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THE temporary five-substitute rule is set to be extended into next season. Players will face increased risk of injury and burnout because matches will be squeezed into a compressed campaign ahead of the rescheduled European Championship. Sean Dyche fears the five-sub rule’s continuance favours ‘big clubs’ The majority of clubs and leagues have been positive […] More
BERNARD believes fearless Richarlison can cope with “any scenario” – and that means taking on an angry Virgil van Dijk on Sunday evening. Everton forward Richarlison lit the blue touch paper ahead of the Merseyside derby by claiming the Liverpool man was not one of the world’s top three centre-backs. Richarlison stoked the fire ahead […] More
WATFORD may spark a £10million auction for their striker Luis Suarez — who has never kicked a ball for the club. The Colombian, 22, has been a hit on loan at Zaragoza in Spain’s Second Division. Watford could pocket £10m for Luis Suarez – despite him never playing for the club And now a queue […] More
THE EFL were left red-faced after a tech cock-up saw thousands of Championship fans miss most of the first half of the league’s return to action. The Football League have enabled supporters to watch behind-closed-doors games by streaming the opening fixtures since lockdown via the iFollow service. Fans up and down the country were left […] More
PROSPECTIVE Newcastle owner Amanda Staveley broke down in tears in court after Barclays accused her of being engaged in a “hustle”. Staveley is suing Barclays for £1.6billion over unpaid fees when working with Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour to help bail the bank out in 2008. Amanda Staveley wept in court as she was accused […] More
IT has been 105 days since West Ham last played a football match. In those missing 151,200 minutes, a staggering amount of changes have taken place — both on and off the football pitch. West Ham are gearing up for football to return to the London Stadium All our lives have been altered one way […] More
SEAN DYCHE has warned the Premier League big boys: you won’t get Dwight McNeil on the cheap. The new financial reality caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has led to predictions that player prices could fall and richer clubs could pick up bargains from cash-strapped rivals. Man Utd and Arsenal warned Burnley’s £50m-rated Dwight McNeil won’t […] More
ON the pitch Wilfried Zaha’s skills are feared by rival football fans. But supporters from all sides should be applauding the Crystal Palace winger for his amazing work off the field. Wilfried Zaha gives ten per cent of his pay to good causesCredit: Getty – Contributor For few Premier League stars have reached out to […] More
