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EFL confirms plan to restart three days after Premier League Games behind closed doors with broadcast plans still unclear The EFL has announced the Championship season is set to resume on 20 June and will end “on or around 30 July” with the play-off final. “Following Saturday’s announcement by the Government to allow elite sporting events to return behind closed doors, the EFL has this weekend agreed to a provisional restart date of the weekend of 20 June 2020 for matches in the Sky Bet Championship,” an official statement said. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/31/championship-season-set-to-resume-on-20-june-with-play-off-final-at-end-of-july

Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have floated into the International Space Station.

Thuram makes gesture first used by Colin Kaepernick Mönchengladbach beat Union Berlin 4-1 in the Bundesliga The Borussia Mönchengladbach striker Marcus Thuram has taken a knee after scoring in a Bundesliga match, as protests over the killing of George Floyd continue in the US and Europe. Thuram’s gesture came during the first half of Sunday’s Bundesliga match with Union Berlin. The French striker scored and then moved away from his teammates to go down on one knee, a symbolic protest against police brutality that former NFL player Colin Kaepernick first used in 2016. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/31/marcus-thuram-takes-knee-after-scoring-tribute-to-george-floyd

MBM updates as Paderborn face second-placed Dortmund Lewandowski hits double as Bayern go 10 points clear Email Rob with your musings on the match 4.35pm BST The return match, in November, was bizarro entertainment: Paderborn led 3-0 at half-time before Dortmund came back to draw. Related: Lucien Favre hanging by a thread after Dortmund horror show | Andy Brassell 4.33pm BST Related: Jürgen Klopp: 'Tony Yeboah had a big impact on German society' Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2020/may/31/paderborn-v-borussia-dortmund-bundesliga-football-live-updates

Nasa astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have successfully docked with the ISS after 19 hours in orbit.

Formula could decide final placings if season halted again FA against cancelling relegation from the Premier League Premier League sides battling against relegation are expected to oppose the implementation of a points-per-game calculation if the Covid-19 pandemic forces the season to be suspended again after its proposed resumption on 17 June. While the league is aiming to finalise plans around Project Restart on Thursday, one pressing issue is which three teams should be relegated if the season is halted for a second time. Clubs in the bottom six believe it would be unfair to use a mathematical formula to decide relegation, especially as some teams fighting for survival have more inviting run-ins than others. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/31/basement-clubs-set-to-oppose-relegation-by-points-per-game-method

The caves in Western Australia sheltered prehistoric people in the Ice Age 46,000 years ago.

Paris Saint-Germain ‘delighted’ to sign striker on four-year deal Icardi joined last year on season-long loan with buy-out option French champions Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed they have signed striker Mauro Icardi on a permanent deal from Internazionale. Icardi, 27, joined PSG in September on a season-long loan with a buy-out option. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/31/psg-opt-to-make-mauro-icardis-loan-deal-permanent-from-internazionale

In an extract from a new book on African players, the Liverpool manager talks about Tony Yeboah and his respect for Mo Salah “I love the fact that we have so many African players … until the Africa Cup of Nations starts. Then it’s: ‘Oh my God!’” says Jürgen Klopp, breaking into his famous guffaw. Related: Premier League restart will not be football as we know it | Paul Wilson Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/31/jurgen-klopp-tony-yeboah-had-a-big-impact-on-german-society

The online giant blames a "bad actor" for the language appearing alongside multiple product listings.

The online giant blames a "bad actor" for the language appearing alongside multiple product listings.

Crowdless, noiseless and possibly even passionless, the resumed season will not be a return to normality Football and its followers can start to cheer up a bit now that there is a Premier League restart date to look forward to, though no one could be foolish enough to imagine normality will return on 17 June. Cynics are already pointing out, for a start, that on that date the two outstanding games in hand are going to be played first, so that if anything goes wrong all the clubs in the Premier League will at least have played the same number of matches should curtailment of the season suddenly reappear as an option. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2020/may/31/premier-league-restart-will-not-be-football-as-we-know-it

