Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn blames Fifa’s new leadership for poppy row overshadowing England v Scotland match November 10, 2016 Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn has blamed the row over whether England players should be allowed to wear poppies on the new leadership of world governing body Fifa. The FA is set to issue players with black armbands embroidered with a poppy for Friday's match against Scotland, despite warnings from Fifa that the move would breach rules [...]
Edinburgh’s quality of life key to attracting talent from across the globe November 10, 2016 | City Talk They say home is where the heart is: where we feel comfortable, safe and free to explore our interests and dreams. Home can be four walls and a roof, a familiar serene landscape or a vibrant city. Home is good for the soul, but interestingly, recent research has also begun to explore the strong correlation [...]
Premier League ticket prices: Richard Scudamore says new report will “bust some myths” surrounding cost of football November 10, 2016 Premier League chief Richard Scudamore has hit back at criticism of ticket prices after the division released new data it says shows the real cost of football. Scudamore said the data, which shows that more than half of all Premier League tickets will cost £30 or less, will 'bust some myths' on the issue. The division's [...]
Fintech brokerage startup set up by footballer Ryan Bertrand announces £1m seed funding November 10, 2016 It’s a big week for England footballer Ryan Bertrand. Not only will he be fighting for his place in the Scotland match on Friday, his brokerage startup is also announcing it has raised £1m in seed funding. Pacific & Orient Berhad, a Malaysian-listed company with a UK subsidiary, led the funding round, supplemented by angel [...]
Alex Corbisiero interview: American dream leaves former British and Irish Lion prop far from homesick November 10, 2016 The itch to flex muscle and scrummage returns but only fleetingly. The American dream has former British and Irish Lion Alex Corbisiero hooked to the extent that a Premiership and England renaissance is becoming increasingly improbable. Since deciding to take an initial 12-month sabbatical from the game in December 2015, Corbisiero has found a new [...]
Wasps centre Elliot Daly set for first England start against South Africa November 9, 2016 England head coach Eddie Jones is set to spring a surprise and hand Wasps back Elliot Daly his first Test start during the opening clash of his side’s autumn programme against South Africa on Saturday. The 24-year-old, who has won five Test caps as a replacement, is poised to start at outside centre in place [...]
Ronald Koeman tells Romelu Lukaku he needs to leave Everton in order to fulfil his potential November 9, 2016 Everton boss Ronald Koeman admits that striker Romelu Lukaku will have to leave Goodison Park and sign for a bigger club if he is to fulfil his potential. Former Chelsea hitman Lukaku, who joined Everton for a club record £28m in July 2014 after an initial loan spell, was heavily linked with a move away [...]
Major boost for England as James Anderson reveals he expects to be fit for second Test against India November 9, 2016 Veteran seamer James Anderson has handed England a major boost by revealing that he expects to be ready for frontline action during the second Test against India, which starts in Visakhapatnam on 17 November. Anderson, who is England’s leading Test wicket-taker with 463 scalps, is closing in on full fitness after being ruled out of [...]
England v Scotland is more of an arm wrestle than a football match and Gareth Southgate’s men must be ready for a fight on Friday November 9, 2016 I remember the scene before one of the matches I played against Scotland. It was at Hampden Park in May 1989, just after I had committed to moving north of the border and signing for Rangers. There were already three or four players in the England squad at Rangers, and they knew the significance of [...]
Hitman Season One review: There’s nothing in gaming that’s quite so deviously inventive November 9, 2016 Globetrotting assassination might sound like hard work, carrying all those bodies around and avoiding being spotted, but in the crime-ridden world of gun-for-hire Agent 47 it’s a surprisingly creative profession. Fun, even, if you can call choking, shooting, crushing, exploding, stabbing, incinerating and pulverising your various targets enjoyable. Square Enix’s episodic experiment has wrapped up [...]