“He was a real, real hero” A year ago today, on 4 April 2018, former Manchester United, Chelsea and AC Milan footballer Ray Wilkins tragically died after suffering a heart attack. He was 61 years old. Tributes poured in for him from all over the world, with his former teammate Franco Baresi bringing a bouquet […]

7 years ago

Super Mario makes it look easier than it is, clearly When Mario Balotelli scored for Marseille against Saint Etienne in March, he celebrated by not only taking a selfie with his teammates, but also uploaded it to Instagram Stories while still on the pitch. It was a brilliant celebration, which followed a cracking goal, and […]

7 years ago

The most ambitious crossover event since, well, ever Football manager Sam Allardyce, AKA ‘Big Sam’, AKA ‘Thunder Feet’, is reportedly in talks to appear on the next season of BBC show Strictly Come Dancing. The out of work coach has been spending his recent time out of management appearing on television and radio shows talking […]

7 years ago

Most people don’t take 24 hours to realise that racism is purely the fault of racists Juventus striker Moise Kean was racially abused throughout his side’s 2-0 victory away to Cagliari on Tuesday night. The 19-year-old, abused all game, scored in the 85th minute and celebrated by facing those who had directed monkey chants at […]

7 years ago

Football stadiums are essential. Without football stadiums, the sport of football would be played in random fields across the world, with angry farmers standing impatiently on the sidelines waiting for the game to end, as players bobbed and weaved to avoid cows and sheep and other animals. We don’t think about it very often, but […]

7 years ago

Tell us how you really feel mate Neil Warnock was absolutely fuming after his Cardiff City side’s 2-1 defeat at home to Chelsea on Sunday. The veteran coach was furious at what he perceived as poor officiating after Chelsea scored an 84th minute equaliser despite two of their players, including goalscorer Cesar Azpilicueta, were offside. […]

7 years ago

The Carragher scream is the new commentary classic Liverpool secured a late victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on Sunday to keep themselves firmly in the Premier League title race. Jurgen Klopp’s side had taken the lead in the first half via Roberto Firmino, before a Lucas Moura goal in the second half levelled things […]

7 years ago

It was a busy day for Scott Brown. Rangers winger Ryan Kent is facing a lengthy ban after escaping a booking for punching Scott Brown during Sunday’s feisty Old Firm derby. The on-loan Liverpool attacker scored Rangers’ equaliser in a match which they eventually lost 2-1, but his afternoon will be remembered for the punch […]

7 years ago

Few people on earth can shithouse like Scott Brown Scott Brown is the greatest shithouse in the world. The Celtic captain may not have the technical attributes or medals that fellow shithouse Sergio Ramos has, but in raw terms he is the best shithouse around. His style of play and on-field demeanour is such that […]

7 years ago

Alfredo Morelos might be the most reckless man in football. Death, taxes and Alfredo Morelos getting duped in to making a stupid decision after the slightest provocation – these are the only certainties in life on our little planet. The Colombian striker is a good goalscorer but is also the most instinctive and gullible footballer […]

7 years ago

“He bit him, not once, not twice, not even three times, but four times!” Birmingham boxer Kash Ali was disqualified during his heavyweight bout in Liverpool and faces a lengthy ban from boxing. Ali faces a lengthy ban from boxing after being disqualified for biting David Price during their contest on Saturday. The incident occurred […]

7 years ago

The missing pilot did not hold a “night rating” on his pilot’s licence David Ibbotson, the pilot of the plane carrying footballer Emiliano Sala which crashed over the English Channel on January 21, was not qualified to fly at night, according to a BBC report. Ibbotson, who remains missing since the crash, was believed to […]

7 years ago

Football stadiums are essential Without football stadiums, the sport of football would be played in random fields across the world, with angry farmers standing impatiently on the sidelines waiting for the game to end, as players bobbed and weaved to avoid cows and sheep and other animals. We don’t think about it very often, but […]

7 years ago

It’s believed that Sancho remains Manchester United’s top target Jadon Sancho has been a revelation in the Bundesliga this season with Borussia Dortmund and has further increased his credentials with some impressive performances for England. In a short space of time the former Manchester City youngster has become one of the hottest properties in world […]

7 years ago

The leaked kit has a nod to one of Manchester United’s nicest ever shirts Manchester United’s kit for the 2019/20 season has leaked on the internet, and – if accurate – it appears to take inspiration from the shirt during the club’s successful Champions League campaign in 1998/99. The shirt, leaked and published on – […]

7 years ago

Hornets fans will be delighted if this ends up being accurate. It’s leaked football shirt season and that means one thing and one thing only: leaked football shirts. I mean, what else would it have been? Look at the name of the season, for goodness sake. Some people aren’t too keen about leaked football shirt […]

