Liverpool and Manchester City to launch landmark study into how heading affects footballers’ brains

Premier League giants Liverpool and Manchester City will step up dementia fight by trialling gumshield in landmark study next month to assess how brains are affected by heading Liverpool and Manchester City will spearhead a new study into heading  It will assess how footballers’ brains are affected amid the dementia crisis  A gumshield will be … Read more

It is rocket science! Manchester City hire multiple astrophysicists to zoom ahead of their rivals

It IS rocket science! Manchester City hire several astrophysicists to their data analysis team in bid to move Premier League leaders further ahead of their rivals Laurie Shaw was employed by the City Football Group as ‘lead artificial scientist’ in January  The group have since made at least three other similar appointments  All of these … Read more

Champions League quarter-final draw: Liverpool face Madrid, City play Dortmund and Chelsea get Porto

Champions League quarter-final draw: Liverpool face Real Madrid, Man City play Haaland’s Dortmund and Chelsea get lucky with Porto… plus a Bayern-PSG rematch and a potential all-English semi-final! The draw for this season’s Champions League quarter finals has taken place Liverpool face a re-run of their 2018 final against Spanish giants Real Madrid  City will … Read more

Manchester City confirm THREE new coronavirus cases, hours before they play Manchester United

Manchester City confirm THREE new coronavirus cases, hours before they play Manchester United, with Scott Carson and Cole Palmer joining six other players in testing positive Kyle Walker, Gabriel Jesus and Eric Garcia have already tested positive  Now they have been joined by veteran Scott Carson and youngster Cole Palmer  The news comes as a … Read more

Manchester City legend Colin Bell dies age 74 after non-Covid related illness

Manchester City legend Colin Bell dies age 74 from ‘non-Covid related illness’, with club to wear retro No 8 shirts against rivals United tomorrow night in honour of England midfielder who won the title and FA Cup in blue Colin Bell has died at the age of 74 following a short, non-Covid related illness The … Read more

Oxford United suspend two youth players ‘and could SACK them’ for allegedly breaking Covid-19 rules

Oxford United suspend two youth players ‘and could SACK the pair in a landmark case’ after allegedly breaking Covid rules to attend a New Year’s Eve party… just days after boss Karl Robinson said clubs had become ‘a little bit sloppy’ with protocols Oxford United have seen five League One matches postponed this season All … Read more

MARTIN SAMUEL: Arrogant footballers’ lockdown rule-breaking must be stopped or game faces shutdown

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

Premier League clubs ‘could halt the season for TWO WEEKS in January’ after surge in Covid-19 cases

Premier League chairmen ‘consider halting the season for TWO WEEKS in January’ after surge in coronavirus cases across English football The Premier League announced a record 18 positive Covid-19 cases on Tuesday  Man City, Sheffield United and Southampton have announced positive cases Ten Football League matches on Tuesday were postponed due to coronavirus  Top-flight chairmen … 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