Adam Johnson has admitted lying to police about messages to a 15-year-old schoolgirl as they “could come across being bad”, a court has heard. The England international footballer made the statement as he continues to take the stand during his child sex trial at Bradford Crown Court. Johnson has admitted one charge of kissing the schoolgirl […]

11 years ago

It would be unfair of us to say this is the worst piece of music ever recorded, but that’s not going to stop us from thinking it. An anti-EU ‘parody’ of the Lightning Seeds’ classic ‘Three Lions’ has been released in support of the campaign to exit the European Union, and it’s impressively bad. Picture your […]

11 years ago

Aston Villa are adrift at the bottom of the Premier League table and to say all is not right in Birmingham would be an understatement. Chants of ‘sack the board’ have rung out at many a game, and now the supporters are taking things one step further with an organised protest at not one, but […]

11 years ago

How do you make yours?

11 years ago

Pep Guardiola’s first act as Manchester City manager could be to bring in Arsenal midfielder Mikel Arteta. But the former Everton man would not be arriving as a player. Rather, Guardiola is thought to want the 33-year-old t join the club as a coach. Arteta began his career at Barcelona when Guardiola was captain of […]

11 years ago

Not even close

11 years ago

Bolton Wanderers will hope their financial misery is a thing of the past, with a takeover from Sports Shield Consortium close to being ratified. The club has been granted an adjournment to its winding-up order so it can conclude the deal, which would see the former Premier League outfit change hands for £7.5m. There’s no typo in […]

11 years ago

This will shut them up…

11 years ago

Either this is a brilliant pun or the cruellest of tricks from a tattoo artist. If you take tattoos seriously, you’ll only get inked when the subject matter means a lot to you. Maybe it’ll be a picture of your favourite mixed martial artist, or your favourite politician. Speaking of politicians, one enthusiast got this […]

11 years ago

This is just so, so wrong…

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Fans of the United States’ football team have been getting their excuses in early after a Copa America draw. Jurgen Klinsmann’s team are special invitees for the centenary of the competition, but that hasn’t stopped soccer truthers coming out in force after a tough draw landed the hosts with group stage matches against Colombia, Costa […]

11 years ago

It’s been one of TV’s biggest mysteries, but some hardy Simpsons fans believe they have solved it. The world’s most famous sitcom family live in Springfield, but those behind the show have done everything in their power to throw people off the scent when it comes to identifying which state the town is in. But […]

11 years ago

Jose Mourinho will raid former club Inter Milan when he takes over at Manchester United, reports in Italy claim. Mourinho, who won the Champions League with the Serie A club in 2010, is thought to have his sights set on two players who only recently made the move to the San Siro. According to Gazzetta Dello […]

11 years ago

There are no easy games at this stage of the FA Cup, but some are tougher than others. Three of the Premier League’s top seven clubs are still involved, and there will be at least two all Premier League ties. Arguably the pick of the games is Everton’s meeting with Chelsea, while Manchester United will take […]

11 years ago

Is this Manuel Pellegrini’s way of saying he doesn’t care what happens in the rest of his Manchester City reign? The Chilean manager will be replaced by Pep Guardiola in the summer, though the club are still fighting for honours on four fronts. In what many considered an attempt to reduce this number to three, […]

11 years ago

He has hinted when he will return…

11 years ago

More shameful behaviour…

11 years ago

We’ve never seen this happen before!

11 years ago

Having a supreme dead-ball talent can bail any team out of any situation. Some sensed a giantkilling when Blackburn took the lead against Premier League West Ham, but they forgot about Dimitri Payet. The Frenchman took a while to get into gear, but his sublime free-kick – scored when the two teams were level at […]

11 years ago

Fair play to Arsenal fans, they’ve been doing what they can to improve the oft-criticised atmosphere at the Emirates Stadium. As with other top clubs, the Gunners’ fan groups have been working hard to make things tick in North London, and one group – REDaction Gooners – have big things planned for the visit of […]

11 years ago

It looks like Danny Ings has been busy during his time on the sidelines. The Liverpool striker has been ruled out since suffering a cruciate ligament injury in training in October, and is not expected to return this season. But the former Burnley man is keeping his spirits up, as this very bizarre video – which […]

