Tottenham will host champions Man City on a mouthwatering opening weekend of the new Premier League season, while Thomas Tuchel faces a nightmare start to his first full campaign in charge of Chelsea, with trips to three ‘Big Six’ rivals in the first five matches. On a huge first round of fixtures in mid-August, City’s … Read more
Twelve of Europe’s leading football clubs have today [Sunday] come together to announce they have agreed to establish a new mid-week competition, the Super League, governed by its Founding Clubs. AC Milan, Arsenal, Atlético Madrid, Chelsea, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur have all joined as Founding … Read more
The world of football is reeling after the confirmation that 12 of the biggest clubs, spearheaded by the Premier League’s ‘Big Six’, have signed up for a new European Super League. Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham have joined a host of European giants and in doing so have sparked a civil war … Read more
Fans are BACK! 320 mask-wearing spectators are inside the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield for start of World Snooker Championship as test events begin with each required to provide a negative Covid-19 test (and they hope it’ll be FULL for the final) Fans have returned to live sport in the UK at World Snooker Championship Crucible … Read more
Former Southampton and Portsmouth midfielder Jhon Viafara handed 11-year prison sentence after being found guilty of smuggling two TONNES of cocaine worth £21m into the United States from his native Colombia Ex-Premier League footballer Jhon Viafara has been handed an 11-year sentence The former Pompey and Saints midfielder was found guilty of drug trafficking Viafara, … Read more
It is Dean Radford’s description of what happened in court which makes you wonder where he found the resolve to keep up the fight against the Southampton football coach who abused so many young players like him. Radford’s February 1989 evidence against Bob Higgins, offered at a time when very few felt able to speak … Read more
FA CUP QUARTER-FINAL DRAW: Premier League leaders Manchester City face tough trip to Everton as Leicester draw Man United and Chelsea host Sheffield United By Pa Reporter Published: 12:06 GMT, 11 February 2021 | Updated: 07:24 GMT, 12 February 2021 Premier League leaders Manchester City will travel to Everton in the FA Cup quarter-finals. The … Read more
Southampton condemn ‘abhorrent and archaic’ racist abuse suffered by Alex Jankewitz online after 19-year-old was sent off just 79 seconds into 9-0 mauling by Manchester United Southampton’s Alex Jankewitz was sent-off after 82 seconds at Man United The Saints never recovered and went on to concede nine goals without reply The teenager then received a … Read more
Few who ever saw Kevin Moore play football will forget his aerial majesty. Supporters of Southampton will recall his headed goal in a Wembley final. Those at Grimsby, his dominance in the air over a decade of service in central defence. ‘Kev had great spring and he absolutely loved heading footballs,’ recalled his brother Dave. … Read more
The sports headlines over the weekend were completely dominated by news of an extraordinary proposal by Liverpool and Manchester United to overhaul the Premier League. In collaboration with the EFL chairman Rick Parry, the top-flight’s leading teams have drafted up plans for ‘Project Big Picture’, creating plenty of confusion and even more anger from fans … Read more