Wolves: Jeff Shi leaves Premier League basement side as he steps down

Outgoing executive chairman Shi had been a target for unhappy Wolves fans, with critics viewing him as overseeing a managed decline of the club under Fosun. He had been a target of supporters’ anger for months, with long-term frustrations now boiling over as Wolves – 14 points from 17th place – stare at a return […]

Thomas Frank: Tottenham manager insists players are “still with me”

Frank has endured a difficult start to life at Tottenham since joining them in June after seven years at Brentford, who he guided from the Championship to the Premier League in 2021. The Dane’s performance had come under increasing internal scrutiny following a home defeat by Fulham on 29 November which came as part of […]

‘No handball problem’ in Scottish Premiership, says Willie Collum

Collum agreed with the VAR decision not to award a penalty against Fernandez in Rangers’ 2-2 draw with Dundee United at Tannadice. The ball appeared to clip the defender’s arm as it dropped from a United thrown-in. The head of refereeing said the incident was “not punishable in any shape or form” and also agreed […]

Scottish Premiership: Do we have a genuine title race?

New Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy hasn’t been probed much about his title hopes. Not really so much an oversight. More a realisation that the former Columbus Crew head coach’s priority is to actually win a game since taking over from interim manager Martin O’Neill. Four defeats in a row – having been the first Celtic […]

World Cup tickets: Fifa owes fans thousands of pounds

A Mexico fan, who did not want to be named, showed us evidence that he was owed more than £8,000 for sales that all took place over 60 days ago. “It sucks, they just seem to be fumbling around,” he said. “I’ve had to move money to pay off my credit card.” Some of those […]

A-League: Four players banned for several years for match-fixing offences

Four players have been banned from ⁠all ⁠football-related activity for several years for their part in match-fixing offences in Australia’s A-League. Kearyn Baccus and ex-New Zealand international Clayton Lewis were paid A$10,000 (£4,940) each to get themselves booked during Macarthur FC’s game against Sydney FC in December 2023. Both were sentenced to a two-year conditional […]

Uefa pays nine million euros to clubs for Women’s Euros benefits programme

Chelsea (£405,000) and Arsenal (£357,000) were the highest earners in the WSL, with Manchester City (£280,000), Manchester United (£236,000), Everton (£136,000), and Leicester City (£115,000) also awarded more than £100,000. Liga F champions Barcelona received £497,000 to top the list, with German side Bayern Munich (£408,000) and Italy’s Juventus (£363,000) completing the top five. Teams […]

Scottish Premiership: Celtic’s Wilfried Nancy & Hearts v Rangers in spotlight

Latest indications are that Nancy will still be Celtic manager when Aberdeen arrive in the east end of Glasgow come Sunday. Whether or not he remains so could depend on whether they end the dismal four-game losing run since the Frenchman replaced interim manager Martin O’Neill. Chief executive Michael Nicholson claimed that three staff members […]

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