The first trial – which saw members of Maradona’s medical team accused of poor care – collapsed after a judge let cameras into the court. Source link

Semenyo’s case is the latest in a growing list of racist abuse suffered by Premier League players this season, with four players targeted during a single weekend in February. The UK Football Policing Unit (UKFPU) is investigating the abuse of the four players in February, which included Sunderland defender Lutsharel Geertruida, Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mejbri, […]

The EFL have announced that the 2026-27 EFL Cup campaign will begin on Friday, 7 August, 2026. The competition, known as the Carabao Cup due to the tournament’s sponsors, is traditionally played as a midweek fixture. The only usual exception to this is the final, which is played at Wembley on a Sunday. The competition […]

Cast your mind back to August 2022. Tottenham defender Cristian Romero tugged back Chelsea‘s Marc Cucurella by his hair. The VAR, Mike Dean, opted not to intervene for an obvious red card. It created a line in the sand. From that point on, a zero tolerance approach was adopted. Has the hair been tugged? Then […]

“No fear, pure fire. That’s it,” he said. “Pure fire, that’s what I want to see from the players, the people, myself. The opportunity is unbelievable. “Let’s confront it, let’s go for it and put everything into it.” Arteta continued that theme when asked about any nerves. “Fire. I’m on fire. That’s it. Nothing else,” […]

Rowett certainly lived up to his reputation for straight-talking when confessing to how bad a situation Leicester are in with four games remaining. There has been a chorus of agreement from former players, media pundits and Foxes supporters in the days since – with some of the most prominent voices pointing out that the the […]

The counter-argument is it is difficult to see any of the top three winning all five of their post-split fixtures, such has been the unpredictable nature of this remarkable season. The imperfections of all three teams have produced one of the most captivating Scottish title races in history. All three have now won on the […]

The Overlap’s YouTube channel has 1.66m subscribers and its content includes its flagship show Stick to Football, which features Neville and fellow pundits Roy Keane, Jamie Carragher, Jill Scott and Ian Wright discussing football matters. In the announcement of the deal, the Overlap said Goldbridge’s channels will undergo “significant editorial expansion” under their ownership. It […]

Wales will face Romania in a friendly in Bucharest on Saturday, 6 June. Having failed to qualify for this summer’s World Cup, Craig Bellamy’s side will take on the Romanians – who were also beaten in last month’s World Cup play-offs – at the 31,000-seater Steaua Stadium. It will be the first meeting of the […]

City have a game in hand over Arsenal and also host the Gunners at Etihad Stadium on Sunday, 19 April in a match that could effectively decide the title between the two clubs. If Arsenal win, they would be nine points clear of City with five fixtures remaining, although City would have six to play. […]