football

‘So much for no politics in football’: Ukrainian tennis ace slams UEFA over shirt saga with Russia by showing slogans on his shoes

The ill-fated top had been trumpeted by the Ukraine team ahead of the start of the tournament on Friday, causing…

3 years ago

Football star Chris Smalling ‘saw crazy UFO in the sky but had not taken magic mushrooms’, promises his ‘gobsmacked’ model wife

Covergirl Smalling, who is best known in the UK for her topless photoshoots in tabloid newspapers and lads' magazines, voiced…

3 years ago

Football’s no longer about crowd-pleasing action, as endless campaigns turn it into an exercise in mind control

It used to be that going to the football was a simple affair. Meet up at a pub near the…

3 years ago

Demolition stops play: Football match pauses before carrying on while huge UK power station plants collapse in background (VIDEO)

The Rugeley Power Station towers, which were made of reinforced concrete and once used to cool up to six million gallons of water…

3 years ago

Ukrainian Association of Football cops mixed reaction to Euro 2020 shirt featuring patriotic slogans, map outline including Crimea

The look of the yellow-and-blue kit, which Ukraine's national team intends to potentially use at this month's cross-European showpiece, makes room…

3 years ago

‘I have no words’: Uproar as Brazil takes top football tournament Copa America at 13 days’ notice amid Covid crisis, social unrest

The decision was abruptly announced just 13 days before the tournament is due to start, with Colombia having a request…

3 years ago

‘I felt trapped’: Football official transitioning from male to female will become first transgender ref in Israeli Premier League

Experienced Berman is expected to make an official announcement at a press conference on Tuesday, during which she will discuss the…

3 years ago

Why did it take football’s European Super League crisis to show Britain that selling its prize assets abroad is a bad idea?

RIP the European Super League. It was fun while it almost lasted. Much like England’s chances of ever winning another major trophy,…

3 years ago

The battle is won but not the war – football fans must fight on against the gall and greed among the game’s elite

Protest turned to jubilation in west London on Tuesday night as Chelsea fans learned their club was pulling out of…

3 years ago

Football in crisis: UEFA threatens bans over mutiny as Premier League and pundits slam ‘pure greed’ of European Super League plans

Eleven clubs, including Spanish La Liga top three Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid and Barcelona, Italian Serie A club Inter Milan and…

3 years ago