The elder Hegerberg shares how Ada’s successes motivate her and the source of her passion for the power of football Andrine Hegerberg – Andy to her family and friends – laughs when I ask her about sibling rivalry with her younger sister, the 2018 Ballon d’Or winner, Ada. “I try to just turn it around,” she says with a grin. “When we’re playing with our dad, I’m always joking around. If I have a better practice than her, I’ll be like: ‘I’m better than the Ballon d’Or.’ I flip the coin and use it as a motivation, rather than being jealous. That wouldn’t help anyone.” The Roma midfielder, and senior Hegerberg by two years at 26, also has the upper hand from the two times the sisters have met on the pitch, with Ada at Lyon and Andy then representing Paris Saint-Germain. They drew in the league and PSG pipped Lyon to the French Cup in torrential rain. “So far I haven’t lost a game against her,” she says with another big grin. “At least that’s something I have. During family dinners that’s

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Two astronauts launched into orbit for historic mission to the International Space Station.

The rustiness on display in Germany since play restarted shows how valuable regular drilling is but Dortmund v Bayern was an overtly modern game of exceptional quality All sporting events have their myths, the useful narratives hung on them as the flags are lowered on the final day and we have to work out what the past month, all that effort, all that emotion, all that money, was for. Remember how the 2012 Olympics in London brought us together as an open, multicultural nation inspired to a more active future? The 2006 World Cup, we were told, was about the patriotic celebration of a new Germany. And perhaps it was. However immersion in the Bundesliga over the past three weeks suggests the most tangible legacy was the wholesale adoption of pressing. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2020/may/30/bundesliga-pressing-tactical-forefront-germany-jonathan-wilson

Midfielder tweets: ‘We have to stand up for what we believe in’ Floyd’s death at hands of Minneapolis police prompts protests The Schalke midfielder Weston McKennie took to the pitch for Saturday’s Bundesliga game with Werder Bremen wearing an armband reading “Justice for George”, the African-American whose death at the hands of Minneapolis police has led to protests across the United States. After the match McKennie tweeted: “To be able to use my platform to bring attention to a problem that has been going on to long feels good!!! We have to stand up for what we believe in and I believe that it is time that we are heard! #justiceforgeorgefloyd #saynotoracism .” Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/30/schalkes-weston-mckennie-wears-justice-for-george-floyd-armband

The historic mission to the ISS is the first crewed outing from American soil in nine years.

Leonardo Bittencourt piles pressure on faltering Schalke Hoffenheim eye European place after victory over Mainz Werder Bremen boosted their chances of escaping relegation from the Bundesliga with a spectacular goal from Leonardo Bittencourt that gave them a lifeline 1-0 win at Schalke on Saturday. The result left Bremen in 17th place on 25 points from 28 games, two points behind 16th-placed Fortuna Düsseldorf, who occupy the relegation play-off spot and were playing leaders Bayern Munich in the late kick-off. A lacklustre first half failed to produce any fireworks but Bittencourt grabbed a potentially vital winner for Bremen in the 32nd minute when he unleashed a fine effort into the top corner from 25 yards. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/30/bundesliga-bayern-munich-werder-bremen-schalke-hoffenheim-mainz

Bundesliga updates from the 5.30pm BST kick-off Wolfsburg thrash Cologne as Frauen Bundesliga restarts And feel free to email your thoughts to Scott here 4.39pm BST Bayern Munich: Neuer, Pavard, Hernandez, Alaba, Davies, Kimmich, Goretzka, Gnabry, Muller, Coman, Lewandowski. Subs: Ulreich, Odriozola, Martinez, Cuisance, Perisic, Boateng, Singh, Batista Meier, Zirkzee. Fortuna Dusseldorf: Kastenmeier, Zanka, Hoffmann, Giesselmann, Zimmermann, Stoger, Bodzek, Morales, Thommy, Karaman, Skrzybski. Subs: Rensing, Berisha, Ofori, Pledl, Hennings, Suttner, Sobottka, Bormuth, Zimmer. 4.35pm BST Today’s Matchday 29 results so far. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2020/may/30/bayern-munich-v-fortuna-dusseldorf-bundesliga-live

