The country’s major sporting bodies have written a joint letter to Boris Johnson and other party leaders collectively backing the idea of Covid passports to enable full stadiums at events this summer. The FA, Scottish football, Premier League, EFL, Wimbledon, Lawn Tennis Association England and Wales Cricket Board and Silverstone have made clear that the … Read more
Premier League clubs fear social distancing makes return of away fans at end of this season ‘more TROUBLE than it’s worth’… and believe encouraging supporters to travel outside local area sends wrong message in pandemic Premier League clubs say more time is needed to prepare for away fans to return Sources revealed the clubs’ views … Read more
Premier League and EFL want vaccine passports to get fans back into stadiums next season as both bodies throw support behind scheme The Premier League and EFL want vaccine passports introduced for next season Both bodies support the scheme that would help with the return of supporters Plans will be in place for fans who … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Premier League clubs are being hit with £5,000 fines each time their players swap shirts with opponents for ‘ill discipline’ regarding Covid-19 protocol… and players are being asked to stump up the money A £5,000 fine will be handed to Premier League sides when players swap shirts One top-flight team has already fallen foul … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Premier League clubs are being hit with £5,000 fines each time their players swap shirts with opponents for ‘ill discipline’ regarding Covid-19 protocol… and players are being asked to stump up the money A £5,000 fine will be handed to Premier League sides when players swap shirts One top-flight team has already fallen foul … Read more
It IS rocket science! Manchester City hire astrophysicists to their data analysis team in bid to move Premier League leaders further ahead of their rivals Laurie Shaw was employed by the City Football Group as ‘lead artificial scientist’ in January The group have since made at least three other similar appointments All of these new … Read more
Who?! Manchester United sign Premier League’s BIGGEST shirt-only sponsorship deal with little-known German tech brand TeamViewer paying £235MILLION for a five-year contract to replace Chevrolet Man United have agreed a deal with TeamViewers as their 21-22 kit sponsors The lucrative five-year contract is the biggest signed in Premier League history Car manufacturer Chevrolet had been … Read more
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
Wilfried Zaha chose to stand ahead of Crystal Palace‘s match against West Brom to become the first player in the Premier League to stop taking the knee. Last month Zaha revealed that he would stop taking the knee and also indicated he was uncomfortable with wearing anti-racism slogans on his match jersey. Having not started … Read more
Germany is set to open up the AstraZeneca vaccine to over-65s in a major U-turn to revive its faltering vaccine programme – as the EU today looked for another lifeline by beginning the approval process for Russia’s Sputnik V jab. Five weeks after blocking the AstraZeneca shot for older people, German regulators will submit their … Read more