Tag: Football
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Ronaldo Manchester United transfer: Why shirt sales won’t balance the books
Manchester United have spent £12.85m on signing Cristiano Ronaldo, but they’ll make that back in shirt sales as people rush to buy his kit, right? That might be what your mates in the pub are saying, but it’s not true. There’s a good chance the club will see a commercial benefit from the signing –…
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Euro 2020: Scotland v England at Euro 1996 and what life was like then
It was the summer of ’96. That was the last time England and Scotland men’s teams were drawn against each other at a major tournament – pretty much 25 years ago to the day. It was on home turf at the old Wembley stadium for England, as tournament hosts, and Scotland were out to spoil…
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Euro 2020: England, Scotland and Wales players who wouldn’t have made it last year
When one door closes, another opens. That’s how some players in the England, Scotland and Wales squads must be seeing this year’s delayed Euros tournament. Because while we were all disappointed not to be watching our national teams last summer, some players were handed an extra 12 months to play their way into their managers’…
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Did Messi really send his Barcelona transfer request by fax?
When Barcelona and general football legend Lionel Messi handed in his transfer request on Tuesday, the reaction was huge. “Why?” “Where will he go? How much will he cost?” But it was the next line in the news story that really mattered: “The Argentina international, 33, sent a fax to the club on Tuesday saying he wishes…
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Racism in football: FA ‘has to be proactive and modernise’
The FA “has to modernise itself” to be “fit for purpose for the 21st century,” says the chairman of its inclusion advisory board. Paul Elliott says the organisation was “reactive” in the past when it came to dealing with racism complaints, but will now be “proactive”. “It can get better,” he tells Radio 1 Newsbeat.…
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Football transfer news: How announcements got extravagant
Has the football transfer announcement got out of hand? With clubs becoming more and more desperate to make an impact on social media, gone are the days where a player forced a smile, held up a shirt and shook the manager’s hand. Now, we’re getting elaborate videos – akin to film trailers – before the…
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World Cup 2018: French social media’s reaction to being World Champions
It may still hurt if you’re an England fan who thought it should have been the Three Lions playing on Sunday night. But France ended up World Cup winners, beating Croatia 4-2, and celebrated in biblical rains. There were parties in the streets, parties in the parks and parties in the bars. And it didn’t take…
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World Cup 2018: What happened the last time England reached the semi-final
Did you hear? England are in the semi-final of the World Cup. The last time England were in this position was back in 1990, so this is the first semi-final many people have seen in their lifetimes. The vast majority of the current squad weren’t even born at the time. Read the full story on…
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World Cup 2018: How Three Lions is still the definitive England song after 22 years
“Football’s coming home!” It’s the chant that makes a resurgence every time England are in a major tournament. You would have heard it sung it in the streets, seen the memes, even Alan Shearer was chanting it on the BBC on Match of the Day after England’s penalty delighton Tuesday. For the past few years, the song Three…
Imran Rahman-Jones 