“No woman should be treated this way” Bulgarian heavyweight boxer Kubrat Pulev has had his licence suspended in California after he ‘forcibly’ kissed a reporter on the lips. Pulev was being interviewed by Vegas Sports Daily’s Jennifer Ravalo, who works under the name Jenny SuShe, following his recent victory over Bogdan Dinu when the incident occurred. Though […]

7 years ago

City may be forced to sell Ilkay Gundogan could leave Manchester City this summer after the German international opted to put his contract talks on hold. A report by Goal has indicated that the midfielder, who arrived at The Etihad from Borussia Dortmund three years ago, has concerns about committing to a new deal as he […]

7 years ago

Ole’s at the wheel Manchester United have confirmed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been appointed as manager on a permanent basis. Ole’s at the wheel! We can confirm that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been appointed as #MUFC manager. — Manchester United (@ManUtd) March 28, 2019 Solskjaer returned to Old Trafford in December, taking charge as caretaker […]

7 years ago

“I remember the day like it was yesterday. One morning my dad woke me up to go to play and I told him I didn’t want to play football anymore.” The cross slightly behind him, Gaizka Mendieta adjusted his run, jumped and cushioned the ball on his chest in mid-air. Landing with his back to […]

7 years ago

The video is part of Hyundai’s For the Fans campaign, which celebrates fans as the real heroes of football Chelsea stars Eden Hazard, Olivier Giroud and Willian feature alongside some of European football’s other more recognisable faces in Hyundai’s new ‘Matchday in Europe‘ video. Released on Wednesday, the video follows groups of supporters from Hyundai’s […]

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A Juve home shirt *without* stripes Leaked Football Kit season is upon us, make no mistake about it. Already, we’ve seen rumoured new designs for Watford and Newcastle and now, we’ve been given a glimpse of what is said to be the 2019/2020 Juventus home shirt. Usually, you know what you’re getting with a Juve home shirt: it […]

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The LaLiga champions are ‘realistic’ about their chances Barcelona are reportedly monitoring Marcus Rashford’s contract situation at Manchester United. Rashford’s current deal at Old Trafford expires in 2020 and Barca see him as the ideal long-term replacement for Luis Suarez, who recently turned 32. Whereas the Mirror mention a potential £100m deal, ESPN report that […]

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“We literally only talked about him inventing the overhead kick!” Ah, the overhead kick – responsible for many a memorable goal. Think Cristiano Ronaldo against Juventus last year, Gareth Bale against Liverpool in the Champions League final, Wayne Rooney in the Manchester Derby. There really is no finer way of scoring a goal. And none […]

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Arsenal are said to be looking to offload some of their top earners Arsenal are reportedly open to selling Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Mesut Ozil in a bid to reduce the club’s wage bill. Mkhitaryan joined the club as part of a swap deal that saw Alexis Sanchez join Manchester United 14 months ago and is […]

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The Dutchman was wanted by both clubs in 2014 Louis van Gaal has conceded he may have made the wrong choice when he opted to manage Manchester United instead of Tottenham in 2014. Van Gaal was appointed at Old Trafford in the summer after David Moyes’ dismissal. He rejected the chance to become manager of […]

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AC Milan and Inter Milan have shared the stadium since 1947 It’s one of the most iconic stadiums in world football, yet Milan’s San Siro could be heading for demolition. The two clubs that call the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium home – AC Milan and Inter Milan – are both reportedly keen on moving to a […]

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Nope. Did not see this one coming… Liverpool’s Alberto Moreno is reportedly being eyed by Barcelona, who are said to have made him one of three key targets ahead of the summer transfer window. The 26-year-old moved to Anfield from hometown club Sevilla in 2014 but has found his playing time limited of late due […]

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Uefa have now opened disciplinary proceedings Montenegro have been charged with racist behaviour by Uefa following the abuse supporters directed at some of England’s players in the Euro 2020 qualifier in Podgorica on Monday night. The 5-1 win for England’s side was marred by racist chanting from some sections of the crowd, with players including […]

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“You go insane. The insanity of constantly keeping on doing it.” Paul Merson has opened up about the extent of his gambling addiction during his appearance on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday morning. The former Arsenal and England midfielder has also battled problems with drugs and alcohol but told Susanna Reid and Piers Morgan that […]

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England’s 5-1 win was marred by allegations of racist chanting Montenegro boss Ljubisa Tumbakovic has insisted that he didn’t hear any racist chanting being directed at England players on Monday night. England won their Euro 2020 qualifier 5-1 in Podgorica, but the result was overshadowed by claims that supporters in the stadium had directed abuse […]

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Nope, we had no idea either… After more than a year of restoration, Big Ben’s famous clock face has emerged from behind the scaffolding. To the surprise of many, the hands and dial on the North Dial are now blue, not black – a nod to its original design. After 100 years of pollution turned […]