11 years ago

For all the optimism around Louis van Gaal when he was appointed Manchester United manager, his reign has quickly begun to go the way of David Moyes. And now it seems the similarities are set to continue, with the club reportedly preparing to part ways with the Dutchman as soon as Champions League qualification is […]

11 years ago

Plenty of us have thought we could do a better job than Sepp Blatter in charge of FIFA, but none of us have launched our own presidency bid like James Corden’s ‘Smithy’. Corden’s Gavin and Stacey character has made a return for that exact purpose, starring in a Sport Relief sketch alongside Steven Gerrard. The pair, both […]

11 years ago

Who said superfans were only a thing for Justin Bieber and One Direction? A lock of John Lennon’s hair has sold at auction in the United States for a huge $35,000 (nearly £25,000). It was picked up by collector Paul Fraser, according to the BBC, and is claimed to be the largest lock of the […]

11 years ago

He might have scored one of the goals of the week in the Champions League, but Jese looks likely to leave Real Madrid this summer. And the homegrown talent is on the radar of a couple of Premier League clubs, with Liverpool and Manchester City both keen on the forward. The 22-year-old, who has been […]

11 years ago

For a club with only seven league titles in their history, AS Monaco have a pretty good record when it comes to producing young talent. French internationals Anthony Martial and Emmanuel Petit both began their careers with the club, while the mid-1990s saw a great young attacking pair among their ranks. David Trezeguet arrived from […]

11 years ago

Kimbo Slice claimed “losing is not an option”, following his heavily criticised Bellator bout against Dada 5000. The match-up was described as “one of the worst” by some fans, while Dada left the cage in an oxygen mask and was said to be in critical condition after the bout (his condition has since improved to […]

11 years ago

Most of us know by now that using certain mobile apps can eat into our battery and data much quicker than others. We’ve already told you Facebook is among the biggest offenders when it comes to battery life, but it turns out some apps can use up a ton of data in the background – […]

11 years ago

The more you see of Kanye West, the tougher it is not to warm to him. If you ignore the occasional Twitter rant, the rapper and producer often just seems like a regular guy with people’s best interests at heart. This came to the fore again at an airport, where he stopped a row between […]

11 years ago

When a training ground free-kick routing comes off properly, it can be a thing of beauty. But you know it’s a really good routine if it looks good even when you don’t score. At least that’s the nicest thing we can say about this effort from Cheltenham Town in the Conference Premier. The non-league side […]

11 years ago

Arsene Wenger rarely invests in players over the age of 30, but reports claim he could make an exception for Michael Carrick. The Manchester United midfielder is out of contract in the summer, and the Sunday Express claim Arsenal are involved in a multi-way battle for the England international. But the London club will face competition from […]

11 years ago

There are a handful of love stories which have passed down through the ages. Romeo and Juliet. Turk and JD… Neil Warnock and Paddy Kenny. Everyone’s favourite The former Sheffield United pair have linked up for the fifth time in their respective careers. That’s a lot. It all started at Bury Then we had the glory […]

11 years ago

The recent past has seen a whole lot of Middle Eastern investment in football. New owners from the gulf have revitalised plenty of clubs, taking over at the likes of Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Bristol Rovers. Wait, what? The League 2 club, who only got promoted from non-league football last season, have confirmed the […]

11 years ago

That old cliche about Manchester United fans hailing from the south might just be true. But we didn’t expect to find out that the same goes for supporters of Liverpool. A new survey has declared fans of the two most successful teams in English football to be those least likely to live close to their […]

11 years ago

We’re starting to think Premier League players just have no idea how football works. There’s Willian’s dream five-a-side team without a goalkeeper, of course, as well as Jesus Navas rating Fredi Kanoute above Messi and Ronaldo. But Mark Noble may have gone one step further with one particularly creative choice in his Premier League all-time […]

11 years ago

Jose Baxter, a footballer once considered a better prospect than Wayne Rooney by Everton bosses, has been suspended by Sheffield United. Baxter, 24, became Everton’s youngest ever Premier League player when he made his debut aged 16, and still holds that record today. He played just seven times for the Toffees in the Premier League […]

