Footballers are acting in a ‘brainless’ way that is ‘an insult to the NHS’ by engaging in group hugs after scoring goals, senior politicians have claimed. Players have been warned to avoid ‘unnecessary contact at all times’ including ‘handshakes and hugging’ in a set of tough new rules sent to Premier League clubs on Friday. … Read more
Turning up for a football match with the right trim is almost as important as the boots the stars wear. And despite the Covid-19 lockdown closing salons up and down the country, many Premier League stars, including Paul Pogba and Mason Holgate, have continued to show off their fresh hairstyles which look surprisingly professional at … Read more
Just days after the Premier League was forced to issue tougher Covid rules to clubs outlawing hugging in goal celebrations, players breached them and embraced enthusiastically after each score in the top tier last night. Football’s governing bodies have come under pressure from government to eradicate the casual breaches of social distancing rules on and … Read more
A kick in the face: Footballers are filmed playing a match in east London in breach of Covid lockdown rules Group of around 25 men were spotted playing a match in Valentine’s Park, Ilford Footballers were seen tackling each other and heckling for the ball in the match Officers attended the park and group of … Read more
It must be very easy being a Covid safety officer. Don’t have to patrol, don’t have to investigate, don’t have to follow tips, make raids, keep ’em peeled or have so much as an ear to the ground. Just sign up to Instagram. It’s all on there. The parties, the raves, the transgressions, major and … Read more
Do you WANT to keep taking the knee? Premier League footballers are asked if they want to STOP the pre-match gesture by the PFA after fans booed it across Football League grounds The survey was issued to all male and female professional clubs in England It asks whether players would prefer to take the knee … Read more
Olivia Attwood insists she will never be a ‘stereotypical’ footballer’s wife and says her first date with fiancé Bradley Dack was at Nando’s. The Love Island star, 29, who’s busy planning her 2021 nuptials to the Blackburn Rovers midfielder, 26, told MailOnline she’s the ‘anti WAG’ as girlfriends and wives of footballers are expected to … Read more
Oxford United footballers nearly missed their match after an anti-coronavirus gel sprayed over the bus tipped the driver over the drink limit Players at League One side Oxford United had just taken their seats on the bus An alcohol-based aerosol got into the breathalyser and halted the vehicle The players and coaching staff were left … Read more
Dele Alli, Trent Alexander-Arnold, and David Alaba were spotted out in Mykonos one day after fellow footballer Harry Maguire was arrested on the Greek island. The Tottenham Hotspur midfielder, 24, was seen hitting the beach on Friday with the Austrian footballer, 28, while the Liverpool right-back, 21, took a snap with a fan during their trip … Read more
Eight Aberdeen football players have gone into isolation as two tested positive for Covid-19 after flouting team rules by heading out to a bar at the centre of the city’s outbreak. Training was cancelled yesterday after one player tested positive for Covid-19 and it was later established a second player had also caught it – … Read more