Arsenal take out £120m loan from Bank of England’s Covid scheme

BREAKING NEWS: Arsenal take out a £120m loan through Bank of England’s Covid scheme to help them cope with the impact of the pandemic – despite splashing out £45m on one player in October and paying Mesut Ozil £350k-a-week but not playing him Arsenal announced they have borrowed £120million from the Bank of England    … Read more

Former Manchester United and Scotland manager Tommy Docherty dead

Former Manchester United, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Scotland manager Tommy Docherty has passed away after a long illness at the age of 92. Docherty began his playing career at Celtic but made his name playing more than 300 league games for Preston North End as a right-half in the 1950s. Finishing his career at Arsenal and … Read more

Premier League clubs record EIGHTEEN new Covid positive cases

Round 1: Aug 31-Sep 6 – 1,605 tested, with three testing positive. Round 2: Sep 7-13 – 2,131 tested, with four testing positive. Round 3: Sep 14-20- 1,574 tested, with three testing positive. Round 4: Sep 21-27 – 1,595 tested, with 10 testing positive. Round 5: Sep 28-Oct 4 – 1,587 tested, with nine testing … Read more

Fans are finally back at a Premier League stadium as Arsenal supporters make their return

Fans finally returned to watch an English top-flight side in action with Arsenal hosting Rapid Vienna in the Europa League at the Emirates Stadium in front of thousands. The Gunners sold out their 2,000 tickets – which were distributed on a ‘first come, first served’ basis – for the Group B fixture inside 20 minutes … Read more

Doctor who first raised dementia alarm 24 YEARS AGO was fobbed off by the FA and Premier League

It was Norah Mercer who raised the alarm.  The wife of the legendary Manchester City manager and Everton and Arsenal stalwart Joe was speaking to GP and family friend John Rowlands before her husband passed away in 1990 after suffering with Alzheimer’s disease. ‘She said, “Whenever I attend the funerals of players from Joe’s era, … Read more

England’s new tier system: Which football clubs and sports venues can let fans back in?

Arsenal will be among the first  football clubs whose fans will be allowed to return to stadiums for matches next week, but Manchester United will miss out, following the announcement of a new regional tier system today. Liverpool will also be in the first wave of top tier matches allowed to admit spectators. Football and … Read more

Football, rugby, horse racing and elite sports find out if they can allow fans back into arenas

BREAKING NEWS: Arsenal will be allowed 2,000 fans at next week’s Europa League game after London was placed in Tier 2 of regional restrictions… but Old Trafford will remain SHUT for PSG showdown with Manchester placed in Tier 3 Matt Hancock revealed today which tier each area of England has been put in  Government’s regional … Read more

Moment Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero grabs assistant referee Sian Massey-Ellis around neck

This is the moment Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero grabs a female assistant referee around the back of the neck during a dispute over a throw-in. The Argentinian forward is seen putting his left on on Sian Massey-Ellis during last night’s 1-0 win over Arsenal. Today it has been revealed that the striker will not … Read more

Sergio Aguero unpunished after accosting assistant referee Sian Massey-Ellis during Man City win

‘Come on guys, he’s the nicest person I have ever met’: Pep Guardiola defends Sergio Aguero as Man City striker goes unpunished after accosting assistant referee Sian Massey-Ellis as he disputes a throw-in during win over Arsenal Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero disputed a throw-in with Sian Massey-Ellis As the striker walked past Massey-Ellis he grabbed … Read more

Fan fury could force U-turn on £14.95 pay-per-view price for non-televised matches

Fan fury could force U-turn by the Premier League on their £14.95 pay-per-view price for non-televised matches next week The live games don’t form part of current Sky or BT subscription packages  Each game will cost £14.95 to view with service launching on October 17  Manchester United’s trip to Newcastle among the first games screened … Read more