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The boss of an exclusive mobile phone company has reportedly boasted about how his firm can change mobile phone records for his wealthy clients – and claims thousands was paid to a Vodafone employee for the phone records of footballer Rio Ferdinand during an investigation into his missed drugs test. John Shepherd, who runs Sport … Read more
‘I wasn’t very good at playing football. But I was very good at stopping other people playing football.’ If you search for a definition of ‘old-fashioned English centre-half’ you would probably find Jack Charlton’s name. Strong and uncompromising, he spent 21 years at the heart of the Leeds United defence and retired as a legendary … Read more
American businessman Henry Mauriss has made a £350million offer to buy Newcastle United and wants to take control before next season, sources have told MailOnline. It is said that Mauriss is ready to move quickly but any deal would be dependent on the collapse of the Saudi-led takeover currently subject to the Premier League’s owners … Read more
The first sign of the Premier League’s return? Newcastle stars undergo coronavirus tests at makeshift drive-through testing stations at their training ground as they prepare to return to group work on Tuesday Newcastle United players underwent coronavirus testing on Sunday Stars were assessed at Darsley Park before return to training on Tuesday Premier League clubs … Read more
As doubts grow about the viability of playing out the rest of the Premier League season, a number of methods have been mooted to complete the campaign. There are those who would take the table at the halfway stage – when everybody had played each other once – and simply double the points totals. Others … Read more
Premier League clubs remain committed to finishing the 2019-20 season… but the June 30 cut-off date was NOT discussed during a top-flight meeting on Friday Premier League stakeholders held their latest meeting on Friday The season has been suspended since early March due to coronavirus crisis Some sides arrived looking to install a June 30 … Read more
In early 2009 she was described as ‘the beautiful woman who has shaken up the beautiful game’ – the financial fixer who helped Middle Eastern multi-millionaires purchase football clubs. Eleven years later, Amanda Staveley is still dabbling in the art of takeovers, and perhaps coming towards the end of a pursuit that has left Newcastle … Read more
‘The Premier League needs to BAN clubs from buying anyone if they have furloughed staff or cut players’ wages’: Gary Neville says it’s ludicrous for clubs to be pleading poverty and then splashing out on transfer targets By Dan Ripley for MailOnline Published: 09:45 BST, 13 April 2020 | Updated: 10:24 BST, 13 April 2020 … Read more
John W. Henry. Joe Lewis. Mike Ashley. Three billionaire owners of Premier League football clubs. Yet, on the evidence of the past week, three men who would call by a foodbank to top up their weekly shop. At least in the case of Henry he has decided against helping himself, even if he was chased … Read more
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