Gary Lineker praises ‘nice touch’ as Manchester United light up Old Trafford to spell out ‘NHS’

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

Wayne Rooney finally granted permission from council to park tractor at his new £20million mansion

Wayne Rooney finally granted permission from council to park TRACTOR at his new £20m mansion after 21-month planning battle Derby star Wayne Rooney was granted permission to park a tractor at his home  The former Manchester United idol was embroiled in a lengthy planning battle  But Cheshire East council have finally approved plans for the … Read more

BT Sport’s star pundits seek legal guidance over dispute with broadcaster amid coronavirus crisis

BT Sport pundit war as star names call in lawyers to handle dispute with broadcaster over loss of pay BT Sport pundits have considered taking legal action against the broadcaster Scheduled televised matches have been cancelled due to the coronavirus crisis Many of the experts face not being paid for the remainder of their deals Even … Read more

Piers Morgan hits out at Tottenham boss Mourinho for organising training session for players in park

Piers Morgan has slammed Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho after he was spotted taking a training session with players in a London park. The Spurs boss faces a police warning after organising the workout, in which his players appeared to flout the government’s social distancing guidelines amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and the club have since received … Read more

How much income will your Premier League club lose during coronavirus crisis?

Liverpool’s position became indefensible before they reversed their decision but that is of little comfort to clubs in the Premier League’s lower reaches, who now know that they furlough staff at their peril.  Anfield has contributed substantially to that concept being a toxic term.  ‘It’s not helpful for us,’ said one club executive, also observing … Read more

Gary Neville’s five points illustrate the Premier League’s poor approach to the coronavirus crisis

Gary Neville has taken aim at the Premier League and their handling of the coronavirus crisis, describing it as ‘terrible’. In a series of tweets on Sunday, the former England and Manchester United defender turned television pundit, listed five calamitous decisions the Premier League has made in recent weeks. Premier League executives met with the … Read more

English football chiefs tell players that clubs face losing £1.137 billion

Premier League players have been told that clubs are set to lose £1.137 billion over the coronavirus crisis, as talks over wage cuts failed to reach an agreement. A video conference call was held on Saturday afternoon where a presentation from the Premier League to captains and coaches, explained why clubs want their players to … Read more

Premier League clubs agree to discuss wage cuts or deferrals of up to 30 PER CENT

Premier League clubs have all agreed to discuss their players taking wage cuts or deferrals of up to 30 per cent after their latest round of talks on Friday. As exclusively revealed by Sportsmail today, Manchester United became the first top flight club to slash their salaries, sacrificing 30 per cent of their wages for … Read more

Manchester United stars donate to NHS in their coronavirus fight by taking 30% wage cut

Manchester United players today became the first Premier League stars to slash their pay and they will donate millions to the NHS, MailOnline can reveal today.  Old Trafford stars earning up to £375,000-a-week have agreed to forgo 30 per cent of their wages for one month on the proviso that the money is used to benefit hospitals … Read more

Why voiding the Premier League and EFL seasons would cause chaos amid coronavirus pandemic

Everything around football is up in the air. The season has been suspended for weeks and it is unclear when – and if – it might return. As time goes on, there are more voices calling for the campaign to be called off amid the coronavirus crisis. They do not seem to factor in the … Read more