A man has been found guilty of headbutting former Manchester United captain Roy Keane. Scott Law, 43, of Waltham Abbey, Essex, attacked the football pundit following Arsenal’s 3-1 victory over Keane’s former club Manchester United in September last year. The ex-Ireland captain had been working for Sky Sports at the Emirates Stadium in north London…
Clubs in the English Premier League have voted by an overwhelming majority of 19-1 in favour of keeping video assistant referees (VAR) next season. Wolves triggered a vote on the use of VAR in the 2024-25 season after formally submitting a resolution to the Premier League in May. In order for VAR to be scrapped,…
Premier League clubs are unlikely to vote through Wolves’ proposal to scrap the use of the video assistant referee when member clubs meet at an annual general meeting on Thursday, 6 June, but in-game VAR announcements are set to be introduced. Wolves formally submitted a resolution to the Premier League in May, which triggered a…
Tottenham Midfielder James Maddison has been dropped from England squad for Euro 2024. Maddison was called up by Gareth Southgate to the provisional 33-man selection. He featured in England’s friendly against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Monday, coming off the bench in the 3-0 win at St James’ Park. But he is one of seven players who have…
Chelsea have officially appointed Leicester manager Enzo Maresca as their new boss on a five-year contract with the option of an extra year. The Italian replaces Mauricio Pochettino, who left by mutual consent on 21 May after just one season at Stamford Bridge. Maresca took charge of the Foxes in June 2023 and led them…
Premier League side Chelsea are set to confirm Enzo Maresca as their new head coach on Monday. The 44-year-old, who will succeed Mauricio Pochettino at Stamford Bridge, has agreed a five-year deal and will move from Leicester after leading them back to the Premier League by winning the Championship. Maresca was Chelsea’s number-one choice after…
Leeds Rhinos and Great Britain rugby league great Rob Burrow has died. Burrow, who was 41, had lived with motor neurone disease (MND) since being diagnosed in late 2019. The diagnosis came just two years after he retired from playing, following a stellar 17-year career that included winning eight Super League Grand Finals, three World…
The Abia State government has denied reports credited to the special adviser on media and publicity to Governor Alex Otti, that the Governor supported the May 30 sit-at-home declared by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Okey Kanu, who issued a statement on the matter, said the attention of…
Former Real Madrid, Chelsea and and Manchester United Manager Jose Mourinho has been unveiled by Fenerbahce as their new manager after both sides reached an agreement for a two year Deal Addressing thousands of the club’s supporters at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium on Sunday, Mourinho thanked the supporters for that love and promised put smiles…
Kylian Mbappe has signed a contract to join Real Madrid on a free transfer when his Paris St-Germain deal expires on 30 June. The France striker verbally agreed to move to the Bernabeu in February and then announced in May he would leave PSG at the end of the season. Mbappe, 25, has now signed…