7 years ago

Oh Roy, what are you playing at? Some managerial spells are judged harshly at the time, before – with the perspective of hindsight – we realise that the job carried out was under difficult circumstances or, perhaps, better when judged against contemporary records. Unfortunately, Roy Hodgson’s spell as Liverpool manager does not fall into this […]

7 years ago

Is there anything Michael van Gerwen can’t do? There are some sportspeople which are so good that – even among their peers at the top of their sports – stand out as being the personification of excellence. Lionel Messi plays this role in the world of football, Usain Bolt in athletics and Serena Williams in […]

7 years ago

McAllister was waiting for a taxi with his wife when the attack occurred Former footballer Gary McAllister said to be recovering after being the victim of an unprovoked attack in Leeds city centre. The former Leeds United, Liverpool and Scotland midfielder was reportedly punched in the face and fell to the ground as his wife […]

7 years ago

L1+△, R2+○ = back of the net. Sometimes we witness goals that just make us go “holy sh*t, what a goal”. Thankfully, we live in a bountiful world and as such we’ve been graced with plenty of these. The Pajtim Kasami (who is only 26 still, how on earth is he that young?) stunner for Fulham […]

7 years ago

Birmingham City were deducted nine points this week for breaching spending rules. Aston Villa, Derby and Sheffield Wednesday are all facing the possibility of being hit with points deductions like that handed down to Birmingham on Friday. Birmingham were deducted nine points this week for breaching the English Football League’s spending rules, which dictate that Football League […]

7 years ago

With a name like that he must be good It’s not uncommon for a footballer to be graced with the name of a great from years gone by. But for Benfica wonderkid Ronaldo Camara, he’s lucky enough to not only have the name of Cristiano Ronaldo and Brazilian Ronaldo, but also the inimitable Henri Camara. […]

7 years ago

A night to remember for the Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling followed his recent hat-trick for Manchester City with another on Friday, this time for England in their comprehensive and impressive 5-0 victory over the Czech Republic at Wembley. The opening game to their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign could really have not gone any better. […]

7 years ago

The club haven’t kicked on from their comeback win. When Manchester United shocked Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their Champions League second round tie on March 6, it was rightly seen as a watershed moment for the team. Under interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer the club had laid waste to most of their […]

7 years ago

The club condemned Evra’s comments. Paris Saint-Germain have condemned Patrice Evra over comments that he made on social media on Sunday. Speaking from a taxi, the former Manchester United man was alleged to have said: “Even my cousin who is in the front [of the car] is p***** off. Paris, you are some f****ts, some […]

7 years ago

Zlatan clearly isn’t too keen on the Class of 92. Former Manchester United forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has taken aim at a group of the club’s former players – known commonly as the Class of 92 – for their complaints about the club in recent years. In an interview the Mirror, the Swedish striker, who currently […]

7 years ago

Valencia is out of contract at the end of the season Manchester United right-back Antonio Valencia will leave the club at the end of the season when his contract expires, according to his father and agent, Luis. While there has been no official confirmation of the Ecuadorian’s departure from either himself or the club, the […]

7 years ago

The wrong shirt was worn. UEFA opened an investigation into Bayern Munich’s Leon Goretzka this week, after the midfielder was pictured wearing a Bundesliga shirt during his side’s 3-1 Champions League defeat to Liverpool last Wednesday. The German side have been charged by European football’s governing body for the mistake, which broke UEFA’s rules on […]

7 years ago

“SHAME ON YOU” Former Chelsea and Newcastle United striker Demba Ba has accused the Daily Mirror of inciting hatred with its choice of front page in the aftermath of the Christchurch mosque shootings last Friday. Ba, a practising Muslim, used the example of the Mirror’s front page the day after the Orlando nightclub shootings on June […]

7 years ago

That translator has earned his wage When you hire someone to do a job you may as well get your money’s worth. You wouldn’t ask a window cleaner to clean just the window of your house, so if you hire a translator you might as well squeeze every last drop of value out of them. […]

7 years ago

“It’s about winning trophies. They’re not going to win any.” Chris Sutton, a football pundit known for his bipartisan views on Scottish football, shocked the world today by giving Steven Gerrard’s first season in management a very harsh rating. Gerrard took over as manager of Scottish Premiership side Rangers in May 2018, replacing the sacked […]

7 years ago

“Work for one common goal in good faith, history will judge you” Coventry City supporters’ group Sky Blue Trust has urged those involved in the row over the Ricoh Arena to work together towards a common goal in ensuring the club has a home next season. The club has just four games remaining at the […]

7 years ago

All Arsenal adidas kits have been mint. Arsenal had some decent kits during the days that Nike were manufacturing them, particularly those donned during the 1990s, and some of the Puma kits – particularly this season’s – have been easy on the eye. But the adidas kits worn by the Gunners in the 1980s and […]

7 years ago

Scholes announced his resignation on Thursday after 31 days at the club. Oldham Athletic owner Abdallah Lemsagam has released a statement a day after manager Paul Scholes resigned from his position at the club, citing the fact that he had been misled by the hierarchy. Scholes left the club on Thursday after just over a month […]