Anderlecht player-coach will see out contract in Belgium Door likely to remain open for him at the Etihad Vincent Kompany has turned down an opportunity to become Pep Guardiola’s coaching assistant at Manchester City in favour of continuing in his player-coaching role at Anderlecht . The vacancy at City arose when Mikel Arteta left to join Arsenal , who are due to play at the Etihad when the Premier League is planned to return on 17 June. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/30/vincent-kompany-turns-down-assistant-coach-job-at-manchester-city

More strains and short-term muscle injuries expected Clubs raised issue after spike in Bundesliga lay-offs Premier League clubs have been told games will still go ahead once the season restarts even if they are down to just 15 fit players, it has emerged. West Ham vice-chair Karen Brady has revealed the subject of depleted squads was discussed in Thursday’s conference call between clubs after Bundesliga teams reported a spike in strains and short-term muscle injuries following the resumption of football in Germany. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/30/premier-league-clubs-told-depleted-squads-will-not-delay-restart

‘We have to win seven or eight to get into Champions League’ Spurs’ hopes boosted by key players returning from injury Harry Kane thinks Tottenham will have to win “seven or eight” of their remaining nine Premier League games if they are to get in the Champions League next season. Spurs’ hopes were in tatters before the season shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic but the three-month hiatus has given them a chance to resurrect their push to finish inside the top four. Kane, Son Heung-min, Steven Bergwijn – who were all due to miss most of the rest of the season – and Moussa Sissoko are now fully fit for the proposed restart on 17 June. They are still up against it, sitting seven points off fourth-placed Chelsea but have key games against Manchester United, Sheffield United, Arsenal and Leicester, while they will hope that Manchester City’s appeal against their European ban is rejected. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football

Tristan Cross taught himself how to make the 3D models from scratch by watching YouTube videos.

Burnley’s goalkeeper on his lower-league journey, learning not to fear mistakes and his desire to dislodge Jordan Pickford The goalkeeper’s lot is the peculiarity that hides in plain sight. They train alone most of the time, their technical and fitness work being entirely bespoke, and, come match day, it is preferable that they see as little of the ball as possible. Their view of the pitch is different, fixed and detached – everything feels different – and, for them, the game is as much psychological as physical, the ultimate test of focus. Nick Pope uses words such as “singular” and “individual”. The Burnley and England goalkeeper remembers how as a young player, he had no teammate to talk him through matches, to offer positional tips. You are on your own between the sticks and the deal can seem thankless, unbalanced; one in which reliability, even excellence, is taken for granted and single mistakes tarnish reputations. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://ww

Clive Mendonca’s hat-trick and Michael Gray’s ashen face are among the memories from an incredible encounter Football stirs the same emotions in all of us. Joy and despair, fragile optimism and resigned acceptance. Yet it’s how we manage these feelings that shapes our relationship with the game. As a youngster, football was my master. All I wanted in the world was to see my team, Charlton Athletic, walk out at Wembley Stadium, and also, if it wasn’t too much trouble, to see us play in the Premier League. Both always seemed improbable, and yet, remarkably, on one heady late-spring day in 1998, via the Division One play-off final against Sunderland, I was offered one and the tantalising prospect of the other. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/30/my-favourite-game-charlton-beat-sunderland-in-classic-play-off-final

Ex-England star says players from minority backgrounds will feel especially nervous Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The former England footballer Emile Heskey has called for extra precautions to be taken for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) footballers when the Premier League returns to screens in June , three months after the coronavirus pandemic forced it to a halt. With a provisional restart date for the of 17 June with all games behind closed doors, the former England, Liverpool and Leicester striker said all footballers, but especially those from minority backgrounds, would feel nervous about returning to play. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/30/emile-heskey-extra-caution-needed-for-bame-footballers-when-play-resumes

‘We have the team, the manager … everything’ City lead Real Madrid 2-1 going into home leg Riyad Mahrez is confident Manchester City can win the Champions League for the first time in the club’s history. Uefa is intent on the competition returning in August when domestic leagues have been completed following football’s suspension. Should that prove to be the case, City will resume a last-16 tie against Real Madrid leading 2-1 from the first leg at the Bernabéu . Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/30/riyad-mahrez-sets-manchester-city-sights-on-champions-league-glory

