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
Pictured: Four Brazilian footballers killed in plane crash alongside club president as they travelled separately from rest of the squad after testing positive for Covid Identities of four Brazilian footballers killed in a plane crash have been revealed Guilherme Noe, 28, Lucas Praxedes, 23, Ranule Gomes dos Reis, 27, and Marcus Molinari, 23, were killed … Read more
She is set to make her Dancing On Ice debut this week alongside Andy Buchanan. And Rebekah Vardy has criticised professional footballers who think they are ‘above the law’ and have gone to ‘parties’ during the Covid-19 lockdown. The WAG, 38, who is married to Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, insisted that footballers need to ‘set an … Read more
Footballers are acting in a ‘brainless’ way that is ‘an insult to the NHS‘ by engaging in group hugs after scoring goals, senior politicians have claimed. Players have been warned to avoid ‘unnecessary contact at all times’ including ‘handshakes and hugging’ in a set of tough new rules sent to Premier League clubs on Friday. … Read more
Just days after the Premier League was forced to issue tougher Covid rules to clubs outlawing hugging in goal celebrations, players breached them and embraced enthusiastically after each score in the top tier last night. Football’s governing bodies have come under pressure from government to eradicate the casual breaches of social distancing rules on and … Read more
Football must change its rules to allow referees to dish out yellow or red cards to any player who hugs or cuddles a team mate, in order to stem the spread of mutant Covid in the game, according to a leading virologist. The lack of social distancing in matches has become a huge issue for … Read more
A kick in the face: Footballers are filmed playing a match in east London in breach of Covid lockdown rules Group of around 25 men were spotted playing a match in Valentine’s Park, Ilford Footballers were seen tackling each other and heckling for the ball in the match Officers attended the park and group of … Read more
Do you WANT to keep taking the knee? Premier League footballers are asked if they want to STOP the pre-match gesture by the PFA after fans booed it across Football League grounds The survey was issued to all male and female professional clubs in England It asks whether players would prefer to take the knee … Read more
Olivia Attwood insists she will never be a ‘stereotypical’ footballer’s wife and says her first date with fiancé Bradley Dack was at Nando’s. The Love Island star, 29, who’s busy planning her 2021 nuptials to the Blackburn Rovers midfielder, 26, told MailOnline she’s the ‘anti WAG’ as girlfriends and wives of footballers are expected to … Read more
Oxford United footballers nearly missed their match after an anti-coronavirus gel sprayed over the bus tipped the driver over the drink limit Players at League One side Oxford United had just taken their seats on the bus An alcohol-based aerosol got into the breathalyser and halted the vehicle The players and coaching staff were left … Read more