7 years ago

Merson has thanked people for their support Sky Sports pundit and former footballer Paul Merson has admitted that his life has “fallen apart” due to gambling on upcoming ITV documentary Harry’s Heroes: The Full English. On the show fronted by Harry Redknapp, in which the manager attempts to get a team of unfit ex-footballers from […]

7 years ago

Scholes’ last game was a 2-0 defeat to Lincoln City. Paul Scholes has left his position as manager of Oldham Athletic after just over a month in charge of the League Two club. Scholes took over at Boundary Park on February 11 and has managed the club for just seven games, in which they won […]

7 years ago

Does the human soul actually exist? The topic of the human soul is one that has perplexed humans since the dawn of time. Plato believed there are three different kinds of souls: rational, spirited, appetitive. Others believe it the soul is not real and is merely a means for us to explain why we feel what […]

7 years ago

The slur against McClean was made by Ulster Unionist Party representative Chris McGimpsey on BBC radio. Stoke City and Republic of Ireland winger James McClean is set to receive damages from a Belfast councillor who falsely referred to him as a “super Provo” on the radio. McClean, who has once again been abused over his decision not […]

7 years ago

The fan has claimed that it was not his intention to confront Smalling. The Arsenal fan who ran onto the Emirates pitch and shoved Manchester United defender Chris Smalling during Arsenal’s 2-0 victory over the Red Devils on Sunday has been revealed as boxer Tyson Fury’s cousin. Gary Cooper, who claims that he was running […]

7 years ago

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. That saying doesn’t really apply to Loris Karius, whose career has been steadily in decline since departing Bundesliga side Mainz for Liverpool in 2016. From the moment he first donned the Liverpool kit – before presumably looking in a mirror, spotting a black cat in front of him and […]

7 years ago

“Thank you all.” Conor McGregor has spoken publicly for the first time after being arrested in the early hours of Monday morning for allegedly smashing the phone of a fan who was trying to take a photograph of him. McGregor was charged by Miami police with strong-armed robbery and misdemeanor criminal mischief after the alleged incident […]

7 years ago

Zidane already has his eye on transfer targets at Madrid. Zinedine Zidane returned to Real Madrid on Monday, replacing manager Santiago Solari on a contract until 2022, and has already earmarked N’Golo Kante as his first transfer target. Zidane was confirmed as the club’s new manager 10 months after he shocked president Florentino Perez and […]

7 years ago

Conor McGregor was arrested in Miami in the early hours of Monday morning. MMA fighter Conor McGregor has been arrested outside of the outside the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel, according to a Miami Beach police spokesperson. The arrest occurred on Monday and the former two-weight UFC world champion has been charged with strong-armed robbery and misdemeanor criminal […]

7 years ago

It just had to be him, didn’t it? Jack Grealish shrugged off the vicious and disgraceful attack he was subjected to at the start of the Second City Derby on Sunday afternoon in stunning fashion by scoring the winner for his Aston Villa side in the second half. Grealish was attacked nine minutes into the […]

7 years ago

He revealed that he has not been able to sleep since. Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe has spoken for the first time about the impact that their shock defeat to Manchester United in the Champions League has had on him. The Parisians came into their second round second leg against the Premier League side with […]

7 years ago

The shocking incident happened in the ninth minute of the game. Jack Grealish has been punched in the head by a Birmingham City fan who ran onto the St. Andrews pitch during the Second City Derby on Sunday afternoon. The incident, which occurred in the ninth minute of the game, saw a fan sprint onto […]

7 years ago

Occupational hazard, we suppose. Jonny May caused a bit of a stir during England’s comprehensive Guinness Six Nations victory over Italy on Saturday. On JOE’s House of Rugby, we have already heard James Haskell describe May as a lovely guy, but someone who literally doesn’t know where he is most of the time. On Saturday, we […]

7 years ago

The Philippe Coutinho to Manchester United rumours will not go away. It is just over a year since Philippe Coutinho left the Premier League for his dream move to Barcelona, but speculation about his departure from the Spanish giants continues at pace. The Brazilian’s move from Liverpool was widely celebrated by Barcelona fans, but he […]

7 years ago

Mario Balotelli loves laying the boot in from time to time. Paris Saint-Germain’s loss on Wednesday evening to Manchester United has been greeted with a great deal of schadenfreude by football fans, and now Mario Balotelli has had his own say on the matter. Never a stranger to controversy or having a laugh, Super Mario […]

7 years ago

Jordan Pickford has dinosaur arms Not my words, but the words of football fans everywhere, who have made it their duty to mock Jordan Pickford for the perceived crime of having tiny little T-Rex arms. He actually has normal-sized arms for an adult male – they’re probably longer than average if anything – but it […]

7 years ago