British efforts to stage the entirety of this summer’s Euro 2020 tournament have been boosted by news that large venues such as Wembley will be permitted to host 10,000 fans from May 17. As announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the Commons on Monday afternoon, spectators will be allowed back into sporting events from … Read more
Britain could be set to host the entire Euro 2020 tournament as government ministers draw up plans for fans to return to stadiums, it emerged last night. The tournament could come to the UK this summer as the country surges ahead of the EU in the race to dish out vaccines. Government ministers are said to … Read more
REVEALED: Brighton striker Aaron Connolly had to miss Ireland’s Euro 2020 play-off defeat in Slovakia because his seat on the flight out was 10 CENTIMETRES too close to staff member who tested positive for coronavirus Aaron Connolly sat out Ireland’s shootout defeat against Slovakia on Thursday He had sat 1.9m away from staff member who … Read more
Government admits Euro 2020 matches in England ARE under threat due to Covid-19 as Oliver Dowden says he ‘can’t give a cast iron assurance’ that Wembley games – including the semi-finals and final – will be safe to go ahead Euro 2020 matches due to take place in England next summer are under threat Wembley … Read more
Ronald Koeman ‘in a stable condition’ following heart surgery after Holland manager was rushed to hospital in Amsterdam By Reuters Reporter Published: 18:53 BST, 3 May 2020 | Updated: 19:18 BST, 3 May 2020 Holland Ronald Koeman is in a stable condition after undergoing heart surgery in Amsterdam on Sunday. The 57-year-old was taken from … Read more
England footballers are the world’s best penalty takers and score 90 per cent of those awarded in matches — but bottle it during shootouts, a German study found. The researchers revealed that the English team’s success rate drops by a third when the ‘Three Lions’ face off against sudden death. However, help may be at hand … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES Cancelled The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday 13 March – just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia. Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta on Friday despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of … Read more
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
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