The Spanish second-tier side appointed Sandoval on the eve of lockdown. He got to know his players via Zoom but is finally on the training pitch José Ramón Sandoval has been Fuenlabrada’s manager for 11 weeks but hasn’t taken charge of a single game. He has led only two full training sessions at the Segunda División club, has barely met his players and never even got presented to the media, let alone the fans. He has suffered coronavirus and his timing could hardly have been worse, but he’s wearing a huge grin. Not that you can see it under the Fuenlabrada face mask he ordered himself and everybody laughs at, which is the way he wants it. “This period has been a like doing a master’s,” he says. Sandoval had just overcome a hernia operation when Fuenlabrada, based on the outskirts of Madrid, called him. He had been out of work for 16 months, since the second of two short-lived spells with Córdoba. His appointment was announced on 11 March and there was a brief session that evening, hi

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The CEO of PlayStation reveals how it's responded to coronavirus as it prepares to release the PS5.

Leicester manager ‘really knocked’ by virus in March Rodgers says all his players are happy to be in routine Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has revealed that he and his wife Charlotte contracted the coronavirus in March and were “really knocked” for three weeks before recovering. The 47-year-old described suffering a headache unlike any he had felt before, losing his sense of smell and taste and enduring breathing difficulties similar to the altitude problems he encountered when climbing Mount Kilamanjaro in 2016. Rodgers is the second Premier League manager, after Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta, to have confirmed catching the virus. He said came down with the symptoms exactly two weeks after Leicester’s last Premier League match, which was at home to Aston Villa on March 9. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/29/brendan-rodgers-reveals-both-he-and-his-wife-have-had-coronavirus

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Television viewers can look forward to six weeks of wall-to-wall summer football coverage from 17 June onwards The League has set a provisional date for return of 17 June. That’s a Wednesday, when two games would be played: Manchester City v Arsenal and Aston Villa v Sheffield United. They are the two fixtures left over from March. Once completed, all clubs will have played 29 games each. A full programme of fixtures would then follow at the weekend. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/29/what-when-where-questions-answered-on-premier-leagues-return

Teams remain divided over how to complete campaign Monday summit could pave way for vote on curtailment League One clubs are set to remain engulfed by uncertainty for more than a week as prospects of the third tier resuming this season continue to recede. English Football League clubs will meet on Monday with the intention of approving the league’s new mechanism for ending a campaign early in the event of the coronavirus pandemic ruling out the possibility of a normal conclusion. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/29/fate-of-league-one-season-still-unclear-as-clubs-prepare-for-crucial-meeting

Thanks to a virtual stand, fans of the Danish Superliga side AGF Aarhus were able to watch their season opener against Randers despite  coronavirus restrictions. The screens allowed fans to show their support – and let the players hear them – throughout Thursday's game. The home side had little to cheer for most of the match, but Aarhus bagged a stoppage-time equaliser, sending fans watching via Zoom into raptures.  Denmark returns to action with fans taking their usual places via Zoom Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/sport/video/2020/may/29/virtual-zoom-stand-aarhus-fans-watch-inside-stadium-video

The government is currently paying part of the wages of more than 8 million furloughed workers.

The former director of global news at the BBC will examine online posts from programmes and staff.

Striker has made it clear his preferred option is Liverpool Premier League leaders have until 15 June to sign him for £52.7m Liverpool have not given up on signing Timo Werner this summer with manager Jürgen Klopp this week telling the board that the Germany international would be perfect for his team. The runaway Premier League leaders have not made an official bid for the 24-year-old while they prioritise dealing with the coronavirus crisis. However, they are still keen to make the transfer happen this summer, and have been assured that Werner will wait for Liverpool to make a decision before choosing his future club. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/29/liverpool-still-hoping-to-sign-527m-timo-werner-with-player-keen-to-join

