y Stunt double reveals what Chris Hemsworth is REALLY like By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 10:27:04 GMT Chris Hemsworth's stunt double Bobby Holland Hanton revealed to an Australian radio show on Wednesday what it's like to work with the Thor star. Full Article
y Coronavirus UK: Football finance expert says Premier League and EFL seasons MUST be played to finish By Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 10:06:34 +0000 Failing to complete the football season risks causing turmoil with the Premier League and EFL besieged by lawsuits, according to a football finance expert. Full Article
y Coronavrius UK: Premier League and EFL clubs push for June 30 deadline to complete the season by By Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 22:30:28 +0000 Top-flight clubs will meet on Thursday morning via video conference and the current return date of April 4 is expected to be pushed back with the support of the FA. Full Article
y Football unites in grief as Cardiff City legend Peter Whittingham tragically dies By Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 14:51:17 +0000 Heartfelt tributes have been paid to Cardiff City legend Peter Whittingham after he tragically passed away at the age of 35. Full Article
y How to pause Sky Sports subscription for FREE amid coronavirus outbreak By Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 09:59:26 +0000 Sky Sports have announced to their customers that they can temporarily suspend their subscriptions as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Find out the easiest way to pause right here. Full Article
y Championship players' wages could be capped at £6,000 a week due to concerns over coronavirus impact By Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 19:29:13 +0000 As reported by The Telegraph, Championship clubs held a conference call on Friday during which the issue of wages was discussed where many of the league's top stars could take big pay cuts. Full Article
y Sportsmail looks at how the 2020-21 campaign could play out By Published On :: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 12:54:50 +0000 JACK GAUGHAN: After it emerged that UEFA and domestic leagues are working towards ending the season on June 30, Sportsmail looks at hypothetical scenarios for the 2020-21 term. Full Article
y Manchester United 'have offered Jude Bellingham LOWER weekly wages than Borussia Dortmund' By Published On :: Sun, 22 Mar 2020 14:08:36 +0000 Birmingham's teenage sensation has attracted interest from United and Borussia Dortmund and already has offers on the table from both clubs. Full Article
y SPORTS AGENDA: Stuart Pearce reveals Sir Alex Ferguson fantasy fix By Published On :: Sun, 22 Mar 2020 22:30:44 +0000 SPORTS AGENDA: It would appear to have been a week of cock-ups by sporting authorities. UEFA sent out a tweet announcing that it would still be 'Euro 2020' next year, before backtracking. Full Article
y Coronavirus Football: Gary Neville concerned over prospect of behind closed door games By Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 11:36:30 +0000 Gary Neville says behind closed doors games should only go ahead if there is a firm plan in place to control or disperse crowds that would likely gather outside stadiums across Britain. Full Article
y Unhappy Valley: Sacked Charlton board members hit cash-strapped club with huge bills By Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 22:33:38 +0000 EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES AND SAMI MOKBEL: Sacked Charlton board members have charged the cash-strapped club more than £575,000 in consultancy fees and expenses. Full Article
y Leeds tried to sign Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edinson Cavani in January By Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 11:30:07 +0000 The Elland Road side sought to bring in a new striker during the winter window after Arsenal cut short Eddie Nketiah's loan spell, leaving Patrick Bamford as their only option. Full Article
y Radical move to save EFL clubs by putting players on sabbatical with Government help to pay wages By Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 22:30:53 +0000 EXCLUSIVE: EFL clubs want to access funds made available to business as part of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak last week. Full Article
y Coronavirus: EFL clubs worried about losing key loan players if season extends into the summer By Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 23:09:58 +0000 A significant number of Championship, League One and Two players are borrowed from elsewhere, with a number of those approaching the end of their contracts at their parent clubs. Full Article
y Huddersfield Town must repay £35m to former owner Dean Hoyle before August 2022 By Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 00:24:51 +0000 Huddersfield Town used Premier League parachute payments to agree last summer's takeover - leaving them behind a financial eight ball. Full Article
y Hearts owner Ann Budge rejects takeover offer from Barnsley chief By Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 06:21:43 +0000 EXCLUSIVE BY STEPHEN MCGOWAN: As Sportsmail first revealed, American businessman Conway is in the market to add an SPFL team to his footballing portfolio. Full Article
y I'll block the wage cuts: PFA chief Gordon Taylor to fight over players' pay By Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 22:30:20 +0100 PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor has said the union oppose a blanket wage deferral for players, fearing clubs will try to cash in on the coronavirus crisis. Full Article
