Red Zone request: Premier League clubs hoping their stars can dodge quarantine after playing abroad

Premier League clubs in Red Zone request as they prepare to ask for special exemption for their players to dodge 10-day quarantine after playing on international duty in countries hit hard by Covid Premier League players are set to go out on international duty next month Clubs are hoping their players can avoid quarantine when … Read more

Ipswich Town forced to suspend training after supporters start a FIRE at club’s training ground

Ipswich Town forced to suspend training after supporters start a FIRE at club’s training ground during protests against under-pressure boss Paul Lambert Training was immediately brought to a halt for the safety of players and staff  The fire was said to be in protest at Ipswich’s poor form in the league this season  Police were alerted and the … Read more

Premier League clubs fear new laws will not do enough to stamp out vile online trolls

Premier League clubs fear new laws to combat vile online trolls will NOT go far enough as Government vows to make social media firms more accountable after a string of attacks on players Clubs are not convinced that laws to tackle online abuse will be effective enough Government want to make Twitter, Instagram and Facebook more … Read more

Premier League clubs furious that monkey emojis do NOT break Twitter rules

Premier League clubs are left furious with Twitter after being told monkey emojis do NOT break rules on racism despite a spate of abusive messages being sent to stars including Man United trio Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Axel Tuanzebe Sportsmail understands several top-flight sides flagged clearly offensive tweets But were stunned to be told … Read more

Children are bombarded with betting adverts on social media… by some of our top football clubs 

Children are bombarded with betting adverts on social media… by some of our top football clubs Critics accused some Premier League sides of giving the game ‘a bad name’  Fears for the children who are among the followers on Twitter who see adverts Former goalie Peter Shilton describes gambling in football as ‘morally wrong’  By … Read more

Quarantine hotels would make it ‘impossible’ for English clubs to compete in Europe

Fans vented their fury today after Premier League clubs called for their players to be declared exempt from quarantine hotel restrictions feared to be incoming in the UK. Sides competing in the Champions League and Europa League faced an anxious wait to discover if Boris Johnson’s plans would apply to footballers travelling to and from European matches. … Read more

Fans of Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea NOT as loyal as supporters of less successful clubs

Fans of Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea are not as loyal to each other as supporters of less successful football clubs, according to new research. They have a weaker bond than supporters of Crystal Palace, Hull and Norwich, and would be less likely to lay down their lives for fellow fans, suggests the study. Researchers … Read more

Exclusive Wentworth golf club’s 4,000 members are warned to ‘be vigilant’

Exclusive Wentworth golf club’s 4,000 members are warned to ‘be vigilant’ after hackers steal their personal details in massive cyber attack Shocked patrons of Wentworth Golf Club in Surrey given bad news in an email Claimed attack was considered ‘low risk’ but wanred members to be vigilant Eagle-eyed members had suspected there was a problem … Read more

Football in Covid-19 carnage as Whitehall and FA send warning to clubs over protocol breaches

The football season was on the brink of collapse on Monday night as the game braced itself for a stern warning from the Government following another weekend of Covid breaches. With Aston Villa’s Premier League match at home to Tottenham postponed — and Fulham angry at being asked to play Spurs instead — it can … Read more

European Champions and Challenge Cups are suspended after French government BAN clubs

Premiership rugby will take a two-week ‘circuit-breaker’, with no games for a fortnight, choosing not to fill the gap left by the suspension of the European Cup over Covid fears. Both the Champions and Challenge Cups will now be paused until at least the Spring after the French government banned their teams playing sides from … Read more