UEFA To Meet To Discuss Qualification If Leagues Are Cancelled
April 22, 2020 No Responses

UEFA To Meet To Discuss Qualification If Leagues Are Cancelled

UEFA’s executive committee is expected to set out on Thursday how teams might qualify for next season’s European competitions if domestic leagues and cups are cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. European football’s governing body had said earlier this month...
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Michael O’Neill Steps Down as Manager of the Northern Ireland Team
April 22, 2020 No Responses

Michael O’Neill Steps Down as Manager of the Northern Ireland Team

Michael O’Neill has permanently left his role as Northern Ireland manager due to proposed revised international match scheduling by UEFA in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. After a meeting with its 55 member associations via video conference yesterday it appe...
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Rory McIlroy: ‘Having a Ryder Cup Without Fans is Not a Ryder Cup’
April 22, 2020 No Responses

Rory McIlroy: ‘Having a Ryder Cup Without Fans is Not a Ryder Cup’

Rory McIlroy would rather postpone the Ryder Cup until 2021 than play it this year without fans. The coronavirus pandemic has impacted sport across the globe and has had serious implications in golf. The first two major championships of the...
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Thomas Bjorn Appointed to European Tour Board
April 21, 2020 No Responses

Thomas Bjorn Appointed to European Tour Board

Former Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn has been appointed to the European Tour board as a non-executive director. The 49-year-old, currently playing his 25th season on on the European Tour, was nominated to the position by the tour’s Tournament Committee....
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Harrington: ‘Nobody Wants to Play Behind Closed Doors’
April 21, 2020 No Responses

Harrington: ‘Nobody Wants to Play Behind Closed Doors’

Europe captain Padraig Harrington says he and USA counterpart Steve Stricker are not in favor of the Ryder Cup being played behind closed doors. The biennial competition is, for the moment at least, scheduled to go ahead in September at...
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FIFA Confirm Investment in Women’s Game Will Continue Despite Coronovirus Losses
April 21, 2020 No Responses

FIFA Confirm Investment in Women’s Game Will Continue Despite Coronovirus Losses

FIFA has confirmed that investment worth $1bn in women’s football will go ahead despite the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Football at all levels has been hit by the Covid-19 crisis, leaving several clubs struggling to make ends meet....
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Mo Farah: Olympic Delay Could Boost His Gold Medal Hopes
April 20, 2020 No Responses

Mo Farah: Olympic Delay Could Boost His Gold Medal Hopes

Mo Farah believes the Olympics being postponed might prove a blessing in disguise for his gold medal hopes. The four-time Olympic champion will be 38 by the time the Tokyo event is due to take place next summer after being...
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Arsenal’s Players and Staff Agree 12.5% Wage Cut During Lockdown
April 20, 2020 No Responses

Arsenal’s Players and Staff Agree 12.5% Wage Cut During Lockdown

Arsenal’s first-team squad, manager Mikel Arteta and key coaching staff have agreed a 12.5 per cent pay cut to help the club deal with the fallout of the coronavirus crisis. After fellow Premier League clubs Southampton and West Ham announced...
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Son Heung-min Begins National Service in South Korea
April 20, 2020 No Responses

Son Heung-min Begins National Service in South Korea

Tottenham forward Son Heung-min has commenced his three-week mandatory national service in South Korea. The 27-year-old is serving with the Marine Corps on the island of Jeju where he will undergo basic training. Son, who has completed a two-week quarantine...
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Wayne Rooney Tells Fans: ‘I’m Not a Natural Goalscorer’
April 19, 2020 No Responses

Wayne Rooney Tells Fans: ‘I’m Not a Natural Goalscorer’

Wayne Rooney never considered himself a natural goalscorer, but Manchester United and England’s record-breaking striker believes he should have netted even more. Having burst onto the scene with Everton so astonishingly at 16, the forward earned a big-money ...
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