Available to listen for 29 days Eilidh Barbour welcomes former Rangers midfielder Charlie Adam, Livingston player Ryan McGowan and Scottish football journalist Ewan Murray for a preview of the upcoming Scottish Premiership campaign. Following Celtic’s dramatic title victory over Hearts on the final day of last season, which club will come out on top this […]
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Nobody can say with confidence what will happen next, and Infantino’s long-term position remains unclear. Fifa has not yet replied to Uefa’s declaration. Concacaf, the governing body for football in North and Central America and the host confederation of this year’s World Cup, later issued its own statement saying all 41 members opposed the proposals. […]
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Sullivan resigned as the club’s joint chairman in June after a collaborative investigation by Panorama and the Times newspaper examined allegations concerning his conduct. Several women have alleged that billionaire businessman Sullivan misused his position of influence and pursued them for sex, with some saying they were teenagers at the time. The investigation documented claims […]
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Following Thursday’s virtual meeting, chaired by president Aleksander Ceferin, Uefa issued a statement saying that the organisation and all 55 of its member associations were united in their position. The statement said they firmly and unanimously opposed Fifa’s plan to hand ownership stakes in the World Cup and its other tournaments to private investors. A […]
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Hearts’ players stood just nine minutes away from securing a historic achievement and writing their names into club folklore. They were remarkably close to ending four decades of Old Firm supremacy. The long-time league leaders were level with defending champions Celtic in Glasgow as the match approached the 87th minute. They appeared poised to hang […]
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“To be honest, I also held talks with another club,” Tonali disclosed, though he ultimately found it straightforward to choose Spurs. “Your initial feeling matters greatly when speaking to a club, and mine was extremely encouraging. “If a brief 10-minute conversation leaves you feeling happy, that tells you everything is right. “The first person I […]
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The Premier League has approved a plan to restructure how money is distributed among the top four tiers of English football, potentially providing an additional £1.5bn to clubs throughout the pyramid over the next 10 years. At a meeting on Thursday, clubs unanimously backed the proposed “new deal for football” following talks with the EFL. […]
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GOODBYE, FAST EDDIE The idea that a public show of support carries little real value has been a familiar football cliché for years. Until now, however, few would have imagined that the same principle might apply when the backing came from Jonjo Shelvey—a man with such strong views about fairness that he once accused Alex […]
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Looking at the bigger picture, it is difficult to ignore the changes taking place at Newcastle, regardless of how anyone feels about them. Despite the club’s public statements, the overall direction is clearly no longer the same. The club is undergoing a transformation, with the owners’ objectives, ambitions and recruitment policy appearing significantly different from […]
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Beyond the advantages in his personal life, Pressley feels Dundee is also the right place for his career. He believes the club is heading in the right direction despite losing several players during the summer. Defenders Luke Graham and Billy Koumetio have joined Stoke City and Charlton Athletic, respectively. Goalkeeper Jon McCracken has signed for […]
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