beat England 3-1 after extra-time in Guimarães England’s hopes of winning the inaugural Nations League are over after defeat to the Netherlands in the semi-final. Gareth Southgate’s men had taken the lead after half an hour from the penalty spot. Marcus Rashford stepped up to convert the spot-kick after being brought down […]

7 years ago

De Ligt’s error saw England take the lead in Guimarães Rightly so, we’ve been hearing plenty about Matthijs de Ligt lately. One of the standout performers in Ajax’s march to a Champions League semi-final this season, the 19-year-old defender is one of the most in demand players in world football this summer, with several of Europe’s […]

7 years ago

United appear to be making plans in case Pogba departs this summer Manchester United will reportedly target Youri Tielemans if Paul Pogba leaves the club this summer. Though United are said to be keen to keep Pogba, the Frenchman is said to want to leave Old Trafford after becoming increasingly concerned about the club’s inability […]

7 years ago

Hazard’s move to Madrid is very close Eden Hazard’s transfer from Chelsea to Real Madrid is nearing completion. Following reports from Spain on Wednesday that an agreement had been reached over a €100m fee, it’s now expected the Belgium international’s move could be officially announced in a matter of hours. His final appearance for Chelsea came […]

7 years ago

De Gea has failed to agree a new contract at Manchester United Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea could be set to leave the club for Paris Saint-Germain this summer. The Spaniard has failed to agree an extension to his current deal at Old Trafford, which is due to expire next year. According to The […]

7 years ago

As far as VAR drama goes, it doesn’t get much better than this… For a brief while on Wednesday night, it seemed Portugal had a great chance to double their lead against Switzerland in Porto, taking a giant leap towards the Uefa Nations League final in the process. Leading through Cristiano Ronaldo’s first-half free-kick, they […]

7 years ago

England fans are in Portugal for the Uefa Nations League Footage has emerged showing Portuguese police charging at England fans in the city of Porto, 24 hours before Gareth Southgate’s side take on the Netherlands in the Uefa Nations League in nearby Guimarães. A video uploaded to Twitter by the Guardian’s Sean Ingle shows England supporters […]

7 years ago

Buffon arrived in Paris last summer Gianluigi Buffon has confirmed he is to leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of this month, a year after joining the French champions from Juventus. Buffon had been expected to retire last summer after his contract in Turin expired, but surprised many by opting to play on for PSG. […]

7 years ago

“Nearly every game I’m called a monkey or a n*****…” Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha has revealed he regularly receives racist abuse from the stands while playing football. In an interview given to The Jackal magazine, the 26-year-old, who only recently highlighted similar abuse he had received on social media, said he was frequently the […]

7 years ago

A moving gesture James Milner ordered Liverpool’s open top parade bus to make a stop at the house of a Hillsborough survivor on Sunday so that he could show him the European Cup. As reported by the Liverpool ECHO, Milner, the club’s vice-captain, asked for the bus to stop at the home of Andrew Devine as […]

7 years ago

The idea of De Ligt moving to Old Trafford has not gone down well at Barcelona It’s still relatively early days yet, but the signs are there that Matthijs de Ligt’s potential move away from Ajax has all the makings of being the transfer saga of the summer. The 19-year-old Dutch defender had appeared poised to […]

7 years ago

One of the first major transfers of the summer could be announced in the next 24 hours Reports from Spain have claimed Real Madrid have finalised a deal for Chelsea’s Eden Hazard. The Belgium international’s future at Stamford Bridge has long been the subject of speculation, with Real frequently linked with a big money move […]

7 years ago

Funnily enough, no Manchester United players made the cut Jose Mourinho has named six Liverpool players in his Champions League team of the season. Mourinho, who won the competition with Porto in 2004 and Inter Milan six years later, was asked to pick a best eleven from this season’s campaign for beIN Sport. Unsurprisingly, his […]

7 years ago

This one isn’t going away Not for the first time in recent weeks, Qatar Sport Investment, owners of Paris Saint-Germain, are reportedly in talks with Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani about a possible sale of the Championship club. French outlet L’Equipe claim Nasser al-Khelaïfi, the head of QSI and PSG’s president, is scheduled to hold talks […]

7 years ago