Other 19 clubs united in opposition to Newcastle takeoverClubs concerned Premier League’s brand could be damagedAngry clubs have targeted the Premier League with complaints about the Newcastle United takeover and are pushing for an emergency meeting ne…
World Cup qualifiers: Czech Republic v Wales, Germany v Romania – live!
Updates and goals on the action in the European qualifiersMonzul will become first woman to referee England’s menAny comments? You can email John | tweet @johnbrewin_And here’s Germany’s team against Romania in Hamburg. Wales try Kieffer Moore through …
Glazers’ heritage-hawking risks making Manchester United a 90s theme park | Barney Ronay
Owners’ style has long been to make the past fund the present but for all the spending on players oddities are creeping in“It’s a write-off.”“A write-off of what?” Continue reading…
Player’s view: Newcastle fans deserve change of fortune after long decline | Rob Lee
Former Newcastle midfielder wants focus on the academy and local area and does not expect superstar signings in a hurryThe takeover is all the fans want. They’ve been waiting 12 years to have a change of hands and they’ve been through a lot of rubbish …
WSL derby against United ‘perfect’ to kickstart Man City’s season, says Taylor
‘Coaches never have to get players up for a derby,’ says TaylorCity have won only one of opening four matchesManchester City Women’s manager, Gareth Taylor, admits to not knowing how much pressure he is under as a result of the team’s poor start but be…
The Saudi takeover of Newcastle United is a symptom of England’s political failures | David Goldblatt
We shouldn’t single out football fans: the country has long since made its peace with the power of capital, whatever its originsFootball, no longer merely the national game, is England’s political theatre. The way in which the spasm of fan protest stop…
‘We need to keep control’: Manchester United give backing to Solskjær
Football director Murtough says club will not ‘deviate from plan’United confident ‘in the direction that we’re going’Ole Gunnar Solskjær has received strong backing from Manchester United’s football director, with John Murtough stating the club “need t…
How Forest Green Rovers are doing things differently – and thriving
League Two leaders’ head coach, Rob Edwards, sang before team’s win last week and a groundbreaking coach trip beckonsIt is a sunny Tuesday afternoon and Forest Green Rovers’ scholars, in a striking zebra-pattern strip partly made from bamboo, are in ac…
Saudi takeover of Newcastle leaves human rights to fog on the Tyne | David Conn
Premier League allowing deal shows money and international reputation laundering can trump concerns about the regimeThe great game of football has always been an expression of the country and times in which it is played, so the takeover of Newcastle Un…
Hunting the Football Trolls: Jermaine Jenas review – just who are these faceless, venomous racists?
The former footballer explores the epidemic of football ‘fans’ posting hateful bile online, as he aims to confront the people hiding behind their smartphones and computer screensIt might be time to make an official collation for posterity of all docume…