Quiz time. Those of you who have already played the earlier edition of our imaginatively named  ‘Where did they sign him from?’ quiz will know what you’re doing here. We give you pictures of footballers representing various football clubs at certain points in their careers and – you guessed it – you have to work out […]

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Quiz time Some of you will be familiar with our 50 Question Quizzes by now. Having already tested your knowledge of Champions League and Premier League players from yesteryear, it’s time for something a little bit different… The imaginatively named ‘Where did they sign him from?’ quiz gives you pictures of 50 footballers representing various […]

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The FFF have announced they will review the situation surrounding players’ image rights Kylian Mbappe reportedly refused to take part in a photoshoot with the France national side on Tuesday over a long-running dispute with the French Football Federation (FFF) over players’ image rights. Earlier in the year, the 23-year-old led some of his international […]

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Iñaki Williams has joined a select club. Athletic Club forward Iñaki Williams recently made headlines by announcing his intention to play for Ghana, turning his back on the Spanish national team after being capped for La Roja at senior level in 2016. Williams was born in Bilbao to Ghanaian parents, making him eligible to represent […]

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Rangers fans reacted angrily after the minute’s silence ended Dundee United supporters interrupted a minute’s silence for Queen Elizabeth II ahead of their match with Rangers at Ibrox by singing ‘Lizzie’s in a box’. Rangers, who defied UEFA by playing God Save The King ahead of their Champions League game against Napoli on Wednesday, had […]

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BT Sport made an apology for their coverage of Celtic’s Champions League game in midweek Sky Sports have reportedly instructed production staff to lower sound levels during their coverage of Celtic’s visit to St Mirren if supporters choose to sing offensive songs about the Queen. Ange Postecoglou’s side travel to St Mirren Park for a […]

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Vinicius was the victim of a racist slur on Spanish TV Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior has hit back at a vile racist comment made by an agent during a Spanish TV show, vowing that he will not change his ways. Pedro Bravo, president of the Spanish Agents Association, had taken issue with the Brazilian dancing […]

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Rangers fans at Ibrox sang the UK national anthem before kick-off. Rangers could face disciplinary action from UEFA after the club defied European football’s governing body by playing God Save The King before their Champions League game against Napoli on Wednesday night. Before kick-off at Ibrox, supporters sang the national anthem and held up a […]

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It’s back It’s another Champions League week, which means it’s time for another whopping Champions League quiz to test your wits. Some of the more devoted FootballJOE quizzers will notice this is exactly the same as our previous 50 Question Quizzes about noughties Champions League players – only you don’t have to be quite as […]

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Boehly’s grand plan doesn’t seem to be going down too well Gary Neville has warned that American investment in English football is a ‘clear and present danger’ to the pyramid and has repeated calls on Twitter for a regulator to be introduced quickly. Neville has been outspoken in his criticism of the Glazer Family’s ownership […]

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UEFA have reportedly rejected requests from British clubs to play the anthem. Rangers intend to play the national anthem prior to their Champions League game with Napoli on Wednesday as a mark of respect to Queen Elizabeth II. According to The Daily Mail, The Scottish Premiership side, along with Manchester City and Chelsea, had requests […]

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We go again It’s another Champions League week, but before you glug down another pint of Gazprom (disclaimer: don’t actually try and drink Gazprom), it’s time you settled down to another of Champions League quizzes. It’s all really easy, to be honest. 42 faces, all belonging to footballers who played in the Champions League at […]

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As far as VAR drama goes, this one will take some beating. Juventus, at least for a couple of minutes, looked to have rescued all three points after being made to work extremely hard at home to Salernitana on Sunday evening. The visitors had taken a lead in Turin inside 20 minutes, then doubled it […]

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Meetings are being held on Monday. The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II could lead to a second weekend of football postponements across the United Kingdom due to a shortage of police resources. The Queen’s state funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey next Monday, with police involved in discussions with football clubs and the game’s […]

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Football is one of the few sports that decided to postpone fixtures this weekend The decision to postpone this weekend’s football across the UK was partly down to concerns that supporters would not have been universally respectful of the tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, a report has claimed. It was announced on Friday that all […]

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‘I apologise for any offence caused to those mourning The Queen’ Former England international footballer Trevor Sinclair has apologised for offending those mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II with an ‘ill-timed’ tweet, on Thursday. Buckingham Palace confirmed, on Thursday evening, that the queen had passed away peacefully at her residence at Balmoral, earlier in […]

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The Premier League and EFL have made the call as a mark of respect The Premier League and EFL have confirmed that they have decided to postpone this weekend’s fixtures following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday evening that he Queen had passed away peacefully at her Balmoral residence. In […]

