Newcastle United fans required a police escort as the Toon Army descended upon Sunderland for the Checkatrade Trophy clash at the Stadium of Light. Despite it being only the Under-21’s getting a run out, 2,800 Magpies supporters arrived at Sunderland station with a police escort. In the video below (posted to Twitter by Martin Page),…
It’s football’s favourite weekend of the year – the FA Cup third round. Seven ties kicked off at 12:30pm on Saturday, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer clinched his fifth straight win since being appointed interim boss at United. Meanwhile, Gary Rowett’s Stoke were left to fight another day after a tricky encounter at Shrewsbury. See below…
Injured Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy was chased by stewards who thought he was a pitch invader after their 2-1 win over Liverpool on Thursday. Mendy has been recovering from knee surgery but that did not stop him from joining in the celebrations at full-time following the win at the Etihad. The only problem was…
It’s not always all smiles in the Premier League and sometimes fans need to take the rough with the smooth and stick by their club. For instance, Manchester City supporters, while now enjoying an incredible era under Pep Guardiola, once weren’t so blessed with the players at their disposal. Right now, though, perhaps understandably, they…
Following a narrow victory in the Old Firm derby in December, Steven Gerrard has got Rangers fans dreaming of a first title since 2011. Currently, the club sit second level on points with their bitter Glasgow rivals Celtic. However, Celtic will be determined not to give up their crown, especially to their rivals. Rangers have…
It has been reported that Champions League matches will move to weekends in the not too distant future. Dugout chairman Elliot Richardson posted on Wednesday that he’s been informed domestic fixtures will be shifted to Tuesdays and Wednesdays on European gameweeks as part of what would be a major shake-up in the football calendar. This…
Manchester United interim boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was positive about Paul Pogba’s fitness ahead of Manchester United’s crunch Premier League match away to Tottenham on Sunday. It’s been a dream start for Solskjaer, who has won his first five fixtures since replacing Jose Mourinho last month but the trip to Wembley will be the Norwegian’s…
When you’re one of England’s elite clubs you’re used to playing at all times across the week but Liverpool gone further than most this festive period. As a Champions League side, they have played games on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, while also playing on Saturdays and Sundays in the Premier League at all hours of the…
Mauricio Pochettino is creating an exit door for himself by suggesting he’s not happy at Tottenham, according to Dean Saunders. The Spurs boss, who has been constantly linked to the vacant jobs at Manchester United and Real Madrid, gave off mixed signals about his future during a press conference on Monday. While the Argentine stressed he…
A French Tottenham Hotspur fan has created a bottle opener using the club’s crest and supporters love it. Francois Fleur tweeted a video of the bottle opener being made and tagged in star striker Harry Kane saying he will bring him some if he ever gets to a game. The video has been viewed more…