FA will open up Wembley for London firefighters to learn how to drive ambulances in attempt to lessen the strain on the NHS amid Covid crisis with 300 extra staff set to be trained The FA will hand over Wembley Stadium to the London Ambulance Service The national stadium will be used as base to … Read more
Pressure on the footballing authorities to suspend the season is growing with a Premier League footballer the latest to call for a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic. Kevin McDonald, who plays for west London outfit Fulham, has hit out at those running the sport in England – stating that he and his contemporaries are … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Arsenal take out a £120m loan through Bank of England’s Covid scheme to help them cope with the impact of the pandemic – despite splashing out £45m on one player in October and paying Mesut Ozil £350k-a-week but not playing him Arsenal announced they have borrowed £120million from the Bank of England … Read more
West Ham v Man City is POSTPONED as the Women’s Super League faces Covid chaos after a string of positive cases following players’ holidays in Dubai… with Aston Villa v Arsenal is set to be called off too Players from Manchester City and Arsenal enjoyed a Christmas break in Dubai Four Manchester City players have … Read more
Gordon Taylor CONTINUES to take home almost £2m in his last year as PFA chief executive with his pay being cut by just 4 per cent during the coronavirus pandemic PFA accounts showed chief executive Gordon Taylor still receives a £2m salary Outgoing chief saw his salary cut by just four per cent despite Covid-19 … Read more
EFL clubs will be tested twice a week for Covid after more than 50 matches have been postponed due to outbreaks of coronavirus By Charlie Walker For Mailonline Published: 16:30 GMT, 6 January 2021 | Updated: 16:31 GMT, 6 January 2021 Clubs in the English Football League are to introduce twice weekly testing for Covid … Read more
Football’s last chance: Government DID discuss stopping sport during new lockdown with Premier League and FA bosses warned that spiralling cases and players flouting Covid rules could spark a shutdown Football has displayed ‘weak management’ by not tackling rule-breakers Public health experts players who break rules should be banned for six weeks Culture Secretary Oliver … Read more
Wayne Rooney and entire Derby first team squad will miss FA Cup third round tie at non-league Chorley after Covid-19 outbreak… but game will go ahead with Rams set to field academy players so they don’t have to forfeit their place Derby County set to play non-league Chorley in the FA Cup this weekend But … Read more
Southampton’s FA Cup tie against Shrewsbury plunged into doubt after several Covid-19 cases at League One club… and Shrews may have to FORFEIT their place with FA set to decide outcome of cancelled ties on a case-by-case basis Southampton were due to host Shrewsbury Town on Saturday evening But FA Cup third round tie is … Read more
Round 1: Aug 31-Sep 6 – 1,605 tested, with three testing positive. Round 2: Sep 7-13 – 2,131 tested, with four testing positive. Round 3: Sep 14-20- 1,574 tested, with three testing positive. Round 4: Sep 21-27 – 1,595 tested, with 10 testing positive. Round 5: Sep 28-Oct 4 – 1,587 tested, with nine testing … Read more
Cash-strapped football clubs could be offered weekly Covid tests with lateral flow devices like those used in care homes, under plans being drawn up by the English Football League to stop the spread of the virus and avoid suspending matches. Clubs in the EFL are desperate for more frequent testing to prevent the mutant strain … Read more
Tottenham fine Sergio Reguilon, Erik Lamela and Giovani Lo Celso for breaching Covid restrictions – but AREN’T suspending them – after they brazenly broke Tier 4 rules with West Ham’s Manuel Lanzini by spending Christmas together The three Spurs players were pictured with their families in a photo on Instagram, alongside West Ham’s Manuel Lanzini … Read more
US tennis star who secretly fled Russia on a private jet after he and his wife tested positive for Covid-19 reveals they then flew straight to London with their baby and were allowed in with NO tests, checks or screening Sam Querrey dropped out of the St Petersburg Open after a positive Covid test He, … Read more