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A decision is expected on Friday. Discussions are being held on Friday morning over a possible postponement of this weekend’s Premier League and EFL fixtures following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Buckingham Palace confirmed on Thursday evening that the Queen had passed away peacefully at her Balmoral residence earlier in the afternoon. Hours later, […]

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talkSPORT have also condemned Sinclair’s tweet. Former England footballer Trevor Sinclair appears to have deleted his Twitter account hours after sparking a furious backlash on the platform over a tweet about the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday evening that the Queen had passed away at her Balmoral residence after concerns […]

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A fan has reportedly fallen from part of one of the stands Nice’s Europa Conference League game with Köln is reportedly set to be called off after violent clashes between the two clubs’ supporters took place inside the Allianz Riviera Stadium. The game was scheduled to start at 17.45 GMT, but footage circulating on social […]

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Hallam Hope was the victim of a ‘vicious assault’ Oldham Athletic player Hallam Hope has been left with ‘serious injuries’ following an assault outside the club’s stadium. A statement released by the club said Hope was attacked on the staff car park outside Boundary Park following Saturday’s 2-0 National League defeat by Chesterfield. The statement […]

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They look great when they go in. Javier Hernandez has accepted full responsibility after he squandered a stoppage time penalty with a failed attempt at a Panenka while in action for LA Galaxy on Sunday night. With the game level at 2-2, the former Manchester United striker had the opportunity to give his side victory […]

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Newcastle are set to break their transfer record. Newcastle are close to completing a deal for Real Sociedad striker Alexander Isak after a fee was agreed between the two clubs. Isak, a Sweden international, will cost Newcastle £60m. He expected to finalise his move from Spain imminently, report The Athletic. Should the move go through […]

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Depay could make a surprise return to Old Trafford. With a few days of the window remaining, transfer silly season is in full swing, with Manchester United’s reported quest to sign every forward with a pulse now seeing them linked with a surprise move for former forward, Memphis Depay. With Cristiano Ronaldo’s future at Old […]

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Ten Hag’s efforts are said to have ‘made an impression’ on the United team. Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag reportedly made an impression on his players by taking part in a running session scheduled the day after his side lost 4-0 to Brentford. United’s first team squad had been scheduled to have a day […]

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‘I need to slow down a little bit.’ Gary Neville has revealed how he was hospitalised after collapsing and suffering a fit during England’s Euro 2020 win over Germany last summer. Neville recently appeared on The Diary of a CEO podcast where, amongst other things, he discussed his hectic lifestyle and the work ethic which […]

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What a mess. Cristiano Ronaldo, to the surprise of literally nobody, doesn’t appear to be too pleased about being made to stay at Manchester United for another season. Less than a year after returning to Old Trafford, Ronaldo made it known over the summer that he wanted to leave again after United finished sixth and […]

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Another twist Frenkie de Jong’s future at Barcelona is expected to be resolved very soon, with reports from Spain claiming he has admitted to teammates that he could now join Manchester United. United have been linked with a move for De Jong all summer having agreed a fee wit Barca for the Dutch midfielder weeks […]

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Kounde will miss out on Saturday Barcelona have managed to register four of their new signings ahead of their opening LaLiga game of the season on Saturday, but Jules Kounde looks set to miss out. The Spanish league’s financial restrictions meant Barca have been unable to register multiple new arrivals, but the club have now […]

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Your daily reminder that Manchester United are bad at transfers Manchester United reportedly made an unsuccessful last-ditch attempt to sign Timo Werner from Chelsea, as their miserable summer continues. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll be well aware that things haven’t been going to plan for United in the transfer market this summer. […]

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One regular day of Barclays Manchester United. That’s all I ask for. Will never happen Manchester United are ‘relaxed’ about Paris Saint-Germain’s attempts to sign Marcus Rashford – despite reports that the player’s representatives held discussions with the French club last week. Newly appointed PSG boss Christophe Galtier is believed to be in the market […]

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United fans were unhappy with the potential arrival of Arnautovic. Manchester United have reportedly pulled out of the transfer to sign Marko Arnautovic. The move comes after Red Devils supporters wrote a letter to Richard Arnold to question the club’s reported attempts to sign Marko Arnautovic given his alleged history of racism. The former Stoke and […]

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‘He believed it was a joke’ New Chelsea defender Kalidou Koulibaly has revealed his attempt to ask John Terry for his old shirt number didn’t initially go to plan, with the former club captain mistakenly believing it to be a prank call. The Senegal international completed his switch to Stamford Bridge last month, bringing to […]

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‘We are a team and you have to stay until the end’ Erik ten Hag has criticised Cristiano Ronaldo and a group of his Manchester United teammates for leaving their preseason friendly against Rayo Vallecano before full-time at the weekend, describing their behaviour as “unacceptable”. United played host to the Spanish side at Old Trafford […]

