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
Marcus Rashford vows he will not slow down in the fight to feed Britain’s poorest children despite Boris Johnson agreeing to fund £400m of free school meals during phone call with Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford forced the UK Government into another U-turn this weekend Boris Johnson’s Government will now offer an extra £400m to … Read more
It was Everton who were the first to mention the T word. Trust. There wasn’t a lot of it in the room, as the authors of Project Big Carve-up faced their fellow Premier League shareholders. By the afternoon, a letter had been drafted suggesting a united front, with all 20 clubs as signatories. The project … Read more
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
EXCLUSIVE: Premier League fans forced to pay even more to watch their team! Sky Sports and BT Sport set to unveil new pay-per-view service to show extra top-flight games as crowds are still kept away from stadiums Premier League’s main UK broadcasters to reveal new pay-per-view service An extra selection of top-flight games will be … Read more
TRANSFER DEADLINE DAY – AS IT HAPPENED: Arsenal secure biggest deal late on with £45m man Thomas Partey arriving from Atletico Madrid – while Manchester United buy FOUR players at the eleventh hour By Kieran Jackson For Mailonline Published: 07:40 BST, 5 October 2020 | Updated: 07:16 BST, 6 October 2020 Transfer deadline day is … Read more
LIVE – TRANSFER DEADLINE DAY: Manchester United try to get THREE incoming deals over the line today, Arsenal face a blow in their Houssem Aouar chase… and will it be a big day for Chelsea? All the latest before the window shuts tonight By Dan Ripley for MailOnline Published: 07:40 BST, 5 October 2020 | … Read more
Everton footballer Gylfi Sigurdsson’s 11-year-old brother-in-law tragically dies after accidentally shooting himself with shotgun Maximilian Helgi Ivarsson had taken the gun from a locked closet and misfired it The youngster was the half-brother of the Premier League star’s wife, Alexandra Sigurdsson, 31, has not spoken publicly about the death but continues to play A touching … Read more
Football fans will be allowed back into stadiums NEXT MONTH as the Government ease up on lockdown rules for sport… but capacity will be capped and spectators ‘must sign a code of behaviour that could include a ban on singing’ Fans could be allowed back into football stadiums again from next month Their return could … Read more
Football fans will be allowed back into stadiums NEXT MONTH as the Government ease up on lockdown rules for sport… but capacity will be capped and spectators ‘must sign a code of behaviour that could include a ban on singing’ Fans could be allowed back into football stadiums again from next month Their return could … Read more