Peter Drury and Guy Mowbray have been enjoying their time off, volunteering for the NHS, doing homework and keeping fit By Richard Foster for the Guardian Sport Network Even during the current hiatus, Peter Drury is still spending time at a football ground. “I have just finished wiping my final tray and my final table,” says Drury. “I do two days a week at Watford’s ground, which is my local club. They have given over the hospitality boxes in the Graham Taylor stand to the doctors and the nurses who work at the hospital that is bang next door to Vicarage Road. So the club provides breakfast, lunch and somewhere to chill out and I go in to wipe tables and trays, clean away plates, knives and forks and ketchup.”  Drury’s voluntary work for the NHS at Vicarage Road gives him a connection to the game he has been commentating on since his days at BBC Radio Leeds in the early 1990s. “All of us who play our little part in the football industry need to just make sure we are looking at our

A charity webcast recalling a famous 1958 FA Cup tie is being held to help people hit by the coronavirus crisis A Friday night in early January 1958 in Cumbria and Keith Burkinshaw of Workington Reds is meeting Duncan Edwards of Manchester United. Burkinshaw, who was in the army with Edwards in Wales, enjoys a catch-up with one of United’s greatest footballers before tomorrow’s FA Cup third-round tie, when he will play for fourth-tier Workington against Matt Busby’s English champions of the past two seasons. The game takes place in front of a record home crowd of 21,500 at Borough Park and they see Workington stun a first-choice United XI featuring Harry Gregg, Roger Byrne, Bill Foulkes, Mark Jones, Eddie Colman, Edwards, Kenny Morgans, Albert Scanlon, Bobby Charlton, Dennis Viollet and Tommy Taylor, via a six-minute Clive Colbridge goal that gives them a deserved half-time lead. It was a moment to remember even if United did go on to win 3-1. Continue reading... from Football | T

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Five additional matches also proposed for neutral grounds Man Utd and City among those likely to have games moved Police have set out the Premier League matches they would like to be played at neutral venues, which would include any Liverpool game where the title could be won. The matches which have been requested to take place at neutral grounds are Manchester City v Liverpool, Manchester City v Newcastle, Manchester United v Sheffield United, Newcastle v Liverpool and Everton v Liverpool. The police statement adds that “the game in which Liverpool could secure the league title” should also be moved, but this may end up needing to be more than one match if the Jürgen Klopp’s side do not clinch it at the first attempt. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/29/police-want-any-match-where-liverpool-can-win-title-played-at-neutral-venue

The final goal at the old Wembley marked the end of an era – and the start of the golden generation’s big-stage letdowns The final goal at the old Wembley had all the hallmarks of a footballing fairytale: it was a long-range thunderbolt that snatched an unlikely win and gave the complacent favourites their comeuppance. Only problem was, those favourites were the hosts of the party. In the final match at the old national stadium on 7 October 2000, England were beaten by the Germans. Again. There’s an irony that the party pooper in question would go on to become one of his country’s most popular players on these shores: a German whose long career in England left him with a cricket obsession and an enduring scouse-Bavarian twang. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/29/golden-goal-dietmar-hamann-for-germany-v-england-2000

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No decision taken on venues for quarter-final ties Wembley set to host semi-finals and final as usual The FA Cup final will be held on 1 August with the quarter-finals given provisional restart dates of 27 and 28 June, the Football Association has announced. Related: Premier League plans restart on 17 June with Manchester City v Arsenal Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/29/fa-cup-final-to-be-held-on-1-august-with-quarter-finals-resuming-on-27-june-football

Fans and staff felt betrayed when their manager fled in a promotion season – now he’s back to save them from the drop They say never go back but, 16 months on from an acrimonious exit, Nathan Jones’s return to Luton ranks as one of the more unlikely managerial comebacks. “People say you shouldn’t do this, you shouldn’t do that but deep in my heart this feels right,” he said. “I’ve had time to think and talk it over with my wife and the key people in my life, and that includes going to God with it, and it sits right. I have peace with this decision – other decisions I’ve made, I haven’t. When I have peace, they are normally the right decisions.” Some supporters still have grievances with Jones for what they deemed a sly and sudden departure to Stoke , where he lasted seven months before being sacked in November with the club in the Championship relegation zone. But it was not just fans left with a sour taste in the mouth when the Welshman moved on midway through a season that culmina

For the first time, Twitter has hidden a tweet on the president's profile behind a warning.