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“You can fine someone but what’s that going to do?” Raheem Sterling has called for football’s authorities to bring in stronger punishments for racist abuse. Sterling scored the final goal in England’s 5-1 Euro 2020 qualifying win over Montenegro in Podgorica on Monday, a victory marred by the abuse directed at some of Gareth Southgate’s […]

7 years ago

You’ve definitely forgotten at least a couple of these… 44 men have scored for England’s senior side since the start of 2010. We want you to name as many of them as you possibly can in ten minutes. We’re not counting own goals, and all you have to do to get a point is type […]

7 years ago

Ah, another international break. All the excuse needed to roll out another quiz… By now, there’s a good chance you’ve stumbled across our football badge quizzes at some point. Fear not if you haven’t though; they really are very simple. We take a football badge, blot out any trace of numbers or letters, then ask you […]

7 years ago

A special moment for a special player Even now, the best part of two decades after he exploded onto the scene, Lionel Messi is still capable of turning in the kind of performance that leaves you surprised at just how ridiculously good he is. In Seville on Sunday night, he did exactly that, scoring a […]

7 years ago

When using pepper spray, always, *always* remember to check the wind direction first… Police attempting to disperse protesters in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia were left with red faces and stinging eyes after inadvertently showering themselves with pepper spray over the weekend. Footage which has since racked up thousands of retweets on Twitter shows how […]

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Messi opened the scoring in Seville Lionel Messi produced yet another moment of magic for Barcelona on Sunday evening, giving them the lead with a perfect free-kick away to Real Betis. Having scored twice in the midweek 5-1 thrashing of Lyon in the Champions League, Messi curled home the set-piece in the 18th minute of […]

7 years ago

The defender will play no part in Sweden’s upcoming games against Romania and Norway, according to reports Manchester United centre-half Victor Lindelof has reportedly turned down a call-up to the Swedish national side. The 24-year-old has established himself as one of United’s most consistent defenders this season, his selection by Janne Andersson coming as no surprise. […]

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The goalkeeper later recovered consciousness and was taken to hospital David Ospina has been taken to hospital after collapsing during Napoli’s game with Udinese on Sunday afternoon. The Colombian international, on loan with the Italian club from Arsenal, had collided with Udinese’s Ignacio Pussetto in the early stages of the game as he attempted to […]

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Really, really important football ‘news’… Jordan Pickford might well have thought he was doing no harm in posting a picture of his fancy new Xbox controller to Twitter on Friday night. In actual fact, he was… at least as far as a few Everton supporters were concerned. The controller, seemingly sent to him as a […]

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It’s nearly 12 years since the toddler disappeared Madeleine McCann’s parents have been left ‘distressed’ by the newly released Netflix documentary series focusing on the disappearance of their daughter. The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann charts events before and after the three-year-old when missing without a trace from a holiday apartment in the Algarve in 2007. Her […]

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Louis Tomlinson had been due to appear on Friday’s Comic Relief Lenny Henry sent his best wishes to Louis Tomlinson during Friday’s Comic Relief following the tragic death of the One Direction star’s younger sister. Félicité Tomlinson passed away earlier this week aged just 18. The Instagram influencer and aspiring fashion designer died at her flat […]

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Cannavaro will continue with his current managerial role Fabio Cannavaro, the former Italy captain, has been named as the new head coach of China’s national team. The former defender, who played with Parma, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Juventus during his playing days, will continue to manage Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande as well […]

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Qatar could share the hosting of the 2022 World Cup with one of its neighbours The 2022 World Cup in Qatar could be expanded to 48 teams after a Fifa feasibility study backed an increase in the number of teams set to compete at the tournament. After Qatar controversially won the right to host the […]

7 years ago

Adidas have announced six GoT designs If it wasn’t already obvious to you that there’s quite a lot of excitement building about Game of Thrones, perhaps this – the news that it’s now reached a point where it’s inspiring special collections of Adidas trainers – will spell it out for you. The final season of […]

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The game in Seville is the latest to be shown on free-to-air television in the UK Barcelona’s trip to Real Betis will be screened live in the UK, with ITV 4 providing coverage of the LaLiga clash on Sunday evening. It was recently announced that  ITV would be showing games from the Spanish top flight for […]

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A frustrating defeat at QPR in late February was already a concern for Leeds United supporters. Then, within an hour of full-time, the photograph emerged on Twitter. Marcelo Bielsa was the subject, crouched with his back resting against the wall of a Loftus Road corridor. Completely alone, his head was bowed, eyes staring into his […]

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Robertson’s 91st minute foul was a costly one Andy Robertson will miss the first leg of Liverpool’s Champions League quarter-final after picking up a late booking against Bayern Munich. After a goalless draw with the German champions at Anfield last month, Liverpool won 3-1 in Bavaria on Wednesday. Having taken a first-half lead through Sadio […]

