Liverpool will NOT furlough non-playing staff as club perform dramatic U-turn

Liverpool will NOT furlough staff as club perform dramatic U-turn after backlash at decision to use tax-payer money Liverpool chief executive Peter Moore revealed the U-turn in a letter to fans Club ‘came to the wrong conclusion’ on decision to furlough non-playing staff The Premier League leaders received a huge backlash for their initial decision … Read more

The Open is cancelled for the first time since World War II amid coronavirus outbreak

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

Pep Guardiola’s mother dies from coronavirus at the age of 82, Manchester City confirm

Pep Guardiola’s mother, 82, dies from coronavirus just weeks after the Manchester City manager donated £920,000 to fight the virus in his native Catalonia Pep Guardiola’s mother Dolors Sala Carrio has died from coronavirus Man City confirmed the sad news on Monday before paying tribute to Guardiola It comes weeks after Guardiola donated £920,000 to … Read more

England manager Gareth Southgate to take 30 per cent wage cut slashing his £3m salary

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

Boxing legend Nigel Benn reveals his brother Mark has died from coronavirus

British boxing star Nigel Benn has been left in mourning after his brother Mark died of coronavirus.  The former world champion, 56, revealed the devastating news on his Instagram account last night.  Benn wrote: ‘My brother Mark passed Away 2day (Covid 19), as we all were growing up Mark was the Joker of the Benn … Read more

Gary Neville’s five points illustrate the Premier League’s poor approach to the coronavirus crisis

Gary Neville has taken aim at the Premier League and their handling of the coronavirus crisis, describing it as ‘terrible’. In a series of tweets on Sunday, the former England and Manchester United defender turned television pundit, listed five calamitous decisions the Premier League has made in recent weeks. Premier League executives met with the … Read more

MARTIN SAMUEL: It’s time for players to wake up…football is an empty shop with big bills to pay

Having given up £1million of his salary, England manager Gareth Southgate must have been rather surprised to end up as the villain on Sunday. So too Eddie Howe and Graham Potter, managers of Bournemouth and Brighton, who have also elected to go short.  This is how warped the rhetoric around coronavirus has become. This is … Read more

NHS set to be the big winner as almost FIVE MILLION watch Virtual Grand National and raise £2.6m

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

‘Don’t just pick on footballers’: Gary Lineker defends players amid coronavirus wage cuts backlash

‘Don’t just pick on footballers’: Gary Lineker insists he has spoken to players ‘desperate’ to help contribute to coronavirus crisis amid criticism Top-flight footballers are facing criticism over their lack of action amid the crisis Health secretary Matt Hancock took a dig at players over not taking pay cuts Former striker Gary Lineker has hit … Read more

Premier League captains ‘set up WhatsApp group’ to battle proposals to force players into wage cuts

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

Gareth Southgate agrees to take 30 per cent pay cut during coronavirus crisis

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

English football chiefs tell players that clubs face losing £1.137 billion

Premier League players have been told that clubs are set to lose £1.137 billion over the coronavirus crisis, as talks over wage cuts failed to reach an agreement. A video conference call was held on Saturday afternoon where a presentation from the Premier League to captains and coaches, explained why clubs want their players to … Read more

Piers Morgan and Jamie Carragher lead criticism of Liverpool after they furlough non-playing staff

Liverpool Football Club is continuing to deal with a range of challenges caused by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and would like to update supporters on the progress that has been made to date.  While our priority from the outset has been to focus primarily on the health and wellbeing of our players, staff, … Read more