11 years ago

We’ve all had that feeling in the pit of our stomachs when it dawns on us that we’ve missed a really important arrangement. Maybe we’ve forgotten about an important meeting, or showed up late for a date for no good reason besides the fact that our mind was elsewhere. But we’ve never done what Nick […]

11 years ago

If we wanted to go through a full list of Donald Trump’s bullsh*ttery, it would probably take us through until Monday. He thinks Paris is in Germany and once claimed to be Batman. And that’s before we even get started on his tweets. But the US Presidential candidate has added another notch to his belt […]

11 years ago

Next time someone claims a player has picked up a “stupid” red card, show them this clip of Nikola Vukcevic. The Montenegro international was playing for Portuguese club Braga in their 2-1 Europa League first leg win at FC Sion when coach Paulo Fonseca called for him to be substituted in the final minute. In […]

11 years ago

Friends of the 15-year-old at the centre of Adam Johnson’s child sex trial have claimed the England footballer created a secret Snapchat account for his alleged victim. Johnson has pleaded guilty to one count of sexual activity with a child and one count of grooming, but denies two further counts of sexual activity with a […]

11 years ago

Sometimes you’ll see something for which you have no explanation. This is one of those times. Robin van Persie’s judgement has been questioned on more than one occasion. There’s that time he got sent off for Arsenal against Barcelona by playing on after the whistle blew. Then there’s his decision to leave Manchester United for […]

11 years ago

Everything’s coming up Welbeck these last seven days. First he returned to the Arsenal matchday squad after missing the bulk of the season through injury, and then he scored a dramatic last-minute winner in the top-of-the-table clash with Leicester which was the most-talked about moment this season. And just when you thought it couldn’t get any […]

11 years ago

Manchester City fans will be delighted to see the latest update from club captain Vincent Kompany. The centre-back has been restricted to just 13 appearances for the title contenders, who have struggled in his absence. But Kompany returned for the 2-1 defeat against Tottenham after playing just nine minutes in the previous three months, and […]

11 years ago

When it comes to Euro 2016 kits, the shirts, shorts and socks are only part of the story. As Liverpool’s mid-90s Spice Boys will tell you, the official suits also play a big part around any major game or tournament. But unlike the Reds’ fetching white numbers, England have gone blue for the Euros. They’ve […]

11 years ago

Amir Khan’s next fight is already in the works…if he can upset the odds and defeat Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. Promoter Tom Loeffler claims Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin awaits the winner of the middleweight title bout, and says written contracts are already in place. Khan was a surprise choice to take on Canelo in May, with the […]

11 years ago

You’ve probably all seen that photo of the ‘cardboard-like’ six-year-old McDonald’s Happy Meal. The pic was used as evidence that food from the fast food joint doesn’t ever rot, but it seems that might not be completely true. In truth, it depends on where you store the burgers, nuggets, fries and more – in the […]

11 years ago

When you launch a new brand, it makes sense to check whether the name you’re using has other connotations. That way, you can stop things like Susan Boyle launching a new album with the hashtag #susanalbumparty. The newest newspaper in the UK hasn’t embarrassed itself quite so much, though it did find itself subjected to […]

11 years ago

It might have been originally meant as a tribute to the Manchester United way, but Adidas’ latest Red Devils t-shirt looks like it’s poking fun at the way things have gone under Louis van Gaal. The sportswear company, which has a multi-million pound deal to manufacture United’s matchday kits, has rolled out a ‘Duty to […]

11 years ago

Zlatan Ibrahimovic can’t do the business against Premier League teams. Except when he can. Most football fans have come to their senses that the Swedish striker is a great talent and not a top-level fraud, but some still need convincing that he can perform in the Premier League. Thankfully, we may soon get to find […]

11 years ago

You could be forgiven for thinking Jeremy Clarkson left a curse on the Top Gear set when he was ousted from the BBC show last year. While Clarkson himself prepares for the debut of his new Amazon Prime programme with James May and Richard Hammond, things have been going from bad to worse on his old stomping […]

11 years ago