It is Dean Radford’s description of what happened in court which makes you wonder where he found the resolve to keep up the fight against the Southampton football coach who abused so many young players like him. Radford’s February 1989 evidence against Bob Higgins, offered at a time when very few felt able to speak … Read more
‘He’d be no-nonsense, he’s at the top of the list!’ Ant and Dec reveal they’d want football hardman Roy Keane to appear on this year’s I’m A Celeb By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 01:04 GMT, 19 February 2021 | Updated: 01:05 GMT, 19 February 2021 Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly has revealed they’d want … Read more
The Weeknd is gearing up for his Pepsi Halftime Super Bowl LV performance in Tampa with a hearty last meal. The 30-year-old Canadian singer, born Abel Tesfaye, enjoyed a leisurely meal on the football field in a new commercial before getting bombarded by footballs dropping from the sky. The video served as one of many … Read more
Football’s 35-year booze ban may be LIFTED to entice fans back into stadiums this year with proposals to allow supporters to drink in their seats aimed at avoiding concourse chaos Football’s lengthy booze ban may be relaxed in plans to bring fans back to stadia Supporters have been forbidden from drinking in sight of the … Read more
You’ve heard of Black Lives Matter. But you’ve probably never heard of Fans For Diversity. The grassroots football supporters campaign – a joint project run by the Football Supporters’ Association and the Kick It Out alliance – hasn’t had its name or slogan prominently displayed on the back of Premier League matchday shirts. There have … Read more
Gambling giants were last night accused of ‘providing the gateway for the next generation of harm’ after bombarding sports fans with TV adverts and free bets during the return of Premier League football. Despite curbs on TV gambling advertisements around live sporting events introduced last year, the first two televised Premier League matches since the … Read more
Players, staff and officials all took the knee prior to the return of Premier League football, after a 100-day absence as sport battled amid the coronavirus pandemic. Aston Villa and Sheffield United got proceedings back under way in the Midlands, as top flight English football marked its comeback with a mass showing of solidarity with … Read more
Real change does not happen with T-shirts or slogans. Real change is one great idea and people brave enough to implement it. Over to you, at the Premier League. Over to you, at the Football League. Over to you, UEFA and FIFA. The Premier League players now pressing for a BAME coach to be installed … Read more
Football’s back on television after coronavirus lockdown – here’s how to watch it for free By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:55 BST, 13 June 2020 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 13 June 2020 Sports fans are being targeted with a range of new TV package ‘special offers’ to coincide with the restart of … Read more