NFL star and US footballer invest in Premier League-bound Burnley May 1, 2023 NFL star JJ Watt and international US football Kealia Watt have invested in Championship club Burnley Football Club. The Clarets, who are set to return to the Premier League this summer under former Manchester City player Vincent Kompany, have added the couple to their investment roster. JJ Watt is a three-time defensive player of the [...]
Sheikh Jassim aims to win Manchester United takeover battle with extra $1bn May 1, 2023 The Qatari bid for Manchester United, led by Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, hopes to swing the takeover battle in its favour with the promise of an extra $1bn set aside for investment in the club. The $1bn (£800m) is additional to Sheikh Jassim’s offer for the club, which values United at around £5bn, [...]
Wembley turns 100: Iconic stadium reaches century of existence (in multiple forms) April 28, 2023 It has been home to England’s only World Cup final victory, hosted the likes of Live Aid and songstress Adele and was built on the site of a tower which was supposed to make the Eiffel Tower look like a garden ornament. Wembley Stadium as a site turns 100 today, and it’s fair to say [...]
FA Cup Final hit with fresh rail strike as Manchester fans face disruption getting to London April 27, 2023 The FA Cup Final and Eurovision Song Contest will be disrupted as ASLEF train drivers’ union today announced a series of 24-hour strikes. The 24-hour strikes will take place on Friday 12 May, Wednesday 31 May, and Saturday 3 June, which coincide with FA cup final between Manchester United and City, the last of the [...]
Premier League: City beat Arsenal and inch towards title April 26, 2023 Kevin De Bruyne netted a brace as Manchester City beat Arsenal 4-1 last night in the Premier League to close the gap to their title rivals to just two points. In what many described as the title decider, De Bruyne and John Stones netted before the break before the Belgian midfielder added his second in [...]
Forest fuel survival hopes as Hammers and Chelsea lose in Premier League April 26, 2023 Nottingham Forest recovered from a one goal deficit to beat Brighton and Hove Albion 3-1 last night to lift themselves out of the relegation zone and keep their Premier League survival hopes alive. The home side went behind at the City Ground to a Facundo Buonanotte goal after Solly March’s effort was saved by Forest [...]
Epsom Derby moved to avoid clash with Manchester derby FA Cup final April 26, 2023 Horse racing’s iconic Epsom Derby flat race will start earlier than originally scheduled to avoid a clash with the FA Cup final. Both events will take place on Saturday 3 June with the Derby being run at 1:30pm followed by the FA Cup at 3pm. The FA Cup final had been set to kick off around [...]
‘Players will be rightly angry’: Football at loggerheads over plans for a salary cap April 26, 2023 Plans to implement a salary cap in European football have received an immediate backlash, with unions accusing the game’s governing bodies of ignoring the views of players. Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin revealed this week that talks had begun on introduce a cap in order to stabilise club finances and improve competition, and that “everybody agrees”. [...]
Arsenal can draw on spirit and lessons of Anfield 1989 against Manchester City April 26, 2023 A young team who took the league by storm but lost their lead in a late-season wobble that left them facing a must-win trip to their title rivals, the perennial champions – Arsenal fans of a certain vintage may recognise parallels between this campaign and 1989. Following costly draws against Liverpool, West Ham and Southampton [...]
Former Manchester City connections give Arsenal belief for title showdown April 25, 2023 Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes the trophy-winning experience of Gabriel Jesus and Oleksander Zinchenko can give them a vital edge in their Premier League title showdown with their former club Manchester City on Wednesday night. The north Londoners were quick to pounce when City made Jesus and Zinchenko available last summer and the combined £75m [...]