One of the key aspects in announcing your club’s new manager on social media is the photo. Perhaps they’re holding up a club shirt in a boardroom, or raising aloft a club scarf in the stands? Or maybe it’s the ever-so-slightly less creative pen-on-paper, smile-down-the-camera shot. Yet when a global pandemic means the new gaffer has yet to arrive in […]

WHEN you think about some of the players Chelsea have had on show over the years and just how little they have spent on them in the grand scheme of things, you can see why they have become such a successful team. Some of their transfer business of course has been very questionable, more in recent times at least. But […]

FOOTBALLERS' security has never been more important. Dele Alli was the latest star name targeted by burglars, who broke in while the Tottenham ace was at home and took off with watches worth around £350,000. Months before that, Crystal Palace star Mamadou Sakho's home was ransacked, while Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole have also recently had their safety jeopardised by […]

UNTIL recently, Manchester United's problems were mostly self-inflicted. But the worrying financial results the club had just released show how factors beyond their control, especially the Covid-19 pandemic, could now hamper their efforts to try to make up for the mistakes of the past. United fans who hate the owners will be furious about the huge leap in net debt […]

Aston Villa star Jack Grealish becomes the latest Premier League player to splash out on a £25,000 guard dog, just a week after Dele Alli was held at knifepoint and punched in robbery Jack Grealish took delivery of a Belgian Malinois guard dog earlier this week The Aston Villa star is the latest Premier League player to use Chaperone K9 Players […]

BARCELONA have reportedly made Manchester United and Arsenal target Samuel Umtiti available for just £27million. The price is a marked decrease on the £46m valuation placed on the centre-back's head earlier in the year. Since then, the LaLiga giants' financial woes have worsened considerably due to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. A fire sale of sorts is expected in […]

JUSTIN GAETHJE plans to use brutal leg kicks and cardio in his bid to become the first UFC fighter ever to beat Khabib Nurmagomedov. The American destroyed Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 in Florida on May 9 and now has the Russian champion in his sights. The fight is not yet confirmed but the 31-year-old is desperate to match up […]

ARSENAL are back in training as the Premier League's restart draws tentatively closer. It looks set to be a busy summer at the Emirates, with the Gunners reportedly stepping up their transfer pursuit of Nicolas Tagliafico, while Alexandre Lacazette could be exchanged for Atletico Madrid's Thomas Lemar. Follow all the latest updates from North London below… EXCLUSIVE BY DUNCAN WRIGHT […]

ANTHONY JOSHUA'S fight against Kubrat Pulev could take in place in front of just 2,000 fans in the UK as part of Eddie Hearn's "funky" plans for boxing's restart. Joshua's heavyweight bout against IBF mandatory challenger Pulev was set to take place at Tottenham's new stadium next month. But coronavirus KO'd that plan and a new date and venue has […]

THE government is launching a "renewal taskforce" to help sport return – with ex-Lionesses footballer Alex Scott on board. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden wants advice on "how to get sport back safely in a way that works for clubs, players and supporters alike". ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates And amid gradual easing of […]