On Gary Lineker’s Twitter feed there are two notification columns. The first tells him if he has been mentioned in a tweet by people who have the verifying blue tick, or that he follows. Then there’s the second. The randoms. It can get a little lively. ‘On the occasions I’ve been tempted to look there … Read more
This went exactly as expected, but better than expected, too. Manchester City won, as was widely predicted, but Villa were not embarrassed or swept aside, which was not. The last team to play City in a cup final, Watford, went down by six; the last time Villa reached a domestic cup final, against Arsenal in … Read more
You don’t have to carry the weight of the world on your shoulders. But Keira Walsh felt like she had to. Throwing in the towel for England seemed like the only way out. Battling to cope with the constant stream of criticism on social media and tussling with a tough internal dialogue of her own, … Read more
Copenhagen star Michael Santos CHARGED with alleged assault on policeman after sending officer flying to the ground during crazy celebrations at Parkhead as they knocked Celtic out of the Europa League Policeman was sent flying when he tried to break up Copenhagen’s celebrations The Copenhagen players ran over to their fans after scoring to go … 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 have told athletes to train as … Read more
Runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool ‘would NOT be guaranteed the title if the Government orders sports events to be cancelled to combat the spread of coronavirus’ By Nathan Salt For Mailonline Published: 12:44 GMT, 28 February 2020 | Updated: 12:49 GMT, 28 February 2020 Despite being 22 points clear, Liverpool could yet miss out on … 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
It is a myth that financial fair play was brought in to screw Manchester City. It was brought in to screw Chelsea. The fact that, by the time the rules got on UEFA’s statute books, Roman Abramovich was among FFP’s most enthusiastic supporters merely shows the degree to which it had been manipulated into a … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Former Manchester United goalkeeper and Munich air disaster survivor Harry Gregg dies, aged 87 By Harry Slavin For Mailonline Published: 07:10 GMT, 17 February 2020 | Updated: 07:10 GMT, 17 February 2020 Former Manchester United and Northern Ireland goalkeeper Harry Gregg has died at the age of 87. His death was announced by … Read more
David Beckham swaps Miami for Clevedon Town AFC as he makes surprise visit to Somerset club to watch son Romeo play for Millfield Under 18s… and he makes their night by stopping to pose for a photo David Beckham swapped Miami for Clevedon Town AFC on Wednesday evening He took some time out from Inter Miami … Read more
There is no hiding place in football, not on the pitch nor the training ground. Jesse Lingard knows that now. It was after another rebuke from manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer not long ago that the Manchester United forward decided to tell him the truth. Lingard had been carrying the burden of worry and unhappiness for … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo reacts FURIOUSLY as pitch invader grabs him by the neck after Juventus’ win at Bayer Leverkusen Cristiano Ronaldo was the target of a selfie-wanting pitch invader in Germany Ronaldo was left irate after he was grabbed by the neck after the final whistle Stewards led the supporter away before he could be granted … Read more
World chess champion Magnus Carlsen on the brink of reaching top spot in Premier League Fantasy Football as he climbs to SIXTH in table of over seven million people thanks to Jamie Vardy and Mohamed Salah Magnus Carlsen is sixth in the Premier League Fantasy Football rankings The Norwegian chess grandmaster has thrived in fantasy … Read more