The latest round of EFL Coronavirus testing has returned eight positive results from a total of 2213 tests on players and staff in the Championship. In a statement, the English Football League revealed that the eight positive Covid-19 tests are from six clubs and that the tests were carried out from last Thursday until midnight Tuesday. An EFL statement read: “The EFL can confirm that 2,213 players and club staff from the 24 Championship Clubs were tested over …
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Premier League players will wear the words “Black Lives Matter” on the back of their shirts in the opening round of fixtures upon next week’s restart. The words will replace their surname in a display of unity by top-flight stars The shirt tribute was proposed by a group of Premier League captains and Professional Footballers’ Association representatives following the series of Black Lives Matter protests which were triggered by the loss of George Floyd, an African American man who …
As protests against racism and police brutality have swept the world following the murder of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, – German football club, Mainz have published a scathing statement against a fan who cancelled his membership because the club had a lot of black players in it’s line up. According to the club, it received a message from a fan who complained about how black players dominate the team line up while German players aren’t included sufficiently. …
Football star, Cristiano Ronaldo and his then manager at Real Madrid, Jose Mourinho, nearly came to blows after Mourinho criticized him at half time. The stunning revelations were made by Croatia captain and Real Madrid midfielder, Luka Modric in his new autobiography, as serialized by Corriere dello Sport. Mourinho and Ronaldo enjoyed success together while at Madrid but did not always see eye to eye during their three years together. Despite Ronaldo winning five Ballon d’Or …
Five Barcelona players two coaches and two members of the team’s coaching staff allegedly tested positive for Coronavirus but the results were kept hidden from the media. According to Catalan radio RAC1 programme Tú Diràs, five Barcelona players and two members of the coaching staff tested positive for coronavirus after the squad was subjected to tests right at the start of the pandemic. RAC1 claim that members of the first team squad underwent blood tests and those that tested positive for …
Liverpool head coach, Jurgen Klopp has praised Nigerian football legend, Jay Jay Okocha’s goal in the 1992/1993 season as the best goal in the history of German football, while also praising the mentality of African footballers. Okocha, 46, scored the goal when he played for Eintracht Frankfurt against Karlsruher during the 1992-93 Bundesliga season as he dribbled past a number of defenders, before calmly slotting home past legendary German goal keeper Oliver Kahn. Okocha’s goal was …