Former West Ham United co-chairman David Sullivan was present for the club’s Carabao Cup tie against Portsmouth, despite advice that he should avoid home fixtures at London Stadium. Sullivan stepped down as West Ham’s co-chair in June after seven women accused him of sexually exploitative and predatory conduct. He firmly denies all the allegations. Following […]
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The advice issued by London Stadium follows a joint media investigation which reported that seven women had accused Sullivan of predatory and sexually exploitative conduct. He has firmly rejected all of the claims. Shortly before the investigation aired, he resigned as the club’s joint chairman, explaining that he wished to concentrate on challenging what he […]
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Vanessa Gold, daughter of former West Ham co-owner David Gold, has confirmed that her family intends to sell its stake in the club to a consortium led by former Newcastle co-owner Amanda Staveley. The Gold family had been negotiating with Staveley’s consortium, which includes her husband, Mehrdad Ghodoussi, regarding the purchase of a 25% share […]
Continue ReadingThis is a query that has come up time and again. Especially at the get-togethers marking Leeds’ championship in 1992 or Blackburn Rovers’ Premier League triumph three years on. Batty played a part in both historic feats, but former Blackburn midfielder Mark Atkins hasn’t been in touch with him since their playing careers ended. “We’ve […]
Continue ReadingSpend enough time watching US television, and the relentless tide of commercials eventually sorts itself into three distinct categories. The first category promotes units of mass-produced food-like substances, each one basically a palm-sized projectile of shiny, salted, mechanically processed fragments; yet each also arrives with its own factory-made spectacle of hues and jingles and wrapping […]
Continue ReadingOur illustrator examines the key events from the World Cup as England advance to the quarter-finals while the United States are eliminated Purchase David’s illustrations | A selection of his most popular pieces And his newest title, Chaos in the Box: order your copy Continue reading…
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