Category: Football
Chelsea fans call for investigation into Todd Boehly’s links with ticket resale website
The Chelsea Supporters’ Trust has written to the Premier League chief executive, Richard Masters, calling for an investigation into the connections of the club’s co-owner [more…]
Barcelona without Raphinha as La Liga restarts 44 hours after Argentina-Brazil clash
Barcelona’s best player was not at their final training session at San Joan Despi before facing Osasuna on Thursday night. Instead, as his teammates took [more…]
Mehdi Taremi key on and off field to Iran’s World Cup knockout dream
Mehdi Taremi was born 10 days after Son Heung-min, in July 1992, but in terms of the global reputations of these Asian attackers, the Iranian [more…]
Aidy Boothroyd reveals he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s
The former England Under-21s manager Aidy Boothroyd has revealed he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s three years ago. Boothroyd also managed Watford and Coventry before succeeding [more…]
Manchester City’s Kerolin: ‘I have this big dream of being the best player in the world’
Kerolin joined Manchester City from North Carolina Courage in January and last week showed everyone exactly why she made the move. On the biggest stage [more…]
The game that set Gary Lineker on the path to global superstardom
The browbeaten striker looked forlornly to the floor, the whistles of derision ringing in his ears. The stadium may only have been partially full of [more…]
Thomas Tuchel admits he took off Jude Bellingham as he was a red card ‘risk’
After England’s defeat of Latvia successfully completed the new head coach’s first World Cup qualifying double-header, Thomas Tuchel admitted he had removed Jude Bellingham to [more…]
Newcastle perform U-turn over open-top bus parade after fan outcry
Newcastle have moved to appease disgruntled supporters after changing their plans to celebrate the team’s Carabao Cup triumph. The club initially announced there would be [more…]
Steve Clarke’s Scotland have served him well but their race may be run | Ewan Murray
That familiarity breeds contempt towards managers can be unfair. That certainly applies to Steve Clarke, who has raised levels with Scotland to the point where [more…]
Michael Olise is filling an Antoine Griezmann-shaped hole for France
“The Olympic Games allowed people to get to know me,” said Michael Olise, who grew up in England but announced himself for France last summer [more…]