A single piece of inside information transformed Ian Hart’s life permanently. Hart, a funeral director from Worthing and co-editor of the Brighton fanzine Gull’s Eye, received a call in July 1995 from Crystal Palace director Gordon Lucking. “Gordon had always hoped to become part of the Brighton board, but they did not want him,” Hart […]
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Next season, the Scottish Cup holders will enter the Europa League in the opening qualifying round. If the cup winners also claim the league championship, that place will instead go to the Premiership runners-up. The non-champions route is considerably more competitive, featuring clubs that secured qualification through their league positions in nations including Belgium, Turkey, […]
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Shakhtar also assessed Fulham’s Craven Cottage and Brentford’s Gtech Community Stadium while looking for a west London venue capable of hosting top-tier European matches. Both grounds, however, have lower capacities than Stamford Bridge. Officials believe that fixtures against Europe’s leading teams, or potentially English opponents, could attract enough supporters to fill the larger stadium. The […]
Continue ReadingAll kick-off times GMT. Sunday, 26 July Group A: Algeria versus Senegal, Olympic Stadium, Rabat, (17:00 GMT) Group A: Morocco versus Kenya, Moulay Hassan Stadium, Rabat, (20:00 GMT) Monday, 27 July Group B: South Africa versus Tanzania, Moulay Rachid Stadium, Casablanca, (17:00 GMT) Group B: Ivory Coast versus Burkina Faso, Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca, (20:00 […]
Continue ReadingFrom the outset, this World Cup has been dominated by football’s most celebrated figures, but as Miami once again welcomes its newest sporting obsession on Saturday evening, the player with a genuine Ballon d’Or claim probably won’t be the centre of attention. With all due respect to Harry Kane, in a football landscape moving past […]
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