Footballers end High Court pension mis-selling case 

Former Premier League footballers end High Court pension mis-selling case against business consultant By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:16 BST, 8 April 2021 | Updated: 22:16 BST, 8 April 2021 Five former footballers have withdrawn claims against Kevin Neal after he sued for libel, the High Court heard last wee Five former … Read more

Liverpool and Manchester City to launch landmark study into how heading affects footballers’ brains

Premier League giants Liverpool and Manchester City will step up dementia fight by trialling gumshield in landmark study next month to assess how brains are affected by heading Liverpool and Manchester City will spearhead a new study into heading  It will assess how footballers’ brains are affected amid the dementia crisis  A gumshield will be … Read more

Minister ‘to use Premier League footballers to encourage under-30s to get Covid vaccines’

Have a shot! Ministers ‘to use Premier League footballers to encourage under-30s to get Covid vaccines’ amid fears many don’t see virus as a threat Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has written to clubs to ask for their support Experts fear young Britons are less likely to turn up for vaccines than others Those under-30 are … Read more

David Beckham ‘signs a big money deal with Disney+ for series about young footballers’

David Beckham has reportedly signed a seven-figure deal with Disney+ for a TV series inspired by his incredible football career. The former England star, 45, will mentor a group of inner-city youngsters from an east London team who grew up in similar circumstances to him. It’s thought that casting for the series begun in Hackney Marshes … Read more

Ministers WON’T bend Covid rules on hotel quarantine for footballers playing in ‘red-list’ countries

Ministers have refused to bend Covid rules on quarantine exemptions for Premier League stars called up to play for their national teams in this month’s World Cup qualifiers in ‘red list’ countries. And if footballers decide to heed the call of their countries, they will face 10 days in quarantine in a Government-approved hotel on … Read more

Wilfried Zaha urges fellow black footballers to ‘stand tall now’ and stop taking the knee

Wilfried Zaha urges fellow black footballers to ‘stand tall now’ and stop taking the knee before games because it is ‘degrading’ and may be making them a ‘target’ for racist abuse as they continue to be attacked on social media Wilfried Zaha has insisted he intends to stop taking the knee before games The Crystal … Read more

Footballers aged 16 wear betting adverts on shirts due to loophole

Children are being exposed to betting adverts worn by footballers as young as 16 because of a legal loophole. Celebrities and sporting stars under the age of 25 are banned from promoting gambling in light of their influence over young people. However logos emblazoned on team strips are not considered advertising under the rules. Kaide … Read more

Premier League footballers, YouTubers and pop stars battle it out to buy TikTok’s most viewed house

Premier League footballers, YouTubers and pop stars are battling it out to buy TikTok‘s most-viewed house for £1.25million. The five-bedroom, four-bathroom house in Orpington, Bromley – dubbed the ‘footballer’s mansion’ by owner Tommy McNally – is any sports lover’s dream with its own indoor pitch featuring a ‘pinball style’ target system, as well as a cinema … Read more

Premier League footballers won’t be exempt from quarantine after some internationals

EXCLUSIVE: Footballers due to play March internationals in countries on Boris Johnson’s hotel quarantine list will NOT be exempt from the new rules… meaning they must pull-out of the games or miss club matches when they fly back 56 players in the Premier League are from Portugal or South American countries Department for Transport guidance … Read more

Footballers due to play March internationals in countries on PM’s quarantine list will NOT be exempt

EXCLUSIVE: Footballers due to play March internationals in countries on Boris Johnson’s hotel quarantine list will NOT be exempt from the new rules… meaning they must pull-out of the games or miss club matches when they fly back 56 players in the Premier League are from Portugal or South American countries Department for Transport guidance … Read more