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Jonjo Shelvey has been banned for five games and fined £100,000
Newcastle United midfielder Jonjo Shelvey is considering an appeal after being hit with a five-match ban. An independent panel yesterday found the 24-year-old guilty of racially abusing Wolves player Romain Saiss in the Molineux side’s 2-0 Championship win at St James’s Park on September 17. Shelvey, also fined...
Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi to win Ballon d’Or 2016
Cristiano Ronaldo has beaten off competition from Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann to win the 2016 Ballon d’Or. The 31-year-old superstar won the award off the back of a sensational triumph at Euro 2016 after he captained Portugal in their victory over France in the final back in July. Chelsea encouraging John Terry to...
Tom Brady In Car Crash – Jaws Of Life Used To Rescue Other Driver
Patriots QB Tom Brady was in a two car crash at 6:34 this morning, according to reports. Responders used the "Jaws Of Life" to rescue the driver of the other car, a Ford minivan. Brady suffered whiplash and was shaken up, but reports indicate he was otherwise unharmed. His initial reaction was concern. "Obviously...
350 report child sexual abuse within football as Gareth Southgate reveals he was teammate of victim
350 potential victims have reported claims of child sexual abuse within British football, according to the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC). The news comes after Gareth Southgate, the new England manager, revealed he was a teammate of one of the footballers who has come forward in recent weeks. Speaking at his...
Barcelona forward Neymar ‘facing two-year jail term’
Spanish prosecutors have recommended that Neymar is handed a two-year prison sentence for his part in a corruption case surrounding his move to Barcelona. The Spanish High Court called on the 24-year-old to stand trial over his controversial switch from Santos to Camp Nou in 2013, as Brazilian investment group DIS argued that...
55-Year-Old Man Likely Oldest Ever D1 College Football Player To Hit The Field
A 55-year-old man was able to achieve a longtime dream of playing in a college football game decades after most student-athletes usually do. While age-related statistics are scarce, Thomas is believed to be the oldest player to actively compete in a Division I football game. Joe Thomas Sr. was on the South Carolina...
A former football player has revealed he was sexually abused
In his first broadcast interview, former professional footballer Andy Woodward has told the Victoria Derbyshire programme about the sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of a coach when he was part of Crewe Alexandra's junior set-up. Woodward, who is now 43 and also played for Bury and Sheffield United during his career,...
Ex-Guatemala football chief Jimenez pleads guilty to bribes
Brayan Jimenez, a former head of Guatemala's football federation, has pleaded guilty in a US court to racketeering and wire fraud. The 62-year-old now faces up to 20 years in prison for each count. Prosecutors say he received hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to award lucrative marketing rights to his country's...
Football fans in Paris fanzone run for their lives amid fears of ISIS-style attack
TERRIFIED football supporters ran for their lives amid fears of an ISIS-style attack in a Paris fanzone at Euro 2016. Thousands of screaming spectators hurriedly fled from underneath the Eiffel Tower after a bang was heard and smoke started rising into the sky. The startled crowd scattered with some people being knocked to the...
Euro 2016: Fans celebrate as Wales storm into semi-final after beating Belgium 3-1
MILLIONS of football fans celebrated wildly last night as Wales kept the British flag flying in Euro 2016. Wales, who were 7/2 underdogs before the match, sparked scenes of delirium across the country as they beat second favourites Belgium 3-1 to go through to the semi-final. The Welsh heroes showed England how it was...
England 1-2 Iceland (Humiliated and Outplayed England bows out of Europe twice in a week)
England suffered their worst humiliation since they were knocked out of the 1950 World Cup by USA in Brazil as Iceland shocked them in the last 16 of Euro 2016. Manager Roy Hodgson resigned after the abject embarrassment of losing to a nation ranked 34th in the world — and with a population of just 330,000 — despite...
Lionel Messi breaks record as Argentina reach Copa America final
Lionel Messi became his country's leading scorer with a superb free-kick as Argentina beat hosts the USA 4-0 reach Sunday's Copa America final. The Barcelona forward, 28, passed Gabriel Batistuta's 54-goal tally with a 25-yard strike. Messi provided the assist for Ezequiel Lavezzi's opener, then scored his...