London, UK | XINHUA | Fans could return to stadiums in England in October if pilot events go well, announced the British government on Friday. All mass gatherings have been suspended here since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic before snooker, football, cricket and a few elite sport events resumed …
Read More »Klopp issues plea to Liverpool fans after shocking League win celebrations
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |Â Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp issued a direct appeal to fans on Monday after shocking scenes of celebrations to mark the club’s Premier title success grabbed global headlines. Klopp’s direct plea to fans came as a 19-year-old teenager appeared before the city’s magistrates charged with causing criminal …
Read More »Fans could return for 20-21 season: Premier League chief
London, United Kingdom | AFP |Â Premier League chief executive Richard Masters said on Friday that fans could be allowed to attend top-flight matches in the 2020-21 season on a “phased basis”. The Premier League plans to resume the 2019-20 campaign on June 17 following the coronavirus lockdown. But the remaining …
Read More »English FA bracing for long spell without fans
London, United Kingdom | AFP | English Football Association chairman Greg Clarke does not believe fans will be allowed into stadiums “any time soon” and has warned that the coronavirus crisis could cost the governing body £300 million ($373 million). Football across England has been indefinitely suspended, with the 2019/20 season in all leagues below …
Read More »Russia issues security guarantee to Arsenal fans
Moscow, Russia | AFP | Russia has issued a security guarantee to Arsenal fans who will visit Moscow for a Europa League clash in the heat of a diplomatic crisis over an ex-double agent’s poisoning. Moscow on Saturday announced the expulsion of 23 British diplomats in a tit-for-tar response to …
Read More »Aguero escapes punishment as Wigan probe FA Cup crowd trouble
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero will not face punishment from the Football Association following an altercation with a Wigan fan after the Premier League leaders’ shock FA Cup defeat. Aguero became involved in a physical exchange with a Wigan supporter as hundreds of fans …
Read More »Wigan to probe crowd trouble after Man City FA Cup shock
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Wigan announced a full investigation on Tuesday into crowd disturbances that marred the club’s dramatic FA Cup victory over Premier League leaders Manchester City. City striker Sergio Aguero became involved in a physical exchange with a Wigan supporter as thousands of fans spilled onto …
Read More »United fans respond to Mourinho criticism
London, United Kingdom | AFP |Â Manchester United fans have responded to Jose Mourinho’s criticism about the subdued atmosphere at Old Trafford. Mourinho said United’s supporters were “quiet” during Saturday’s 2-0 home win over Huddersfield in the Premier League. The United manager went on to cite Portsmouth’s Fratton Park as an …
Read More »South Korea captain blames fans over draw
Seoul, South Korea | AFP |Â South Korea’s captain has upset his team’s fans by blaming them for disrupting on-field communications during a home draw with Iran that left their World Cup hopes in the balance. The 0-0 against 10-man South Korea national football teamleaves the Taeguk Warriors having to defeat …
Read More »At least 7 football fans electrocuted watching Man Utd on TV in Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria | AFP | Â At least seven football fans were killed and 11 injured when an electric cable fell on a building where they were watching a Europa League match, Nigerian police said Friday. The incident happened in the southern port city of Calabar on Thursday during a quarter-final …
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