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  • Floyd Mayweather offers to train Tyron Woodley ahead of his Jake Paul fight

    Floyd Mayweather offers to train Tyron Woodley ahead of his Jake Paul fight

    Woodley looks set to take Mayweather up on the offer Floyd Mayweather has offered to give Tyron Woodley a helping hand ahead of his fight with Jake Paul later this summer. No official date has been set between Jake and Woodley, a former UFC welterweight champion, but it has been suggested the bout will take […]

    5 years ago

  • World’s richest countries agree ‘historic’ tax on giant firms

    World’s richest countries agree ‘historic’ tax on giant firms

    Sunak says the agreement will mean “the right companies pay the right tax in the right places” Rishi Sunak has announced that some of the world’s wealthiest countries have reached an agreement on taxing multi-national companies. Members of the G7 met in London to formulate the plan, which seeks to tackle corporate tax avoidance by […]

    5 years ago

  • Lionel Messi ‘agrees new Barca deal’ which will see him join Inter Miami

    Lionel Messi ‘agrees new Barca deal’ which will see him join Inter Miami

    Messi is close to signing a new 10-year deal Lionel Messi – despite all that went on last summer – looks set to prolong his stay at Barcelona, reports in Spain have claimed. The Barca number 10 made his feelings about the way in which the club had been run under the presidency of Josep […]

    5 years ago

  • Gareth Bale ‘considering retirement’ this summer

    Gareth Bale ‘considering retirement’ this summer

    Bale could be set to make the shock announcement after the Euros Gareth Bale is reportedly giving serious thought to hanging up his boots this summer, after he plays for Wales at Euro 2020. Bale spent the 2020/21 season on loan at Tottenham and it had been expected he would go back to Real Madrid […]

    5 years ago

  • Euro 2020 Quiz: Group D

    Euro 2020 Quiz: Group D

    It’s time for the fourth of our Euro 2020 Group Quizzes You know how this works by now. We give you 20 questions, five on each team in the group. They might be about the current crop of players, we may have delved further back into their footballing history. This time it’s Group D, which […]

    5 years ago

  • Euro 2020 Quiz: Group C

    Euro 2020 Quiz: Group C

    Time for another Euro 2020 quiz You know how these Euro 2020 quizzes work by now. This is exactly the same format as the already released quizzes for Groups A and B, only we’re looking at the four countries which make up Group C: Austria, Netherlands, North Macedonia and Ukraine. Below you’ll find 20 questions […]

    5 years ago

  • Euro 2020 Quiz: Group B

    Euro 2020 Quiz: Group B

    How well do you know the footballing nations of Group B? There’s a good chance you’ve already seen the earlier edition of this quiz relating to the four teams in Group A. If you haven’t, you’ve plenty of time to catch up. This is exactly the same format, only we’re looking at the four countries […]

    5 years ago

  • Mason Greenwood withdraws from England Euro 2020 squad

    Mason Greenwood withdraws from England Euro 2020 squad

    Greenwood will not be available for England this summer Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood will play no part at Euro 2020 having withdrawn from England’s provisional squad for the tournament in order to fully recover from an underlying injury. A statement from his club said that the 19-year-old’s playing time has had to be carefully […]

    5 years ago

  • QUIZ: Name all 50 teams to play in the Premier League

    QUIZ: Name all 50 teams to play in the Premier League

    Brentford will be the 50th different team to play in the Premier League Brentford’s victory in the Championship playoff final means they will become the 50th team to play in the English top flight in the Premier League era. What we’re looking for here, then, is for you to try and name all of those […]

    5 years ago

  • Matthijs De Ligt clarifies stance on Covid-19 vaccination

    Matthijs De Ligt clarifies stance on Covid-19 vaccination

    “In my recent interview I was not clear with my response” Matthijs de Ligt has stressed that he is in favour of the Covid-19 vaccination, after appearing to suggest he had opted against having the jab in a recent interview. The Juventus defender is currently with the Dutch national team as they prepare for the […]

    5 years ago

  • Matthijs De Ligt says he’s chosen not to have coronavirus vaccine

    Matthijs De Ligt says he’s chosen not to have coronavirus vaccine

    “The risk of infection is always there” Juventus defender Matthijs De Ligt has revealed he has decided not to have a coronavirus vaccine, explaining that he believes people should be in charge of their bodies. The 21-year-old defender, who joined Juve from Ajax two years ago, missed two games for his club after testing positive […]

    5 years ago

  • QUIZ: How well do you remember Euro 2012?

