The Weeknd’s leisurely meal on the Super Bowl field gets rained on by footballs in new promo video

The Weeknd is gearing up for his Pepsi Halftime Super Bowl LV performance in Tampa with a hearty last meal.   The 30-year-old Canadian singer, born Abel Tesfaye, enjoyed a leisurely meal on the football field in a new commercial before getting bombarded by footballs dropping from the sky.   The video served as one of many … Read more

Sir Alex Ferguson says it is football’s ‘duty’ to tackle its dementia crisis

He may have celebrated his 79th birthday on New Year’s Eve, but Sir Alex Ferguson has lost none of the drive that ushered in the greatest era in Manchester United’s history. ‘I think with Kenny (Dalglish) and I on the one platform you can expect sparks flying,’ he jokes, as we discuss a forthcoming fundraising … Read more

Retired footballer Alan Jarvis, 76, died from dementia brought on by heading heavy footballs

A retired footballer died of dementia triggered by heading a heavy ball so much during his career, a coroner has ruled. Coroner John Gittins ruled that Alan Jarvis’s death was an industrial disease brought on by playing football. Jarvis, 76, who played for Everton and Hull City in the 1960s and 70s, died from pneumonia … Read more

Football’s 35-year booze ban may be lifted to entice fans back into stadiums this year

Football’s 35-year booze ban may be LIFTED to entice fans back into stadiums this year with proposals to allow supporters to drink in their seats aimed at avoiding concourse chaos Football’s lengthy booze ban may be relaxed in plans to bring fans back to stadia  Supporters have been forbidden from drinking in sight of the … Read more

Daredevil climbs a lamppost and finds a trove of lost footballs on a roof

‘Hey mister, can we have our balls back?’ Daredevil climbs a lamppost and finds a trove of lost footballs on a roof A man found more than a dozen footballs after climbing the lamppost  His friends laughed as he threw the balls down in Stirling, Scotland Scott Thomson, 20, posted the video and said his … Read more

How football’s restart was tainted by TWENTY FOUR ads for cynical gambling giants

Gambling giants were last night accused of ‘providing the gateway for the next generation of harm’ after bombarding sports fans with TV adverts and free bets during the return of Premier League football. Despite curbs on TV gambling advertisements around live sporting events introduced last year, the first two televised Premier League matches since the … Read more

Football’s coming home! Excitement builds ahead of return of Premier League

Players, staff and officials all took the knee prior to the return of Premier League football, after a 100-day absence as sport battled amid the coronavirus pandemic. Aston Villa and Sheffield United got proceedings back under way in the Midlands, as top flight English football marked its comeback with a mass showing of solidarity with … Read more

MARTIN SAMUEL: If football’s willing to listen, the push for BAME coaches can be a real game changer

Real change does not happen with T-shirts or slogans. Real change is one great idea and people brave enough to implement it. Over to you, at the Premier League. Over to you, at the Football League. Over to you, UEFA and FIFA. The Premier League players now pressing for a BAME coach to be installed … Read more

Football’s back on television – here’s how to watch it for free

Football’s back on television after coronavirus lockdown – here’s how to watch it for free By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:55 BST, 13 June 2020 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 13 June 2020 Sports fans are being targeted with a range of new TV package ‘special offers’ to coincide with the restart of … Read more

Here’s how schedule for next few months could look as Premier League push for football’s resumption

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES   The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more