Following the news that former Sunderland footballer Adam Johnson was found guilty on one charge of sexual activity with a child, and found not guilty on a further charge, a statement has been read out on behalf of the victim in the case. The statement, read out on the steps of Bradford Crown Court by […]

11 years ago

The judge in Adam Johnson’s child sex trial reprimanded the footballer for his behaviour in the courtroom, according to reports. Johnson was found guilty by majority verdict on one count of sexual activity with a child and not guilty on a separate count, having earlier pleaded guilty to one count of sexual activity with a […]

11 years ago

Adam Johnson has been found guilty of one charge of sexual activity with a child. The jury at Bradford Crown Court returned the guilty verdict shortly after finding the former Sunderland midfielder not guilty on one earlier charge. The 27 year old has been told he will almost certainly face a custodial sentence. He was found […]

11 years ago

You can’t deny that Noel Gallagher remains one of the coolest blokes British music has ever produced. That’s why you’re probably never going to see him warbling away alongside James Corden on the old Carpool Karaoke like Justin Bieber or Chris Martin. He’s just too cool for that kind of caper. Luckily for us, Manchester City had […]

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Everything you need to know about tonight’s games

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See you in six days

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If they weren’t sure what Nigel De Jong was about before this, they’ll have a fair idea now. LA Galaxy got the full De Jong experience on Tuesday night, Santos Laguna just got De Jonged. The former Manchester City player – current Manchester City enthusiast – put his mark quite literally on Galaxy’s CONCACAF Champions […]

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Or to cause utter mischief

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Midweek fixtures: don’t get caught out. By Daniel Coffey A full round of Premier League games on Tuesday and Wednesday means a full round of Fantasy Football but, fear not, we’ve got you covered. Players to sign Michail Antonio Next fixture: West Ham vs Tottenham Value: £5.3m Selected by: 2.4% Michail Antonio was on the […]

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Deliberations will continue into another day. On Tuesday, just before noon, Judge Jonathan Rose sent the 12 jurors in the Adam Johnson case out to decide upon their verdict. After around three hours of deliberations, they had yet to agree upon an outcome. Instead they have been sent home and asked to continue into Wednesday morning, starting at […]

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Raheem Sterling left Liverpool to win trophies. And ambition number one was achieved on Sunday afternoon as Manchester City secured the Capital One Cup title against the Reds. Sterling had a mixed game against his former team-mates, and missed two reasonably easy chances to wrap up the game late on. Ultimately the game was decided […]

11 years ago

When you go by the nickname ‘Vegas Dave’, perhaps this is the kind of bet people might expect you to put on. Dave Oancea, the professional gambler that won a staggering $240,000 after wagering $20,000 on Holly Holm to beat Ronda Rousey last November, is betting big again. This time, Oancea has placed a whopping $77,000 […]

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They may have enjoyed something resembling a mini-revival under Guus Hiddink, but it’s been a season to forget for Chelsea. The current Premier League season’s end is in sight, and thoughts at Stamford Bridge will already have turned to their next campaign. With rumours swirling about the futures of several of their key players, 2016/17 […]

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He didn’t exactly ‘Breese’ to victory

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Confrontation

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Well this is…different

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Is long-awaited glory just around the corner? To say Everton are the sleeping giants of English football is an understatement. Traditionally they were always one of the ‘big five’ clubs in the land, along with Liverpool, Man United, Arsenal and Tottenham. But whilst the others have enjoyed relative success in recent decades (or in the […]

11 years ago

Bloody typical. Trying to maintain your work-life balance whilst managing a fantasy football team isn’t easy. What started off as a fun pastime to make meaningless games more interesting has turned into a stressful headache. Just when you think you’ve done your research, analysed the form and selected your optimal XI of a matchday, the guy […]

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Top banter

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Tell us what you really think, Jack

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‘It’s like WWE with hockey sticks’

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Maybe he can sort out the post-fight meal while he’s in Vegas?

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London calling

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Age switch-ups were the main takeaway from the first day of the GAA Congress in Carlow. The contentious B Championship proposal was withdrawn by the Central Council at the eleventh hour but a number of motions did pass on Friday. From 2018 onwards, the U21 All-Ireland football Championship will be an U20 developmental Championship as 68.6% of the vote […]

11 years ago

No surprises

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It’s a shirt of two halves, Saint… We’ve had a few cheeky peeks at what Manchester United’s home kit will look like next season, but new images have emerged of what look like photographs of actual manufactured shirts. Adidas and United were no doubt hoping they could keep the new design under wraps but nearly every rumour […]

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This would soon teach you

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It’s time to warm those balls. Liverpool, Manchester United and Spurs have all secured their places in the next round of the Europa League and this is when it starts to get really interesting. The last 16 of the tournament generally sees the wheat separated from the chaff as suddenly the competition goes from something […]

