The ill-fated top had been trumpeted by the Ukraine team ahead of the start of the tournament on Friday, causing a considerable stir this week after being revealed at short notice with slogans including “glory to Ukraine, glory to heroes” in its fabric. Also containing a potentially inflammatory map of the …
Read More »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 her amazement after the unidentified object flew down low past the pair before shooting back into the sky for at least an hour until they had to leave the scene. The …
Read More »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 home or away ground for a few pints before kickoff. Enjoy the game. Pie at half time. Enjoy the game some more. Go home. Now, attending a match in the …
Read More »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 an hour, were demolished in seconds in the Midlands town they take their name from on Sunday – grounding an icon of the region forever in a historic dismantling that crowds …
Read More »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 for a map showing the Crimean Peninsula, which was made part of Russia following a referendum held on the territory and the signing of the accession treaty in 2014 in the …
Read More »‘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 rejected to postpone the tournament, which was set to be joint-held with Argentina, for a second time amid protests. The authority had declared on Sunday that Argentina would not be able …
Read More »‘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 process as well as introducing her new name after reportedly transitioning over recent months. The 27-year-old, who embarked on a refereeing career over 10 years ago and earned a promotion from his homeland’s Referee …
Read More »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, on paper, the European Super League (ESL) flattered to deceive. With a team sheet of galacticosthat included Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Juventus, its formation looked unstoppable. But that was …
Read More »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 the European Super League. Not long afterwards, Manchester City confirmed they were walking away, sheepishly followed by the rest of England’s disgraced ‘Big Six’ as the rebels turned their backs …
Read More »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 five English Premier League sides have reportedly signed up for a breakaway league, with the news re-emerging just a day before UEFA was thought to be planning to announce a …
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