The Offside Rule Weekly: Pep Guardiola’s Speedos
Hayley McQueen, Lynsey Hooper, and Kait Borsay are back to take you through the first week and half of Premier League football. It was ten years ago that Frank Lampard [...]
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Joe Hart is up for the fight – and he has unfinished business with England
Joe Hart has had his fair share of criticism since he was thrust into the spotlight aged 19, after signing for Manchester City – but now he is fighting back, writes [...]
Joe Hart: The Offside Rule Exclusives Episode 2
England and West Ham goalkeeper Joe Hart is the guest star on episode two of brand new podcast series The Offside Rule Exclusives. In this in-depth interview, tune in to [...]
Bundesliga: Ghost of Guardiola still looms over Ancelotti’s Bayern
As has become the norm in recent years, Bayern Munich are top of the Bundesliga and on course to win the title. However, Kevin Hatchard believes all is not well with the [...]
FA appeal to FIFA over Armistice Day poppies ban, new boss Bruce makes Villa players feel unbeatable and non-league game abandoned due to fan moaning at ref
1. Representatives of the English, Scottish and Welsh national teams are in talks with world football’s governing body FIFA over the organisation’s ban on political, [...]
Low to stay with Germany until 2020, Mourinho faces stadium ban over ref row and Jamie Redknapp drops a clanger
1. Germany coach Joachim Low has agreed a new contract to keep the 56-year-old in his role with the reigning World Cup holders until the end of Euro 2020. 2. Jose Mourinho [...]
Mourinho charged by FA over Anfield referee comments, Waddle claims EFL cup is a ‘rip off’ for fans and GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY…Football’s answer to WWE’s Jim Ross
1. Jose Mourinho has been charged by the FA in relation to comments the Manchester United manager made about referee Anthony Taylor before the recent 0-0 draw against [...]
Brentford’s McCormack given five-game ban for gender slur, Rotherham appoint Jackett as new manager and Bobby Robson to be honoured in Easter fixture
1. Brentford midfielder Alan McCormack has been handed a five-game ban for alleged remarks made to an official in the club’s game against Cardiff City in April. Tough [...]
City boss Guardiola tells Toure apologise or don’t play again, van Aanholt withdrawn by Sunderland on medical advice and German amateur keeper arrested after heavy defeat
1. Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has told midfielder Yaya Toure that in order to ever play for the club again the Ivory Coast international must apologise for an [...]
Mourinho includes ‘exiled’ Schweinsteiger in senior squad, fresh injury set-back for England keeper Butland and Italian Club Chievo make shirt number history
1. FIFA president Gianni Infantino said he was happy that ‘football history’ had been made during the friendly international between Italy and France. The game saw video [...]
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