A Manchester City representative joined a government-supported trade mission to India this week, even though the club had been found responsible for 114 violations of Premier League regulations. Bev Craig, who succeeded Andy Burnham as Manchester mayor, included a club representative in visits to Delhi and Mumbai arranged by business secretary Jonathan Reynolds, with northern […]
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The Liberal Democrats are urging Andy Burnham to release information about every meeting he has held with Manchester City’s owners, the Abu Dhabi United Group (ADUG), and to disclose any hospitality he received at the Etihad Stadium. The prime minister faced widespread criticism this week after saying he would be “deeply worried” if ADUG had […]
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Andy Burnham has indicated that he could remove restrictions on consuming alcohol in football stands, arguing that it is unjust to treat football supporters differently when spectators at other sports are allowed to drink. The prime minister, a devoted Everton supporter who continues to attend games, said there were grounds for testing a relaxation of […]
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England forward Ivan Toney has been charged with assault following an alleged incident at a nightclub in Soho. According to the Metropolitan Police, the 30-year-old Northampton resident was charged on 31 July with assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Police said the allegation concerns an incident reportedly occurring on 6 December last year at a nightclub […]
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A High Court judge has overturned a council decision permitting Tottenham Hotspur Football Club to develop a new training complex in a north London park. At a hearing in June, the campaign group Guardians of Whitewebbs argued that Enfield council acted unlawfully when it approved plans for a women’s and girls’ football academy covering 6.5 […]
Continue ReadingA coroner has determined that former England international and World Cup winner Nobby Stiles passed away from a neurological disorder linked to frequent heading of the ball. Stiles, a determined and hard-tackling midfielder once described by Geoff Hurst as the “heart and soul” of the 1966 World Cup-winning side, died in 2020, yet his death […]
Continue ReadingBeginning next year, sports teams in the UK could face a prohibition on sponsorship deals with unlicensed gambling operators, a development that raises monetary concerns for top-flight football sides like Everton FC and sports such as Formula One. Proposals for the restriction, first reported by a news organization on Sunday and officially verified by the […]
Continue ReadingIn the lead-up to the World Cup, the entrenched hostility that had accompanied Jude Bellingham virtually from his breakthrough at senior level grew more vociferous. Numerous scribes, commentators and one-time professionals doubted whether one of the country’s most gifted footballers could become a divisive presence within the team. The starkest articulation of this position appeared […]
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