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‘To sit there for 12 months, it is criminal really, at my age’ Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson has delivered a scathing assessment of his treatment by the club, describing the way he was handled last season as “criminal”. Former United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had named the 25-year-old ahead of David De Gea for […]

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‘People listen to that stuff and it’s an incredible lie’ Former Manchester United coach Chris Armas has firmly dismissed reports claiming Alex Ferguson delivered a stinging put-down when the pair met for the first time. Armas joined United as part of Ralf Rangnick’s coaching staff during his time as interim manager last season. The American […]

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It’s almost as if Community Shield losers’ medals mean absolutely nothing Manchester City’s players reportedly chose not to collect their losers’ medals after their defeat to Liverpool in the Community Shield on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s side went down 3-1 at the King Power Stadium, with Liverpool deservedly beating the Premier League champions. Trent Alexander-Arnold had […]

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A debut to forget for Erling Haaland Well, that’s it then. Forget what we’ve seen of him the last couple of years or so. Erling Haaland is most definitely a fraud. Or at least that’s how this thing usually goes, right? The Norwegian had a difficult start to life as a Manchester City player on […]

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United lost a goal and a man in the closing stages in Oslo Manchester United midfielder Fred was sent off as Erik ten Hag’s side were defeated 1-0 by Atletico Madrid in Norway. United were playing the penultimate game of their preseason in Oslo, on Saturday afternoon. Despite producing a host of decent chances to […]

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Pogba faces a big decision over his knee injury Paul Pogba could be forced to miss the World Cup in Qatar later this year due to the knee injury he picked up in training with Juventus, reports have claimed. Pogba sealed a return to Juve from Manchester United at the start of the month, but […]

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‘It’s about what’s right for Aston Villa’ Tyrone Mings has insisted he has ‘no issues’ with Steven Gerrard’s decision to name John McGinn as Aston Villa’s captain ahead of the season. A statement released by Villa on Wednesday confirmed the Scotland international would replace Mings as captain, with goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez named vice-captain. Veteran winger/defender […]

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Ronaldo has been rejected again. Cristiano Ronaldo’s hopes of leaving Manchester United this summer have taken yet another blow, with Atletico Madrid the latest club to distance themselves from a potential move for him. Ronaldo is known to have expressed a wish to leave United earlier this month, citing his desire to play Champions League […]

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Sesko has been linked with a move to Manchester United this week Red Bull Salzburg have joked that they will only be prepared to let Benjamin Sesko join Manchester United if they receive a lucrative part-exchange offer from Old Trafford. United are believed to be looking to buy a new striker before the close of […]

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Pogba has suffered an injury blow just two weeks after his return to Juventus. Paul Pogba could undergo surgery after Juventus revealed the midfielder has suffered a lesion to the lateral meniscus in his right knee. Pogba only recently sealed a return to Juve on a free transfer after the expiration of his contract at […]

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Ronaldo’s attempts to leave Manchester United aren’t going too well. Cristiano Ronaldo’s hopes of leaving Manchester United this summer appear to have taken yet another blow with Atletico Madrid fans launching a social media campaign to express their opposition to his potential arrival. It became clear earlier this month that Ronaldo – not even a […]

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Quiz time By now, you’re likely very used to doing our football quizzes. Whether it’s the weekly one, or the various others on stadiums, badges or career paths, there’s very likely something there for anyone with even a mild interest in football to waste a few minutes of their day. This time, something a little […]

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How? Preseason is a time for optimism. A time when, no matter how bad last season was, you can look forward and dream about what your team might be capable of in the months that lie ahead. And then there’s Everton. Everton: MLS side hammer Toffees as Dele Alli misses from three yards out. As […]

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Ronaldinho was extremely close to joining United in 2003 In 2003 Ronaldinho signed for Barcelona, his arrival the catalyst for the glorious era that followed for the club. Things could, however, have turned out very differently, with Ronaldinho coming extremely close to joining Manchester United instead. How Beckham’s Real Madrid move saw United and Barca […]

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Bakayoko was let go by officers when they realised he was not a suspect. Footage posted on Twitter shows the moment Tiemoue Bakayoko was stopped and held at gunpoint by police in Italy, in an incident which proved to be a case of mistaken identity. Bakayoko is believed to be on the cusp of joining […]

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A new Serie A rule on shirt colour was announced last year. AC Milan could be forced to rethink their soon-to-be-released third shirt due to a new rule set to come into effect from the start of the 2022/23 season. Leaked images claiming to show the Italian champions’ third kit for the new campaign have […]

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