For the first time, Twitter has hidden a tweet on the president's profile behind a warning.

Frauen Bundesliga is restarting and the NWSL will be back in June while conservatism has crippled the English game On Monday the Women’s Super League and Championship seasons were ended by the Football Association after weeks of waiting for what had become an inevitable announcement.  While women’s football in England has become the latest sporting casualty of Covid-19, elsewhere the situation is being used to help fuel the growth of the game. On Wednesday details of a one-month 25-game Challenge Cup tournament in the US were unveiled, scheduling women’s football as the first sport to return in the country. And on Friday the Frauen Bundesliga resumes with the league leaders, Wolfsburg, playing struggling Cologne. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2020/may/29/german-rallied-save-womens-football-fa-should-be-embarrassed

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Fifty years ago the England captain was arrested for theft. But was it a prank? Did the piece of jewellery even exist? “Only those four walls know the truth,” Hernando Rojas reflected, jabbing a gnarled finger into the distance, a crooked smile creasing his cheeks. “But something strange went on that day, I can assure you.” Rojas was well into his 80s when he finally packed it in as the resident shoe shiner at Bogotá’s emblematic Hotel Tequendama. But for almost 60 years he was the eyes and ears of the establishment’s lobby – watching everyone, observing all. From Fidel Castro to Jimmy Carter, Neil Armstrong to Pelé, many were the stars to cross the famous foyer floor. Yet it was a blond Englishman that the octogenarian remembers best. “A giant; the most elegant man I’d ever seen,” Rojas recalled when I saw him a few years back. “Bobby Moore, champion of the world.” Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/28/bobby-moore-and-th

Which athletes and clubs should turn off their phones? Which former cricketer claimed his Twitter had been hacked after a picture of a penis appeared, before being swiftly deleted? Ian Botham David Lloyd Darren Gough David Gower Which club recently tweeted a photo of the wrong man when announcing their newly appointed manager? FC Cincinnati Colorado Rapids Houston Dynamo FC Dallas Which footballer tweeted a picture of an expensive car soon after a heavy defeat, claiming it was "totally accidental" and "happened whilst driving and my phone was in my pocket"? Micah Richards Rio Ferdinand Robert Huth Joleon Lescott Which striker edited his Twitter profile to say he played for Burnley, when he had actually just signed for Premier League rivals Crystal Palace? Andy Johnson Wilfried Zaha Christian Benteke Jason Puncheon Which footballer tweeted this obvious post-match cut and paste job: “Can you tweet something like ... Unbelievable support yesterday

The rules and rates of sick pay could leave people feeling compelled to work, unions say.

Videos of the red bikes being crushed were shared online after Uber sold its Jump business to Lime.

Videos of the red bikes being crushed were shared online after Uber sold its Jump business to Lime.

After 20 minutes there had been two goals and two red cards but Molineux madness had only just begun in February 2000 It all began in an air of quiet dignity. Molineux paid its respects to the late Sir Stanley Matthews with a perfectly observed minute’s silence. Matthews had no link with either of the sides who met on that bright, crisp afternoon but though most present had never seen him play, all were aware he was the epitome of sportsmanship and decency. A throwback to a seemingly more gentle era but still a great competitor. What Matthews would have made of what followed, who knows? Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/may/28/my-favourite-game-wolves-cut-down-nottingham-forest-red-cards

Jones left under a cloud to manage Stoke in January 2019 Graeme Jones stepped down in April to clear way Nathan Jones has been reappointed as manager at Luton, just 16 months after leaving the club for Stoke. Having announced former boss Graeme Jones was leaving the Championship club during April as a means of reducing costs during the hiatus caused by the coronavirus crisis, the Welshman has been confirmed as successor on his 47th birthday. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/28/nathan-jones-returns-as-manager-of-luton-town-with-repaired-differences

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Lockdown has enabled the Scottish midfielder to fully recover from injury and he will give everything to drag Villa to safety John McGinn scored the goal that secured Aston Villa’s promotion last season, then he opened their account in the Premier League and now, after recovering from a broken ankle, he says he is raring to save Villa from relegation when the season restarts. He was due to return to action against Chelsea in March but that match was postponed when the league was paused. Since then McGinn, like everyone else, has been playing a waiting game. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/28/john-mcginn-we-need-to-keep-aston-villa-premier-league

