Troy Deeney claims there is probably one gay player in every team

‘I think once the first comes out, there would be loads’: Watford captain Troy Deeney says there is ‘probably one gay player in every football team’ Troy Deeney claims there is probably one gay player in every football team He says gay players are worried about the responsibility of publicly coming out  Deeney believes that … Read more

Anthony Joshua hits back at critics of his speech during Black Lives Matters protest in Watford

‘If you think I’m a racist, go f*** yourself’: Anthony Joshua hits back at critics of his speech during Black Lives Matters protest where he told people to ‘abstain from spending money in their shops and invest in black-owned businesses’ Anthony Joshua has hit back at critics who have labelled him as a ‘racist’ The … Read more

Jamie Carragher says he ‘can’t understand why’ Watford players want to stay away from training

Jamie Carragher says he can’t understand why Watford‘s players are staying away from training after the club confirmed three positive coronavirus cases on Tuesday night. The Hornets reported half of all positive coronavirus cases of the 748 tests that were carried out by Premier League clubs on their return to group training. The club’s captain Troy … Read more

More Watford stars REFUSE to train after three of six positive coronavirus tests came from club

Watford had THREE of Premier League’s six positive coronavirus tests as more stars join captain Troy Deeney in refusing to train Watford have had a player and two members of staff test positive for COVID-19 The squad were informed about the positive tests late on Tuesday evening Several players have now refused to take part … Read more

More Watford stars ‘REFUSE to train after three of six positive coronavirus tests’ came from CLUB

Watford ‘had THREE of Premier League’s six positive coronavirus tests as more stars join captain Troy Deeney in refusing to train’ By Jordan Seward For Mail Online Published: 22:14 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 22:23 BST, 19 May 2020 Several more Watford players are refusing to train after the club provided three of the six positive coronavirus … Read more

How much income will your Premier League club lose during coronavirus crisis?

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

Why voiding the Premier League and EFL seasons would cause chaos amid coronavirus pandemic

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

Premier League plan to resume season at start of May behind closed doors

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

MARTIN SAMUEL: Jack Grealish, you are a fool and a COVIDIOT

Stay home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. Wise words. And having tweeted them to those with their noses pressed to the glass in the hope of seeing another human being, off went Jack Grealish to a private party. Well, not a party as such, more a gathering. A soiree if you will. One that was … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Premier League stars are ‘ready to revolt over plans play behind closed doors’

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

Premier League’s plan to save the season: Start again on June 1, play all matches in just SIX weeks

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

Start again on June 1 and play all matches in SIX weeks: Premier League’s plan to save the season

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

Premier League Coronavirus Q&A: Will Liverpool win the league?

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