    QUIZ: How well do you remember Euro 2012?

    How well do you remember the European Championships of 2012? Time to test your knowledge of another major football tournament from years gone by. This time, we’re looking at Euro 2012. Yet again, we watched on as Spain tiki-takad their way to a third major tournament on the spin and yet again, we watched on […]

    5 years ago

  • QUIZ: How well do you remember Euro 2004?

    QUIZ: How well do you remember Euro 2004?

    We go again Time to test your knowledge of another major football tournament from years gone by, namely: Euro 2004. You remember it, don’t you? Wayne Rooney exploding onto the world scene; that Portugal goalkeeper taking his gloves off for the shootout; Greece – Greece! – winning the whole bloody thing. Below you’ll find 20 […]

    5 years ago

  • Marcus Rashford highlights racial abuse after Man Utd Europa League defeat

    Marcus Rashford highlights racial abuse after Man Utd Europa League defeat

    “For those working to make me feel any worse than I already do, good luck trying” Marcus Rashford has revealed how he received “at least 70 racial slurs” on social media following Manchester United’s Europa League final defeat on Wednesday. Rashford and his teammates lost 11-10 to Villarreal on penalties in Gdansk after the game […]

    5 years ago

  • QUIZ: How well do you remember Euro 96?

    QUIZ: How well do you remember Euro 96?

    Football came home. The Germans took it away again How well do you remember the last time England played host to a major football tournament? We’ve thrown together 20 questions about Euro 96. Oh, and if this isn’t enough, we’ve even more Euro-themed quizzes to see you through to the next live game. Just click […]

    5 years ago

  • QUIZ: Name these 50 Euro Championship goalscorers

    QUIZ: Name these 50 Euro Championship goalscorers

    Anywhere close to 40 and you’ve done well 50 faces, all belonging to men who have scored at European Championships since 2000. Your job is to correctly identify who they belong to from the two names given below each image. And yes, it starts off easy – these things always do – before becoming significantly […]

    5 years ago

  • QUIZ: Every Euro Championship goalscorer this century

    QUIZ: Every Euro Championship goalscorer this century

    240 players have scored goals at European Championships this century Bored? 20 minutes to kill? Good. You’re in the right place. Below you’ll find a quiz about the European Championships. The concept is simple enough, even if you’ve not got a cat in hell’s chance of getting anywhere close to full marks… We’re asking you […]

    5 years ago

  • Man Utd fans hate the Glazers, but how do they feel in Tampa Bay?

    Man Utd fans hate the Glazers, but how do they feel in Tampa Bay?

    “Most people’s concern is whether Manchester United is costing the Bucs any money. That’s their only interest.” For John Romano, there were a few days in late January when it seemed as good a time as any to try his luck. Over the years he had spent covering the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Romano, a journalist […]

    5 years ago

  • QUIZ: How well do your remember Euro 2016?

    QUIZ: How well do your remember Euro 2016?

    How well do you remember Euro 2016? Ah, where has the time gone, eh? It doesn’t seem five minutes since those heady days of Viking thunder claps, moth invasions and Wales being really, really, ridiculously good. In actual fact, it’s been five years. We’re asking you to cast your minds back and try and remember […]

    5 years ago

  • Belarus forces Ryanair plane to land to capture opposition figure

    Belarus forces Ryanair plane to land to capture opposition figure

    The opposition have since claimed this was a ruse so that an activist could be arrested A Ryanair flight has been forced to make an unscheduled stop in the Belarusian capital of Minsk, reportedly to allow authorities to arrest an opposition activist. The plane, which had been travelling from Athens in Greece to Vilnius in […]

    5 years ago

  • Yannick Carrasco gives shirt to Atletico Madrid fan injured in celebrations

    Yannick Carrasco gives shirt to Atletico Madrid fan injured in celebrations

    Carrasco presented the injured supporter with a shirt Atletico Madrid are La Liga champions for the first time since 2014. Despite an early setback against Valladolid, second-half goals from Angel Correa and Luis Suarez saw Diego Simeone’s men secure a 2-1 victory – enough to clinch the title from city rivals, Real Madrid. Knowing a […]

