One of those monitoring the Gary Lineker situation closely will be the taxman. Lineker is being pursued by HM Revenue and Customs for £4.9million it says should have been paid on income received between 2013 and 2018. HMRC say Lineker should have been classed as an employee of the BBC and BT Sport, rather than … Read more
‘We were very fortunate that Jordan Pickford made a great save and we stayed in the game’: Ian Wright hails England goalkeeper after his fine stop kept them level against Senegal England took on Senegal in the last-16 of the World Cup on Sunday evening The Three Lions made a slow star and could easily … Read more
‘Little Bukayo always had a ball at his feet’: Neighbours in street where Saka grew up remember the football-mad youngster practising for hours Proud neighbours in Melrose Close recalled ‘lovely, polite’ young Bukayo Saka He was an A-star student at school and spent Sundays at a Pentecostal church At Greenford High School, Saka gained four A-stars … Read more
Mikel Arteta ‘checked in with Bukayo Saka’ about bringing Ben White to Arsenal and pushed ahead with signing defender from Brighton in £50m deal after hearing ‘overwhelmingly positive feedback’ Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta asked Bukayo Saka to give him a report on Ben White Saka got to know White while training alongside him this summer … Read more
Prince William has been comforting the three black England footballers subjected to racist abuse after missing penalties Prince William went to the dressing room at Wembley to commiserate the squad William is said to be ‘sickened’ by ‘unacceptable and abhorrent’ racist abuse Also liaising with FA about how social media firms can be used to … Read more
Stan Collymore urges England players to refuse to play a World Cup qualifier and even FORFEIT games if racial abuse of their black players continues as he insists ‘extreme action’ is needed or the issue ‘is only going to get worse’ Stan Collymore has called on England players to forfeit games over racial abuse He … Read more
‘We keep eating pasta … and you?’: Leonardo Bonucci taunts England fans AGAIN over Euro 2020 final defeat as Italian star links-up with Giorgio Chiellini to hit-back at ‘stick your twirly pasta up your a***’ chants Leonardo Bonucci has been on a mission to taunt England fans after Euro 2020 The Italians beat the Three … Read more
‘I felt like I’d let England down… but I won’t let this negativity break me. Love always wins’: Bukayo Saka breaks his silence on his England penalty – and says he KNEW from the moment he missed he would suffer racist abuse By Nathan Salt For Mailonline Published: 16:29 BST, 15 July 2021 | Updated: … Read more
Dozens of people are being investigated for racist tweets about England’s Euro 2020 stars, police chiefs said today as they revealed four people have now been arrested. The UK Football Policing Unit (UKFPU) provided an update on its investigation following abusive posts targeting Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka in the wake of the … Read more
‘As a society we need to do better’: Jadon Sancho speaks out about racist abuse he and his ‘brothers’ Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka received after Euro 2020 and insists ‘hate will never win’ – before revealing post-final feeling was the ‘worst I’ve felt’ By Jordan Seward For Mailonline Published: 17:34 BST, 14 July 2021 … Read more
Oldham Athletic vow to take ‘strongest possible action’ after a racist comment was allegedly aimed at a club chief during a pre-season game at Ashton United on the same weekend as England stars Rashford, Saka and Sancho were abused Oldham Athletic reported a racial comment was aimed at one of their directors The League Two … Read more
Savills estate agent, 37, is arrested ‘over vile racist tweet about black England stars’ after turning himself into police station BREAKING: Savills estate agent who ‘posted racist tweet about black England footballers’ has been arrested Andrew Bone, 37, self-presented at Cheadle Heath police station this morning and was subsequently arrested Bone claimed his Twitter account … Read more
Fans found to have behaved in an abusive or discriminatory way will be banned from every Premier League ground under new rules agreed by top flight clubs for the coming season. The tough new measure, which applies to online and offline abuse, comes after vile treatment of Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka , … Read more