Football

This is what five-player training looks like! Chelsea stars pictured back at Cobham for first time

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So THAT’S what five-player training looks like! Chelsea stars back together at their Cobham base as Premier League clubs begin group sessions under new regulations as part of Project Restart Premier League clubs voted for a return to group training from Tuesday A vote was held on Monday following discussions between players and officials  Stars … Read more

Premier League clubs vote in favour of a return to training THIS WEEK

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Premier League clubs have voted for a return to training this week in a much-needed boost to Project Restart following weeks of talks.  Players at a number of top-flight clubs are already back training individually, but they will now be allowed to work together in groups of five from Tuesday as long as social distancing … Read more

Celtic ‘to be crowned CHAMPIONS on Monday as SPL clubs agree to stop the season, relegating Hearts’

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Celtic ‘set to be crowned CHAMPIONS on Monday as SPL clubs agree to cut the season short, handing Neil Lennon’s side nine consecutive titles and relegating Hearts’ Following a meeting between SPL clubs on Friday, Celtic are set to be crowned  Hearts will be relegated, with them and Rangers reportedly opposed to the move The … Read more

Arsenal star Lacazette pictured with balloon at his lips and boasted he was ‘doing balloons”

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Arsenal star Alexandre Lacazette ‘pictured with balloon at his lips and messaged his friends that he was “doing balloons”‘ – 18 months after £185,000-a-week star was given a warning for inhaling ‘hippy crack’ Alexandre Lacazette appears to inhale from the balloon in his own home  The Arsenal striker appears to relax back on his sofa … Read more

Bundesliga 2 resumes with players arriving in masks and cameramen the only people in the stands

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Bundesliga 2 resumes with players arriving in masks, match balls sprayed with disinfectant and cameramen the only people watching on in the stands Bundesliga 2 resumed early on Saturday as football returned in Germany An extensive list of safety measures were in place around the empty stadiums  One match was postponed after two Dynamo Dresden … Read more

Luke Chadwick says cruel jokes on BBC show They Think It’s All Over destroyed his confidence

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‘Should I have asked the BBC to stop making fun of my looks?’: Luke Chadwick says cruel jokes about his appearance made on They Think It’s All Over destroyed his confidence as he tried to break into Man United team Luke Chadwick was a regular target of jokes about his appearance on BBC show BBC … Read more

Billions will be watching as the Bundesliga returns… the beautiful game is BACK

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Let the experiment begin. Football returns on Saturday and the eyes of Europe and the world will be on Germany. As well as a thrilling title race, a gruelling relegation battle and an iconic local derby, the real attraction this weekend will be the answer to that billion-dollar question: can it work? ‘There will be … Read more

Neil ‘Razor’ Ruddock threatens to beat up Paul Merson after furious row over drinking

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Notorious football hardman Neil Ruddock threatened to beat up Paul Merson during a heated argument over the former Tottenham and Liverpool defender’s drinking. Merson delivered a stark warning to an infuriated Ruddock in a TV show, saying that the 52-year-old’s boozing is killing him. The pair clashed in the latest series of ‘Harry’s Heroes’ after … Read more

Glenn Murray urges the Premier League to slam the brakes on Project Restart

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‘People are dying… So why are we rushing to start an unnecessary sport?’: Glenn Murray urges the Premier League to slam the brakes on Project Restart as he reveals players are split over safety fears By Harry Slavin For Mailonline Published: 09:43 BST, 14 May 2020 | Updated: 09:57 BST, 14 May 2020 Brighton striker … Read more

Cologne’s pitchside goat mascot is BANNED for the Bundesliga’s return in new hygiene rules

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You’ve got to be kidding! Cologne’s pitchside goat mascot is BANNED for the Bundesliga’s return in new hygiene rules… meaning ‘Hennes’ will miss a match for the first time in 12 years Strict hygiene rules have been put in place ahead of the Bundesliga’s return The health guidelines include a banning of mascots in stadiums … Read more

Premier League told to help lower league clubs by EFL chairman Rick Parry

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‘We need a rescue package’: Premier League told to help lower league clubs out of £200m financial black hole as EFL chief Rick Parry calls parachute payments ‘an evil that needs to be eradicated’ EFL chairman Rick Parry was speaking to DCMS committee on Tuesday morning  He addressed the problems the football league are facing … Read more