“We may have to play with the stopwatch,” Arsenal president Mikel Arteta quipped, eight seconds after Takehiro Tomiyasu’s throw-in played a role in his red card. Referees have been asked to crack down on time-wasters and opposition this season – with 18 yellow cards for opposition and 14 yellow cards for injury time in the … Read more
Well, the 2023 Women’s World Cup is coming to a close, and it was certainly an exciting tournament full of surprises and upsets. Young players declared themselves on the world stage. International football’s powerhouses have fallen, and Spain has firmly established itself in the history books when they lifted the trophy for the first time … Read more
photo caption, “Calculating, cunning, ruthless, cowardly” is making Underground headlines as it bears some of the words used to describe serial killer nurse Lucy Letby at her sentencing hearing, where she was handed a life order – meaning she would spend the rest of her life in prison. One mother, who lost her baby to … Read more
Napoli United were promoted to the Excellenza, the fifth tier of Italian football, in 2019 Football stirs the soul and grips the heart in Naples as much as anywhere else, but for those forging their own stories and new chapters in the shadow of Napoli’s Scudetto-winning champions, it also provides much-needed hope. The city’s second … Read more
Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales has been criticized for kissing Gini Hermoso on the lips after Spain won the Women’s World Cup. Rubiales kissed Hermoso during the presentation ceremony after Spain’s 1-0 victory over England in the final on Sunday. “I didn’t like it,” Hermoso said on Instagram, but a statement later issued on … Read more