Former City striker replaces Nick Cushing on three-year deal ‘I’m extremely excited about the challenge ahead’ he says Manchester City Women have appointed the former Wales international Gareth Taylor as manager on a three-year deal. The former City striker has been in charge of the men’s under-18 side for the previous season, having previously overseen the under-16s. Taylor, who played for the club between 1998 and 2001, will now replace Nick Cushing, who recently joined New York City FC , at the helm of the women’s team. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/28/manchester-city-women-appoint-gareth-taylor-as-new-manager

Ahead of ITV’s repeat of the historic match between England and their old rivals Germany, famous faces recall the game I was, of course, at Wembley, which is brought home any time you see a montage of Euro 96 and the cameras cut to me and Frank Skinner after the final whistle looking very pissed off. When Alan Shearer scored three minutes in, I remember the crowd manically chanting: “It’s coming home!” It was if they couldn’t chant it fast enough, their will to win was so intense. When it went to penalties, the whole atmosphere seemed doomed. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/may/28/back-in-the-former-ussr-where-were-you-when-england-were-knocked-out-of-euro-96

This week’s roundup also features Champions League highlights, Lance Armstrong and Football Italia 1) This was supposed to be Champions League final week, with a return to Istanbul, scene of 2005’s all-time classic , hosting the showpiece this Saturday evening. The Ataturk Stadium appears to have had something of a scrub-up since then. Those missing the Champions League can relive the thrills and spills of last season’s competition here. 2) The Women’s Champions League final was due this week too and set to be played in Vienna’s Viola Park if a date can be found. Lyon won the last four finals, though were set to be without the brilliant Ada Hegerberg , out for the season with a ruptured ACL . She scored a hat-trick in last year’s 4-1 defeat of Barcelona. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2020/may/28/motogp-last-lap-battles-pro-celebrity-golf-and-memories-of-glyn-pardoe

FFA, A-League clubs and the PFA are heading for a showdown with the broadcaster over the future of the professional game A plan to conclude the A-League season has been announced by Football Federation Australia, A-League clubs and the players’ union. If it materialises, 32 matches will take place in 35 days from mid-July to mid-August. “We are committed to delivering the completion of the Hyundai A-League 2019-20 season,” said FFA CEO James Johnson.  But there’s a catch. Broadcast partner Fox Sports has not yet agreed to the terms of the resumption, and until that matter is resolved everything is on hold. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/28/a-league-stands-firm-against-fox-sports-with-restart-on-hold

Almost 3,000 jobs will go as Nissan, which owns a huge factory in Britain, reacts to falling car sales.

One giant screen and two smaller ones will be used as AGF Aarhus try to make the best of playing behind closed doors On Thursday night, Denmark will become the second country in mainland Europe to restart their league season after neighbouring Germany. In the opening fixture AGF Aarhus welcome local rivals Randers but it is on the sidelines where history will really be made. In front of one stand a giant screen, 40 metres long and 3m high, will be filled with fans watching via video link. Supporters have signed up for free tickets to take part and can even choose their preferred section of the “virtual stand”. Two smaller screens will allow for neutrals and away fans to be there, too. The concept, created in partnership with Zoom, has taken weeks of preparation. “I’ve never been so busy before a game, which is funny when there are no spectators,” says AGF’s head of media, Soren Carlsen. “My colleagues, to put it bluntly, have been working their arses off to get everything working.”

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More than 70 industry bosses say a 14-day quarantine will put visitors off coming to the UK.

The latest dispute comes after Twitter added fact-check links to the president's tweets for the first time.

The latest dispute comes after Twitter added fact-check links to the president's tweets for the first time.

Britons turned to Disney+ in droves, data suggests, but Apple TV has struggled to engage viewers.

Kate Russell looks at the online tools and guides helping motivate you to take exercise.

