West Ham and familiar faces in Kidderminster’s FA Cup crosshairs February 3, 2022 West Ham United’s top brass would have been forgiven for wincing when they were drawn to face Kidderminster Harriers in the FA Cup fourth round this weekend. Not only do the lowest ranked team left in the competition pose the threat of a humiliating elimination; the non-league outfit’s taste for an upset is also already [...]
Costa Rica fielded Covid-19 infected players against us, say Jamaica February 3, 2022 Jamaican football chiefs say Costa Rica knowingly fielded two players who had tested positive for Covid-19 in a match against them. The players were part of the Costa Rica team that beat Jamaica 1-0 on Wednesday in a qualifier for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Jamaica plan to make a formal complaint to governing body [...]
Five trends that defined the January transfer window February 1, 2022 Blockbusting deals did not materialise and most of the big clubs kept their hands in their pockets but the Premier League still managed to register a record-breaking January transfer window. While last year’s winter transfer window was one of austerity as teams absorbed the financial impact of Covid-19, this time enough of them threw caution [...]
Channel 4 to show Chelsea at Fifa Club World Cup February 1, 2022 Channel 4 has snapped up another eye-catching sports deal after securing the UK terrestrial rights to show Chelsea at football’s Fifa Club World Cup next week. The broadcaster will air Chelsea’s semi-final against opponents yet to be determined on Wednesday 9 February on E4 and, should the Blues progress, will show their final on Saturday [...]
Premier League clubs exceed pre-pandemic spending in January transfer window February 1, 2022 Premier League clubs spent £295m gross in January, their second highest total ever for a winter transfer window, according to Deloitte. The sum is more than four times higher than their outlay in January 2021 and was driven by newly rich Newcastle United and other teams at the wrong end of the table trying to [...]
Trevor Steven: Strong character Lampard is a positive choice for Everton January 31, 2022 As an Everton supporter, I am optimistic and excited about the appointment of Frank Lampard as manager. Lampard is a strong character. As the son of a famous footballer and a player for Chelsea and England, he has been in a hot-seat of sorts for most of his life. For Everton, having not seemed clear [...]
Frank Lampard confirmed as new Everton manager January 31, 2022 Everton have confirmed the appointment of former Chelsea and Derby County manager Frank Lampard on a two-and-a-half year contract. Lampard succeeds Rafael Benitez, who was sacked after just half a season earlier this month. “It is a huge honour for me to represent and manage a club the size and tradition of Everton Football Club,” [...]
Rebel clubs’ lawsuit against Spanish football chiefs gets green light January 31, 2022 MADRID, Jan 31 (Reuters) – A civil lawsuit against LaLiga filed by Real Madrid, Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao over a €2bn private equity deal agreed by the administrators of elite Spanish football has been admitted by a Madrid court, the court said on Monday. The judge investigating the case called the parties to a hearing of [...]
Christian Eriksen returns to football with Brentford January 31, 2022 Danish footballer Christian Eriksen, who suffered a near-fatal cardiac arrest while playing last year, has signed for Brentford. The 29-year-old former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder has not played competitively since collapsing at Euro 2020 last summer. Eriksen, who was subsequently released by Inter Milan, has signed a short-term deal with Brentford until the end of the [...]
Cinch and Cazoo zoom into top tier of sports sponsors January 27, 2022 Online car marketplaces Cinch and Cazoo, takeaway service Just Eat and social media platform Tik Tok were the biggest entrants to sports sponsorship in the UK last year, according to a new report. The four brands were the only new entrants in consultancy Onside’s Top 10 Most Appealing UK Sports Sponsors, which is published today. [...]