Prince William slams ‘despicable’ racism against football players

Prince William slams ‘despicable’ racism in football and heaps more pressure on Facebook and Twitter to crack down on people using their platforms for abuse Duke of Cambridge has condemned racist abuse of footballers as ‘despicable’ Prince William, who is President of the FA, demands social media companies do more to tackle the problem Man … Read more

Peter Shilton calls on football to take a stand against wall-to-wall gambling adverts

England goalkeeping legend Peter Shilton calls on football to end its ‘conspiracy of silence’ and take a stand against wall-to-wall gambling adverts Peter Shilton, 71, has called on football to end its ‘conspiracy of silence’ He and wife Steph, 52, launched a campaign called Shilton’s Shirt Gambling Ban  Calls on sport to ‘take a stand’ to … Read more

UEFA ‘could refund ALL Euro 2020 tickets and re-start buying process’

UEFA are reportedly considering refunding all tickets for Euro 2020 and restarting the buying process once venue capacities are announced.    Despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, UEFA still plan to go ahead with their original 12-nation host plan, though it is highly unlikely stadiums would be at full capacity. A meeting took place on Wednesday of tournament … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Caroline Stanbury kicks off a prenup with her football star fiancé 

Who says romance is dead? Having got engaged to a footballer 18 years her junior, Prince Andrew’s pal, Ladies Of London star Caroline Stanbury, is taking no chances second time around. I can reveal that the 44-year-old, who recently accepted a proposal from the former Real Madrid player, Sergio Carrallo, 26, has asked him for … Read more

Empty football stadiums have made players, and coaches more polite 

Football matches in empty stadiums during the current pandemic have made players and coaching staff engage in fewer altercations on the pitch, a new study claims. Austrian researchers compared male players and staff during matches played both before leagues were suspended due to coronavirus and those played when football restarted without fans in stadiums.  Overall, … Read more

Jordan Henderson and Tyrone Mings hold talks with Government ministers about abuse in football 

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson and Aston Villa defender Tyrone Mings hold talks with Government ministers about tackling abuse in football Jordan Henderson and Tyrone Mings held talks with Government ministers  Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden led Zoom call about tackling abuse in football  Troy Deeney, Anton Ferdinand and Karen Carney also took part in the talks  … Read more

Wayne Rooney defers portion of his wages to help Derby through their cash crisis

Wayne Rooney defers portion of his £90,000-a-week wages to help Derby through their cash crisis as newly-appointed Rams boss agrees to spread pay-packet over longer period Wayne Rooney will defer a portion of his wages to help Derby in their cash crisis The new Rams manager was given a two-and-a-half year contract last month He has … Read more

Frank Lampard set to be sacked by Chelsea’

Frank Lampard will be SACKED by Chelsea with his players told NOT to come in for training this morning, as boss gets the boot just 24 hours after FA Cup win following dire run of form By Adam Shergold for MailOnline Published: 09:50 GMT, 25 January 2021 | Updated: 10:01 GMT, 25 January 2021 Frank … Read more

Frank Lampard ‘set to be sacked by Chelsea’

BREAKING NEWS: Frank Lampard ‘to be SACKED by Chelsea with his players told not to come in for training this morning’, as boss gets the boot just 24 hours after FA Cup win following dire run of form By Adam Shergold for MailOnline Published: 09:50 GMT, 25 January 2021 | Updated: 09:52 GMT, 25 January … Read more

IAN LADYMAN: Livingston boss David Martindale deserves a second chance

One of the recent stories of the season in Scotland is the progress of Livingston. Under new manager David Martindale, the club have won six and drawn two of their last eight Scottish Premiership games. On Sunday they beat St Mirren 1-0 in the Scottish League Cup semi-final. Martindale, though, has a criminal past and this … Read more