    5 years ago

  • Covid: The football fans who will not return

    Covid: The football fans who will not return

    “When I think about all those memories now, I’m not sure how I can go back, even though I know I have to…” Returning to stadiums has been a moment the vast majority of football supporters have longed for for over a year. For some, however, it will be a poignant occasion: a time to […]

    5 years ago

  • PSV’s Eran Zahavi edits Israel flag into Pogba and Diallo’s Palestine flag gesture

    PSV’s Eran Zahavi edits Israel flag into Pogba and Diallo’s Palestine flag gesture

    Zahavi replaced the Palestine flag with an Israeli flag emoji and thanked the United pair for their support PSV Eindhoven’s Eran Zahavi has shared an edited photo of Manchester United duo Paul Pogba and Amad Diallo, showing the pair holding aloft an Israel flag. After United’s final home game of the season on Tuesday, Pogba […]

    5 years ago

  • Paul Pogba and Amad Diallo unfurl Palestine flag after final Man Utd home game

    Paul Pogba and Amad Diallo unfurl Palestine flag after final Man Utd home game

    The Manchester United duo showed their support for the people of Palestine Manchester United duo Paul Pogba and Amad Diallo unveiled a Palestine flag after full-time in their side’s final home game of the Premier League season in a show of solidarity with the Palestinian people caught in the midst of the ongoing conflict with […]

    5 years ago

  • Al-Jalaa tower block in Gaza is flattened by Israeli airstrikes

    Al-Jalaa tower block in Gaza is flattened by Israeli airstrikes

    The building houses the offices of the Associated Press and Al Jazeera A tower block in Gaza which houses the offices of news outlets including the Associated Press and Al Jazeera has collapsed after being hit by an Israeli air strike. According to Reuters, the building’s owner is said to have received warning by Israeli […]

    5 years ago

  • Man Utd use “decoy” coaches to avoid protests postponing Liverpool game again

    Man Utd use “decoy” coaches to avoid protests postponing Liverpool game again

    United’s players are already said to be at Old Trafford Manchester United appear to have put a plan in place to thwart any attempts by protesters to postpone their Premier League game with Liverpool for a second time in a fortnight. Mass protests against the Glazer family ownership of United were carried out by the […]

    5 years ago

  • Richard Keogh awarded £2.3 million in breach of contract case against Derby County

    Richard Keogh awarded £2.3 million in breach of contract case against Derby County

    The defender was sacked by Derby in October 2019 Former Derby County captain Richard Keogh has been awarded £2.3 million in compensation after winning a long-running compensation claim against the Championship side. Keogh, a former Ireland international who had been with Derby from 2012 until October 2019, was sacked by the club shortly after being […]

    5 years ago

  • Manchester United Supporters Trust respond to letter from Joel Glazer

    Manchester United Supporters Trust respond to letter from Joel Glazer

    “This is our objective, and there will be no let up until we get there.” Manchester United Supporters’ Trust (MUST) have released a statement acknowledging the letter sent to them last week by Joel Glazer. MUST had written to Glazer last week, in the wake of the Old Trafford protests against the American family’s ownership […]

    5 years ago

  • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer “unhappy” with Gary Neville over anti-Glazer backlash

    Ole Gunnar Solskjaer “unhappy” with Gary Neville over anti-Glazer backlash

    Neville has made little secret of how he feels about the Glazer family’s ownership of United in recent weeks Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his Manchester United coaching staff are said to be unhappy at the role played by Gary Neville in the recent anti-Glazer backlash at the club. United’s American owners have been widely despised […]

    5 years ago

  • Man United owner refuses to apologise over Super League

    Man United owner refuses to apologise over Super League

    Well, who saw this coming? The Glazer family don’t appear any closer to relaxing their tight-lipped approach to Manchester United supporters in the aftermath of the protests at Old Trafford on Sunday. The club’s widely-despised American owners have refused to engage with United fans since the 2005 leveraged takeover of the club. Despite the scenes […]

    5 years ago

  • India records deadliest day as country struggles with Covid-19 surge

    India records deadliest day as country struggles with Covid-19 surge

    Experts belief the real numbers are markedly higher than those reported India has recorded its highest coronavirus death toll for a single day, as the country struggles to cope with a huge surge in new cases. The day after becoming the first country to record over 400,000 new cases of the virus in a 24-hour […]

    5 years ago

  • Covid-19 jabs “to be offered to secondary school pupils from September”

    Covid-19 jabs “to be offered to secondary school pupils from September”