y Championship clubs already hit by the financial impact of the coronavirus with some £5m worse off By Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 22:31:43 +0100 EXCLUSIVE BY ADRIAN KAJUMBA: Championship clubs have been left quickly counting the cost of football's shutdown with some sides already more than £5m down. Full Article
y Coronavirus: How should football carry on with lockdown expected to last for months? By Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 15:22:31 +0100 The coronavirus lockdown could last for another six months and yet the football authorities are already discussing plans to restart. Our reporters have their say on how football should proceed. Full Article
y PFA dig their heels in by telling players to stand firm on pay cuts By Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 22:30:30 +0100 EXCLUSIVE BY IAN HERBERT AND SIMON JONES: The PFA have dug their heels in over crippled clubs attempts to reduce their wage bill in the coronavirus crisis. Full Article
y Premier League and EFL tell fans there is no ready-made solution to resume season By Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 13:38:57 +0100 The Premier League and EFL have warned football supporters that there are 'no quick answers' as to how and when the season will continue due to the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
y Millwall set to become latest EFL club to place their playing squad and management team on furlough By Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 19:12:33 +0100 EXCLUSIVE: Millwall furloughed a number of their non-playing staff last week - but have now informed their footballing personnel of their intention to place them on the scheme. Full Article
y 'They're threatening to pay us £13.46': Anonymous Championship star lifts lid on players' wage cuts By Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:25:16 +0100 There is a clamour for footballers to cut their wages at the moment but not every one of us is an affluent millionaire. If you are playing in the lower leagues, you can't afford to take a wage cut. Full Article
y Brentford admit club can no longer 'reliably forecast' when new stadium will open By Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 23:11:50 +0100 Brentford say they can no longer 'reliably forecast' when their new stadium will be completed having been forced to scale back work on the project due to the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
y FA chairman Greg Clarke warns that football faces an economic crisis beyond our wildest imagination By Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 15:50:44 +0100 Football Association chairman Greg Clarke has urged players to settle their pay cut disputes, calling on them to 'share the pain' of the coronavirus crisis. Full Article
y EFL clubs 'not far off Armageddon' with player contracts running out By Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 22:30:22 +0100 EXCLUSIVE BY IAN HERBERT: Many clubs are increasingly sanguine about losing players, because critical cash flow problems mean they will soon be insolvent. Full Article
y Coronavirus UK: An anonymous Championship manager says he fears most for youngsters on basic wages By Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 22:30:46 +0100 In the Championship, things are not always simple. Players are under pressure from the public to take cuts, but it's not easy, as the discrepancy between what lads earn at this level can be huge. Full Article
y Millwall 'to top up player wages' as they plan to furlough their entire playing squad By Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 12:41:53 +0100 Sportsmail reported last week that they would become the first Championship club to place their players on the government scheme designed to mitigate the impact of coronavirus. Full Article
y Championship rivals fight over relaxing rules with host of sides set to fail financial fair play By Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 22:30:20 +0100 EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: A host of Championship clubs could start next season with points deductions as a row simmers over how the coronavirus crisis should affect financial regulations. Full Article
y Accrington Stanley owner warns 'thousands of players' will be left out of work due to coronavirus By Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 12:21:29 +0100 Andy Holt suggests football clubs should go into 'protective hibernation' to safeguard their futures during this uncertain period and fears games may not be played in front of crowds for a long time. Full Article
y EFL clubs warn British players NOT to leave the country... despite placing them all on annual leave By Published On :: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 17:47:22 +0100 EXCLUSIVE: Football League clubs have put their squads on mandatory leave - but told their British players not to leave the country. EFL have confirmed training is suspended until May 16. Full Article
y Chelsea 'must shell out £5m' to sign 19-year-old Derby midfielder Max Bird By Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 09:48:47 +0100 Chelsea will have to pay £5million if they want to sign 19-year-old Derby midfielder Max Bird, who impressed Blues boss Frank Lampard when he was manager of the Championship club. Full Article
y EFL salary cap on the cards as clubs grow closer to voting for measures By Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 22:30:11 +0100 EXCLUSIVE: Football League clubs are growing closer to voting for the introduction of salary caps to safeguard the futures of stricken institutions, Sportsmail can reveal. Full Article
