BREAKING NEWS: Select Premier League and Championship football clubs will be allowed to have safe-standing areas from January for the first time since standing was banned in 1994 Premier League and Championship clubs have been invited to trial safe standing Persistent standing in stadia has been banned in English football since 1994 Safe standing was … Read more
Norwich City, Hull City and Peterborough United supporters have taken to the streets to celebrate their promotions on Saturday evening, with Canaries boss Daniel Farke captured rejoicing with supporters with little social distancing. The UK Government has eased lockdown measures in recent weeks with the opening of pubs and shops, however strict social distancing guidelines … Read more
REVEALED: Cardiff accuse Nantes of backdating a cheque to Emiliano Sala’s mother to hide that he was still their player when he died in a plane crash, as the Championship club appeal to Court of Arbitration for Sport in bid to avoid paying £15m fee Cardiff had agreed to sign Emiliano Sala for £15m before … Read more
Football fans who boo players taking the knee in support of Black Lives Matter should not be banned by clubs, a free speech group has demanded. In a letter to the Football Association, the Free Speech Union insist that if players are free to make the gesture, then fans must be free to disagree with … Read more
Wayne Rooney defers portion of his £90,000-a-week wages to help Derby through their cash crisis as newly-appointed Rams boss agrees to spread pay-packet over longer period Wayne Rooney will defer a portion of his wages to help Derby in their cash crisis The new Rams manager was given a two-and-a-half year contract last month He has … Read more
Millwall try to BAN Sky Sports from screening their clash with Watford due to row over story on fans booing players who took the knee – and under-fire club are even prepared to give up £75,000 broadcast fee Sky Sports are due to broadcast Millwall’s December 29 game with Watford live But Millwall are moving … Read more
Football fan facing LIFETIME ban from Championship side for booing players who took a knee… with clubs using CCTV to single out supporters who jeer gesture One club has reviewed video footage and witness statements to identify a fan The fan could become the first in the country to be permanently banned The move follows … Read more
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
Sports fans have received the news they have waited months for – stadiums will re-open from December 2 when the current Covid-19 lockdown in England is eased. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that the country will return to the tier system of coronavirus restrictions early next month and sports venues in tiers one and … Read more
Wayne Rooney tests NEGATIVE for coronavirus but is ‘angry and disappointed’ at still having to isolate for 14 days with his family after being visited by a friend who was later found to have tested positive for COVID-19 Derby’s Wayne Rooney was visited by friend Josh Bardsley to give him a watch The friend was … Read more