Category: Football
Susan Clarke, 67, beats millions to top the Fantasy Premier League
It is a game for the football geeks, the data-lovers, the algorithm-obsessed. But the current leader of the Fantasy Premier League (FPL), which allows participants [more…]
Golden Goal: Kevin Campbell for Everton v Liverpool (1999)
I didn’t have a great time at university. Academically it was fine – got in, got a 2:1 in history and got out – but [more…]
Hamer strikes as Sheffield United go top with emphatic victory over Coventry
Sheffield United made light work of playoff hopefuls Coventry at Bramall Lane as a 3-1 win swept them back to the top of the Championship. [more…]
Infantino’s $1bn prize: act of commercial disruption disguised as benevolence | Barney Ronay
It takes a while for the voice to emerge from the background haze, a mist of generically noodling electronic music, the kind of music that [more…]
FA Cup quarter-final team news: predicted lineups for the weekend
FA Cup (statistics from all competitions) FULHAM v CRYSTAL PALACE Saturday 12.15pm ITV1/STV Venue Craven Cottage Referee Darren England This season G22 Y88 R4 4.18 [more…]
Chelsea race into WCL semi-finals as early goal rush floors Manchester City
Sonia Bompastor channelled compatriot Édith Piaf, saying she wanted her players “to have no regrets” come the final whistle of their Champions League quarter-final against [more…]
US-based consortium close to ambitious £18m takeover of Leyton Orient
A US-based consortium is closing in on an £18m majority takeover of Leyton Orient as part of a plan that could lead to an American [more…]
Harry Redknapp appears to make Nazi salute after calling Thomas Tuchel ‘German spy’
Harry Redknapp called Thomas Tuchel a German spy and appeared to perform a Nazi salute during a discussion about the England head coach at a [more…]
Mbappé and Vinícius investigated by Uefa before Arsenal quarter-final
Uefa has opened an investigation into a possible breach of disciplinary regulations by several Real Madrid players at the end of their recent Champions League [more…]
Chelsea must submit bid for Earl’s Court or risk missing out on stadium chance
Chelsea risk missing out on the chance to move to Earl’s Court if they fail to submit a bid for the site quickly enough. Increasing [more…]