Newcastle‘s match with Sunderland was paused early in the second half because of reports of discriminatory abuse from the crowd towards Sunderland player Lutsharel Geertruida. Referee Anthony Taylor briefly stopped the Premier League match for three minutes in line with the competition’s on-field anti-discrimination protocol., external In the 52nd minute, with play already stopped as […]
Northern Ireland’s crucial World Cup play-off semi-final against Italy is almost upon us and you can keep up with all the build-up and action from Bergamo across the BBC. Michael O’Neill’s side are aiming to qualifying for their first World Cup in 40 years but will be underdogs against four-time World Cup winners Italy. NI […]
Former Chelsea and Arsenal player Jorginho may be best known as a defensive midfielder – but he has gone viral on social media for his attack on pop singer Chappell Roan, alleging her security guard reduced his 11-year-old daughter to tears. The 34-year-old Italy international, who has dual Brazilian citizenship and now plays for Flamengo […]
Defender Ben Davies says Wales reaching consecutive World Cup finals would “surpass all dreams”. The 32-year-old will miss the play-off semi-final against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Thursday, 26 March in Cardiiff (19:45 GMT) and any potential final after suffering a broken ankle playing for Tottenham in January. But having been captain for the majority of the qualifying […]
Football Focus pundits Nedum Onuoha and Dion Dublin preview Sunday’s Carabao Cup final as Arsenal take on Manchester City. Source link
Swiss-born Lehmann, 26, has spoken in the past about how she hopes to use her social media platform to build the profile of women’s football and bring the game to a new audience. For comparison, England’s Chloe Kelly and Alessia Russo have 1.5 million and 1.1 million Instagram followers respectively, while ex-US star Alex Morgan […]
For Northern Ireland, playing in a smaller venue should be beneficial. In fact, manager Michael O’Neill went as far to say he was “delighted” the game was at the New Balance Arena. The stadium holds a similar capacity to Northern Ireland’s home ground of Windsor Park, which stands at 18,500 and also generates a passionate […]
Manchester City defender Marc Guehi is ineligible to play in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Arsenal because he is cup-tied. The 25-year-old centre-back appeared three times for previous club Crystal Palace earlier in the competition and was signed by City after the semi-final first leg against Newcastle. Under new rules brought in by the EFL […]
Defeat by Everton means Chelsea have lost three of their past four Premier League matches – as many defeats as in their previous 18 games in the competition. They have also failed to score in three consecutive matches in all competitions for the first time since September 2023 despite attempting 52 shots (16 on target) […]
Fulham boost their European hopes as they fought back to beat Premier League strugglers Burnley at Craven Cottage. Source link