y Furloughed footballers risk losing government funding as they complete secret training sessions By Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 22:30:18 +0100 EXCLUSIVE: Football League clubs have been at pains to keep their players' secret sessions under wraps so not jeopardise the money they'll receive from the Government. Full Article
y Premier League and Championship clubs eye truce to prevent them from poaching each other's players By Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 22:30:57 +0100 EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: Sources have disclosed that a peace treaty is among a number of measures being discussed by various executives as the COVID-19 crisis continues. Full Article
y Sport could be played out in empty stadiums 'for another 18 months' By Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 08:31:25 +0100 Dr Zach Binney, an epidemiologist at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, says tens of thousands of spectators in close proximity in a stadium is 'very, very dangerous.' Full Article
y Championship clubs push for permanent salary cap By Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 22:31:27 +0100 EXCLUSIVE: Championship clubs are pushing increasingly hard for the introduction of a permanent salary cap amid the ongoing battle to force their players into accepting wage cuts. Full Article
y Gary Neville is 'peacemaker' in wage row between EFL and players By Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 23:41:08 +0100 Gary Neville is 'acting as a peacemaker' in the ongoing dispute over wage cuts between English Football League clubs and players during the coronavirus crisis, according to The Sun. Full Article
y EFL chairman reveals plans to broadcast every match to fans with games set to be behind closed doors By Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:57:09 +0100 EFL Chairman Rick Parry has described the coronavirus pandemic as football's most 'challenging issue' other than the two World Wars. He added that football could resume behind closed doors. Full Article
y Fulham manager Scott Parker reveals players fear exercising outside amid coronavirus crisis By Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 08:42:16 +0100 The Cottagers, like every Championship club, have their players training individually at home while football is shut down due to the deadly pandemic, but some have coped better than others. Full Article
y Out-of-contract EFL players to clash with clubs about playing on By Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 20:44:34 +0100 EXCLUSIVE: Out-of-contract players are going to clash with EFL clubs over plans to ask them to play through July without extra payment. Many are coming to the end of their contracts in June. Full Article
y Liverpool and Leeds could be forced to secure league titles at neutral venues, says police chief By Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 17:48:05 +0100 England's top football cop has said that playing football matches at their original venues would 'present challenges' to the police and has suggested that neutral venues be considered. Full Article
y EFL players below Championship told it is likely season will NOT be finished By Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 11:33:47 +0100 EXCLUSIVE BY IAN LADYMAN: After an EFL board meeting, club captains and PFA reps have been told to relay to their team-mates the very real possibility of no more football being played. Full Article
y Why Project Restart is flawed: The problems football must overcome By Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 22:31:33 +0100 EXCLUSIVE: On Friday, Premier League clubs will discuss the numerous obstacles to overcome if football is to return from the coronavirus suspension sooner rather than later. Full Article
y EFL still set on completing the season as chairman Rick Parry sends letter to clubs By Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 11:54:19 +0100 In a letter to the Football League's Championship, Leagues One and League Two clubs today Parry confirmed the EFL remain in talks with the government about a return date. Full Article
y Jack Grealish raises over £54,000 for NHS workers after auctioning off Second City derby shirt By Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 23:27:21 +0100 The Aston Villa captain has auctioned off the famous No 10 shirt with all proceeds going to NHS Charities Together following the outbreak of the coronavirus. Full Article
y EFL bid to rewrite deal with Sky Sports in order to broadcast all league matches live on iFollow By Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 22:30:54 +0100 EXCLUSIVE: The Football League are seeking to re-negotiate the controversial television contract with Sky Sports that came close to splitting the three divisions last season. Full Article
y Premier League faces 'very messy' legal action if three teams are not promoted By Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 10:10:04 +0100 Speaking via videolink to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Tuesday, Parry confirmed that discussions have led him to believe that promotion and relegation will go ahead as normal. Full Article
y Premier League told to help lower league clubs by EFL chairman Rick Parry By Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 10:29:45 +0100 EFL chairman Rick Parry has pleaded for a rescue package from the Premier League with clubs financially crippled by the coronavirus crisis. He also branded parachute payments 'evil'. Full Article
y An EFL salary cap will only create a Premier League closed shop By Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 23:22:26 +0100 IAN LADYMAN: England's top clubs will survive Covid-19. But for those looking to join them for more than the occasional season, the landscape threatens to become unrecognisable. Full Article