11 years ago

Class acts

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Jose Mourinho’s name continues to be linked with the manager’s job at Manchester United. While some of the club’s supporters might want him to take over from Louis van Gaal, the news that scarves with the former Chelsea manager’s name were recently on sale outside Old Trafford were widely condemned by many of their supporters. But, ahead […]

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After their disappointing exit from the Champions League, Manchester United might not have expected their Europa League campaign to have started so badly. Danish champions FC Midtjylland head to Old Trafford defending a 2-1 lead and will be boosted by the news that the United squad that faced them a week ago has picked up […]

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It’s safe to say the Germans have been looking forward to their meetings with Liverpool. Having played out a 0-0 draw in the first leg, thousands of Augsburg supporters have made the trip to Merseyside to watch their team face Liverpool. As the pictures and video below show, they’re certainly enjoying their trip to the […]

11 years ago

Never rains…

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Jurgen Klopp has named Daniel Sturridge in Liverpool’s starting lineup for their Europa League clash with Augsburg. Having drawn 0-0 in Germany, Liverpool will be hoping to make the most of home advantage at Anfield in order to progress to the next stage of the competition. Lucas Leiva at centre-half… that should be good craic. […]

11 years ago

We’ve yet to see if Alexandre Pato can rekindle some of his early AC Milan form in a Chelsea shirt. The Brazilian made the switch to Stamford Bridge in January, and will hope to use his opportunity at Chelsea to kick-start his career. After a bright start to life in Serie A earned Pato a […]

11 years ago

Manchester City knew they were in for a tough task in Kiev, but made surprisingly light work of their opponents. Manuel Pellegrini made 10 changes from the youthful team which lost to Chelsea in the FA Cup, with only Fernando keeping his place. And it worked, with a 3-1 win giving the visitors a great […]

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Cameron Borthwick-Jackson has been a rare bright point in an otherwise dull season for Manchester United. The young left-back has performed impressively when asked to stand in for a number of Manchester United injuries. Being thrust into the spotlight of first team football doesn’t appear to have gone to Borthwick-Jackson’s head, either. After we revealed […]

11 years ago

Hakan Şükür might well be Turkey’s leading goalscorer by a country mile, but his decision to criticise the the country’s president could see him serving jail time. According to reports but the provate Dogan news agency, Şükür has been charged with posting tweets from his account @HakanSukur which contain “insulting content against Mr President Recep Tayyip […]

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Upheaval

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Lionel Messi’s decision to pass a penalty to Luis Suarez has had more than enough airtime recently. While the Argentine has generated plenty of headlines for his selfless spot kick, many of us were unaware that one of his Barca teammates attempted something similar a few years ago… ‘attempted’ being the operative word. Back in […]

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History-maker

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More Ronaldo or Nani? Or Bebé? Reports in Portugal are suggesting that Manchester United and Benfica have come to an agreement over the signature of Renato Sanches. The 18-year-old midfielder is one of the most sought-after young talents in Europe and it is said that both clubs have reached a non-formal “gentleman’s agreement” over the […]

11 years ago

“Bring on Barcelona! Neymar! Messi! Suarez! ‘Oo are ya?!” Well at least he knows who they are now. This rather animated Arsenal fan is none other than ‘Heavy D’ from Storage Hunters UK. Mr D certainly wasn’t backwards in coming forwards when talking up Arsenal’s chances and mocking their Catalan foes ahead of Tuesday’s Champions […]

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Forget all they hype surrounding the Champions League clash at The Emirates, the opening goal in the Championship clash between Middlesbrough and Cardiff at the Riverside was a bit special. With Middlesbrough clearing a cross from their area, the ball fell to former Manchester United defender, Fabio. Given that the Brazilian hadn’t scored in 68 […]

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Once again, Barcelona look to have landed a knockout blow on Arsenal’s Champions League hopes. Despite matching the European champions for the first half, Lionel Messi (predictably) opened the scoring for Barca after the break. Arsene Wenger’s response to going a goal behind was to make a couple of changes. After sending Danny Welbeck on to […]

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The Champions League knockout stages are back in full swing and it’s all enough to make Manchester United’s supporters nostalgic. For the second year running United won’t be appearing in the competition’s last 16, and have to overturn a 2-1 deficit against Danish minnows FC Midtjylland if they are to continue in the Europa League. […]

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Fiery cauldron

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Finally, it seems things are looking up for Gary Neville. The difficult start to his managerial career has been well documented, and having waited so long for his first La Liga victory it was no surprise that the stress was beginning to show. After his Valencia side followed up their victory over Espanyol with a […]

11 years ago

You’ve got to admire their confidence. Barcelona may be world-renowned as one of the finest sporting entities on the planet, but these Arsenal fans believe they have the perfect man to stop one of their prime orchestrators. According to a number of bolshy Gooners, the great Andres Iniesta will struggle to live with Francis Coquelin during their Champions […]

11 years ago

Hi Pot, it’s kettle

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