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Van Dijk’s header put Liverpool back in front in Munich Second half headers from Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane saw Liverpool eliminate Bayern Munich in the Champions League last 16s. Jurgen Klopp’s side had opened the scoring midway through the first half in Germany, Sadio Mane’s superbly taken goal putting them in control of […]

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This gets worse with every watch In fairness to Bersant Celina, he does slip. That much, we will give him. Sadly, that doesn’t really detract from the fact that this Swansea spot kick – even with the slip – is probably the worst penalty we’ve seen all season. (Possibly ever?) The Swans trailing to Chris Brunt’s […]

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Mane produced a moment of magic midway through the first-half A superbly taken opening goal from Sadio Mane put Liverpool in charge of their Champions League last 16 tie against Bayern Munich on Wednesday night. Following a dull goalless draw at Anfield in February, the opening stages of the second leg in Bavaria appeared to […]

7 years ago

Ferdinand is one of many admirers of the Liverpool centre half As one of the finest defenders of his generation, Rio Ferdinand is as well qualified as anyone else to pass judgement on just how good Virgil van Dijk is. The former Manchester United centre half was in Bavaria with BT Sport on Wednesday night […]

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MPs have voted to reject leaving the European Union without a withdrawal agreement After Theresa May’s Brexit deal suffered a second humiliating defeat in the House of Commons on Tuesday, MPs voted by 312 to 308 to reject a no-deal Brexit. The vote is not legally binding, which means it does not rule out the […]

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It Is Down Instagram users across the UK, Europe and in some parts of the Unites States have experienced difficulties using the app. Though the cause of the problems are unclear at this stage, countless people have reported issues accessing the app and, in some cases, liking posts on its newsfeed. The problems with Instagram […]

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The wait is nearly over for Spurs supporters With the opening of their new stadium coming up against a number of setbacks over the last few month, Tottenham are finally close to playing their first official game there. Before they do, they will need to hold two specially arranged Test Events at the ground so […]

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Ronaldo inspired Juventus to victory over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday Cristiano Ronaldo’s hopes of winning a fourth consecutive Champions League title are still alive after the 34-year-old turned in a tie-winning performance to help Juventus see off Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night. Trailing 2-0 from the first leg in the Spanish capital, Ronaldo scored all […]

7 years ago

The Stoke winger appeared completely undaunted Over recent years, James McClean has made his reasons for not wearing a poppy on his football shirt clear. Despite this, the Republic of Ireland winger, now with Stoke City, has repeatedly suffered abuse from some football supporters for his decision. Last November, at a time when many professional […]

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The stabbing is thought to have taken place at around 4.40pm on Saturday A 19-year-old is fighting for his life after he was stabbed in the chest while on a bus in north London. Police were called to reports of a stabbing on the 134 bus in the North Finchley area at around 4.40 in […]

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Sterling went on to score a hat-trick against Watford Raheem Sterling scored a controversial opener for Manchester City in their meeting with Watford on Saturday evening. Having held the Premier League champions in a goalless first 45, Watford fell behind in the opening seconds of the second half at The Etihad as Raheem Sterling scored […]

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Everton threw away a two-goal lead at St James’ Park A furious Marco Silva was seen confronting referee and his assistants after Everton lost 3-2 to Newcastle on Saturday. First half goals from Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison had seen Silva’s side go in two goals up at half-time, with Jordan Pickford saving a Matt Ritchie […]

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Tottenham dropped points for the fourth successive league game Another stunning free-kick from James Ward-Prowse saw Southampton snatch a late win against Tottenham on Saturday afternoon at St Mary’s. Ralph Hasenhüttl’s side had fallen behind to Harry Kane’s opener midway through the first half, but got back on level terms thanks to Yan Valery’s equaliser […]

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Newcastle came back from two down to beat Everton Newcastle United completed a memorable comeback against Everton at St James’ Park on Saturday afternoon, recovering from two goals down to win 3-2. Rafa Benitez’s side had fallen behind with little over quarter of an hour played, Dominic Calvert-Lewin glancing home Lucas Digne’s cross. The home […]

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Manchester United recorded a dramatic win over Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night PSG and their supporters really aren’t taking their Champions League exit too well, are they? Despite kicking off their last 16 second leg against Manchester United in a commanding position, the French champions lost 3-1 in the Parc des Princes on Wednesday, enough […]

7 years ago

Guardiola signed an extension to his Manchester City contract last May Pep Guardiola could reportedly make a shock departure from Manchester City in the summer having agreed a four-year deal to join Juventus. According to Italian journalist Luigi Guelpa – the man who first broke news of Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer to Juve from Real Madrid […]

7 years ago

Self and Francois had been appearing on BBC Politics Live A bad tempered on-air exchange between author Will Self and Conservative MP Mark Francois ended with a hilarious (and quite terrifying) stare-down on Friday. The pair had been appearing on the BBC’s Politics Live show and had become involved in a heated exchange about Brexit […]

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