MARTIN SAMUEL: Closing football’s doors is the only option

Fans. Where would football be without them? We are about to find out. Close the doors. It is the only available option. Postponement, play-offs, ending the season now, none of it works, none of it would be fair. Not every team is like Liverpool, in a position to claim moral victory as champions less than … Read more

Jurgen Klopp tells off Liverpool fans for trying to touch him amid coronavirus crisis

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES  In doubt  The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more

Arsenal to deep cleanse the Emirates Stadium after Olympiacos owner contracted coronavirus

Arsenal launch deep cleanse at the Emirates Stadium to combat coronavirus with players and staff in isolation after infected Olympiacos owner visited the boardroom, tunnel and dressing room at their ground Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis confirmed he has the coronavirus Arsenal hosted the Greek side in a Europa League tie just 13 days ago Gunners … Read more

Coronavirus map: How is European football being effected by COVID-19

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES  In doubt  The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more

Jacqueline Jossa teaches daughter Mia, 20 months, how to play football in their new garden

Jacqueline Jossa cheers on daughter Mia, 20 months, as the doting parent teaches her how to play football in their new garden By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 15:01 GMT, 9 March 2020 | Updated: 15:43 GMT, 9 March 2020 She’s a doting mother to her two daughters Mia, 20 months, and Ella, five, who … Read more

Hilary Duff cheers her son Luca on at his flag football game with ex-husband Mike Comrie

Hilary Duff is the picture of a proud mother as she cheers her son Luca on at his flag football game with ex-husband Mike Comrie By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 01:07 GMT, 8 March 2020 | Updated: 18:17 GMT, 8 March 2020 Hilary Duff reunited with her ex-husband Mike Comrie on Saturday to watch … Read more

Ed Sheeran watches his beloved football team Ipswich Town amid musical hiatus

Ed Sheeran looks downcast as he watches his beloved football team Ipswich Town lose… as star continues musical hiatus By Raven Saunt For Mailonline Published: 17:17 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 17:19 GMT, 7 March 2020 He recently announced an extended musical hiatus after being on tour non-stop since 2017.  But Ed Sheeran, 29, … Read more

GARY LINEKER MEETS MARTIN SAMUEL: Twitter trolls, Brexit and Sir Alex Ferguson

On Gary Lineker’s Twitter feed there are two notification columns. The first tells him if he has been mentioned in a tweet by people who have the verifying blue tick, or that he follows. Then there’s the second. The randoms. It can get a little lively. ‘On the occasions I’ve been tempted to look there … Read more

Daniel Sturridge is banned from football until JUNE and is fined £150,000

Daniel Sturridge left Turkish club Trabzonspor because he has been suspended from all football-related activity worldwide until the middle of June following a successful Football Association appeal over sanctions for breaching betting rules. The former Chelsea and Liverpool striker was banned for six weeks last July for providing his family with inside betting information on … Read more

Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City: Pep Guardiola’s side win third Carabao Cup on the trot

This went exactly as expected, but better than expected, too. Manchester City won, as was widely predicted, but Villa were not embarrassed or swept aside, which was not. The last team to play City in a cup final, Watford, went down by six; the last time Villa reached a domestic cup final, against Arsenal in … Read more