Wilfried Zaha has spoken out on the racist abuse he received before Crystal Palace’s trip to Aston Villa on Sunday, where he thanked the Midlands Police for their ‘swift action’ in arresting a 12-year-old boy. The Ivorian star took to Twitter on Monday morning to say that people, whatever their age, cannot ‘hide behind social … Read more
A 12-year-old has been arrested after Wilfried Zaha revealed the racist abuse he received ahead of Crystal Palace’s trip to Aston Villa on Sunday. The Ivorian star commented on his Instagram to his one million followers, ‘woke up to this today.’ In two messages Zaha was told ‘you better not score tomorrow you black c***’ before … Read more
A 12-year-old has been arrested after Wilfried Zaha revealed sickening racist abuse he received ahead of Crystal Palace’s trip to Aston Villa. Eagles star Zaha commented on his Instagram story, ‘woke up to this today.’ In two vile messages Zaha was told ‘you better not score tomorrow you black c***’ before the poster added ‘or … Read more
England international Andros Townsend has made clear that Premier League players have no connection to the political organisation Black Lives Matter – while continuing to back the phrase. Crystal Palace star Townsend and his fellow Premier League players have worn logos on their shirts since the season restarted with the phrase ‘Black Lives Matter’ on … Read more
Gary Lineker has been documenting his return to work on social media, as he prepares to host the BBC’s first ever live Premier League game. The popular football pundit, 59, took to Instagram on Saturday afternoon to share a snapshot of himself with Ian Wright, 56, and Alan Shearer, 49, in the studio, days after … Read more
Police call for SIX ‘high risk’ Premier League games to be moved to neutral venues over crowd fears… with Liverpool, Man United, Chelsea and Newcastle all facing high-profile switches Police have identified six ‘high risk’ PL games that could be at neutral venues There are concerns fans could gather near grounds and breach lockdown rules … Read more
Liverpool‘s position became indefensible before they reversed their decision but that is of little comfort to clubs in the Premier League‘s lower reaches, who now know that they furlough staff at their peril. Anfield has contributed substantially to that concept being a toxic term. ‘It’s not helpful for us,’ said one club executive, also observing … Read more
Everything around football is up in the air. The season has been suspended for weeks and it is unclear when – and if – it might return. As time goes on, there are more voices calling for the campaign to be called off amid the coronavirus crisis. They do not seem to factor in the … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday March 13 – just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia. Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of coronavirus. That forced … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday March 13 – just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia. Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of coronavirus. That forced … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday March 13 – just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia. Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of coronavirus. That forced … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more