    Children aged 12 and above could be offered the jab at the start of the next school year Plans being developed by the NHS could reportedly see secondary school pupils offered Covid-19 vaccinations as soon as September. A report in the Sunday Times claims officials from the health service are working on plans which would […]

    5 years ago

  • If you were angry at Matt Hancock’s awful Guinness, you’ve been had

    If you were angry at Matt Hancock’s awful Guinness, you’ve been had

    Drink up. The fun’s over Sad news, internet. That picture of Matt Hancock and his tragic pint of Guinness isn’t *quite* what it seemed after all. An image of the Health Secretary, sitting in a beer garden cheersing one of his Tory pals was widely circulated over the last day or so, largely because of […]

    5 years ago

  • Investigation launched as pigs hammered to death at “high-welfare” farm

    Investigation launched as pigs hammered to death at “high-welfare” farm

    The disturbing footage was recorded in secret as part of an investigation by an animal-rights organisation A criminal investigation has been launched after secretly recorded footage showed pigs being hammered to death at a meat farm in Scotland. The disturbing video, recorded as part of an investigation by animal-rights organisation Animal Equality UK, showed piglets deemed […]

    5 years ago

  • In the shadow of the Super League, Swindon Town fans demand answers

    In the shadow of the Super League, Swindon Town fans demand answers

    “If you keep ignoring us, you’re doing our hard work for us. Our voice will only get louder.” News of Swindon Town’s relegation barely cast a ripple on Saturday afternoon, lost amidst the ongoing fallout from the Super League fiasco. A 5-0 hammering away to MK Dons, their 28th defeat of a wretched league campaign, […]

    5 years ago

  • Spotify owner planning Arsenal takeover bid with three members of Invincibles team

    Spotify owner planning Arsenal takeover bid with three members of Invincibles team

    Daniel Ek has reportedly joined forces with three Arsenal legends Spotify owner Daniel Ek is poised to launch a takeover bid for Arsenal and has reportedly joined forced with club legends Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Patrick Vieira in an attempt to oust Stan Kroenke. The Telegraph report that the trio – all members of […]

    5 years ago

  • Welsh FA confirm Ryan Giggs will be replaced by Robert Page for the Euros

    Welsh FA confirm Ryan Giggs will be replaced by Robert Page for the Euros

    Giggs will appear in Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court next Wednesday The Football Association of Wales has announced that manager Ryan Giggs will not lead the national side during this summer’s European Championships after he was charged with assaulting two women. In a statement released on Friday afternoon, Greater Manchester Police said that the charges […]

    5 years ago

  • Red Knights group demand Glazers reduce stake in Manchester United in open letter

    Red Knights group demand Glazers reduce stake in Manchester United in open letter

    Pressure is again growing on the Glazers to sell Manchester United Two of the men behind the Red Knights consortium, who famously attempted to wrest Manchester United from Glazer control over a decade ago, have urged the club’s American owners to relinquish some of their stake following the European Super League fiasco. The Glazers have […]

    5 years ago

  • Government review to consider 50+1 ownership in English football

    Government review to consider 50+1 ownership in English football

    50+1 ownership is one of several models to be considered by the fan-led review A fan-led government review of English football will look at the club ownership structures currently in place following the controversy of the Super League fiasco. The review is set to consider a number of different issues within the game, including ownership, […]

    5 years ago

  • What has football learned from the Super League fiasco?

    What has football learned from the Super League fiasco?

    Fan power won the day – now it’s time for real change It was Gary Neville, I think, who said something the other night about how football has kept a lot of us going these past 12 months. He’s right. No matter how bleak the world has been at times, the relentless offering of televised […]

    5 years ago

  • Prince William releases statement condemning European Super League

    Prince William releases statement condemning European Super League

    The Royal Family are now intervening in the European Super League controversy Prince William has expressed his concern at proposals for a new European Super League, after it was confirmed that six English clubs are amongst those behind plans to form the breakaway competition. The plans have received strong criticism from across the football world […]

    5 years ago

  • Jurgen Klopp says his opinion “didn’t change” on Super League

    Jurgen Klopp says his opinion “didn’t change” on Super League

    Klopp did not back down on his previous comments about the Super League, despite Liverpool being involved in the planning of the breakaway league Jurgen Klopp has said that his opinion on the proposed Super League has not changed, despite the news that Liverpool are one of 12 clubs behind plans for the breakaway competition. […]

    5 years ago