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Marcus Rashford: Man Utd fallout ends in divorce
AFP · 2 months ago
Marcus Rashford was once hailed as Manchester United's golden boy and the social conscience of the Premier League, but the misfiring forward leaves Old Trafford for Aston Villa with his reputation tarnished after a precipitous fall from grace.
Premier League chief fears Club World Cup's impact on Man City and Chelsea
AFP · 3 months ago
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters fears this year's Club World Cup could create "great difficulty" for Manchester City and Chelsea ahead of next season's English top-flight campaign.
Lineker to leave Match of the Day after 26 years
AFP · 5 months ago
Former England football captain Gary Lineker will step down as host of the BBC's flagship Match of the Day highlights show at the end of the season, the broadcaster confirmed on Tuesday.
Lineker to leave Match of the Day: BBC News
AFP · 5 months ago
Former England football captain Gary Lineker is set to leave his role presenting the BBC's flagship Match of the Day highlights show at the end of the season, BBC News reported on Monday.
Kilts and bagpipes: Scotland's 'Tartan Army' in Munich for Euros opener
AFP · 10 months ago
Wearing kilts and filling the air with the strains of bagpipes, Scotland's "Tartan Army" descended on Munich for Friday's opening game of Euro 2024 where their side face a tough clash against hosts Germany.
Germany set for massive security challenge at Euro 2024
AFP · 11 months ago
Keeping fans and players safe will be a mammoth task for Germany as it hosts Euro 2024 this summer in a tense global climate with major conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.
England hero Hurst says UK royals should have been at Women's World Cup final
AFP · 1 year ago
England football great Geoff Hurst said on Monday that a member of the British royal family should have attended the Women's World Cup final.
New rules bar human rights abusers from owning Premier League clubs
AFP · 2 years ago
An individual who has committed human rights abuses will be unable to be an owner or director of a Premier League football club under new rules approved on Thursday.
Iconic Match of the Day overshadowed by Lineker row
AFP · 2 years ago
Proudly billed by the BBC as "the world's most famous football show", Match of the Day tackled the sport's most controversial moments for nearly 60 years before being thrown into turmoil by outspoken presenter Gary Lineker this week.
Gary Lineker: England's World Cup hero turned 'second to none' broadcaster
AFP · 2 years ago
Gary Lineker rose to fame as a goalscoring hero for England at World Cups before becoming the leading face of sports broadcasting for the BBC over the past two decades.
BBC football show in chaos as Lineker taken off air in asylum row
AFP · 2 years ago
BBC television's flagship football programme was in meltdown on Saturday after pundits and commentators refused to work in support of presenter Gary Lineker, who was forced to "step back" after accusing the government of using Nazi-era rhetoric.
BBC takes Lineker off air after asylum row
AFP · 2 years ago
Gary Lineker was told by the BBC to "step back" from presenting his football show on Friday after the former England star sparked an impartiality row by criticising the British government's new asylum policy.
Lineker to 'step back' from presenting after asylum row, says BBC
AFP · 2 years ago
Gary Lineker will "step back" from presenting his football show until he and the BBC have reached an "agreed and clear position" on his use of social media, the corporation said Friday.
Lineker defiant after comparing UK asylum plan to Nazi-era Germany
AFP · 2 years ago
England football great turned television presenter Gary Lineker refused to back down after coming under fire for comparing the British government's new plan on illegal immigration to the rhetoric of Nazi-era Germany.
Man City face uncertain future after Premier League charges
AFP · 2 years ago
Manchester City were the ultra-rich "noisy neighbours" who became the Premier League's dominant force.
English football to have independent regulator 'in five years' - review chair
AFP · 2 years ago
The lawmaker behind a review of English football governance forecast Tuesday there would be an independent regulator "in five years" time and insisted the Premier League would remain profitable under a new regime.
English football shutdown after Queen's death slammed as 'missed opportunity' to pay tribute
AFP · 2 years ago
English football chiefs have been criticised for postponing all matches this weekend following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, with the decision labelled a "missed opportunity" to pay tribute to the nation's longest-serving monarch.
Premier League fixtures postponed following queen's death
AFP · 2 years ago
All Premier League matches this weekend have been postponed as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, it was announced on Friday.
French enquiry blames organisers for Champions League fiasco
AFP · 2 years ago
An enquiry by the French Senate into crowd chaos at this year's Champions League final in Paris concluded that organisers were to blame, not supporters, undermining claims by the police and Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin.
French report to shed light on Champions League fiasco
AFP · 2 years ago
The findings of a French Senate enquiry into the crowd chaos at this year's Champions League final in Paris are set to be published on Wednesday, threatening further embarrassment for the police and under-fire Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin.