How much do you remember about the last 30 years of Wembley play-off finals? Who are the only club to have won play-off finals in successive years? Blackpool Millwall Notts County Wolverhampton Wanderers Wembley has been hosting play-off finals since 1990. Two other grounds have also hosted them: the Millennium Stadium and … Hillsborough Old Trafford Stamford Bridge Villa Park Which of these players has not scored hat-trick in a play-off final at Wembley? Clive Mendonca Scott Sinclair Steve Claridge Jermaine Beckford How many clubs have appeared in the Football League play-offs since they started in 1987? 75 89 95 102 Which of these current Premier League clubs has never appeared in the play-offs? Chelsea Manchester City Newcastle United Everton Last year's play-offs attracted a record aggregate attendance. How many people attended the 15 games (12 semi-final games and three Wembley finals)? 250,335 320,335 370,355 430,355 Which club has been promoted

Non-essential shops can reopen in England next month, but will I be able to buy a book or have a haircut?

All 20 clubs vote in favour of stage two medical protocols Players free to tackle each other in training from Thursday Premier League players are free to resume tackling in training after clubs voted to approve the implementation of stage two medical protocols at a shareholders’ meeting on Wednesday. The outcome of the vote was unanimous among the top tier’s 20 clubs and had been anticipated as opposition to the League’s Project Restart falls away after weeks of negotiations. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/27/premier-league-return-edges-closer-as-clubs-approve-contact-training

A giant fund worth €750bn (£670bn; $825bn) is proposed, some of it raised on capital markets.

UN agency the International Labour Organisation warns of potential "lockdown generation".

The broadcaster’s new HDR experience will be available to Sky Q customers with certain set-top boxes.

The broadcaster’s new HDR experience will be available to Sky Q customers with certain set-top boxes.

Arsenal’s invincible right-back reveals how the warmth of Dein and Wenger led him to Highbury and the joy almost fighting Henry still brings him The way he tells it, they messed up his wedding plans and all for nothing but Lauren did not mind. It turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to him. There are no regrets; there is just laughter, the Cameroon international cracking up so often it is a wonder he can put himself back together again. In the summer of 1999 the man who would become invincible in London was supposed to be lying on a beach somewhere with his new wife, Monica; instead, he was in a meeting with a couple of men he could not really understand discussing a deal that did not get done. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/27/lauren-arsenal-invincibles-interview-wenger

Financial hit will force clubs to spend sensibly, Mourinho says Spurs manager also wants transfer window extended José Mourinho has predicted there will be fewer “crazy” transfers after football returns from shutdown. Tottenham signed Steven Bergwijn for £27m from PSV Eindhoven in January , while also breaking their club record to acquire Tanguy Ndombele for £55m last summer but Mourinho believes the Premier League, and leagues around the world, will need a different approach because of the coronavirus crisis having hit clubs’ finances. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/27/jose-mourinho-predicts-fewer-crazy-transfers-after-football-returns

The scheme to pay wages of workers on leave because of coronavirus has now cost £15bn.

Salons are asking the government to let them open before July to cut hair.

The Manchester City forward and Girls United ambassador hopes to highlight the game’s physical and social benefits Manchester City’s forward Caroline Weir has tried to make the most of the enforced break. “A real positive of lockdown is that players have had a bit of time to reflect and take a minute, without thinking about the game at the weekend or the next training session, and think about what’s important. It has for me anyway,” she says. At 24, the Scotland international was playing some of the best football of her life before the Covid-19 pandemic cut short the season . But while the focus of her playing career may have been on getting to the top it had “always been in my head to give back. Now I feel like I’m at the age where it is something I want to be more conscious of.” Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/27/caroline-weir-girls-drop-out-football-manchester-city-scotland-girls-united

Plus: crowdless trophy celebrations and more champions clubs going out of business Mail us your questions or tweet @TheKnowledge_GU “Has a player ever featured in all their team’s wins in a season, but none of the losses? Or vice versa?” asked Eric Bader. Who has got the golden touch? Ian Burns has been a clever so and so, nominating the entire Arsenal Invincibles side. Darren White has a contender: “Not quite on the button, but in Sheffield United’s League One title winning season in 2016-17, defender Jake Wright played 29 out of 46 games and was never once on the losing side. Though United did only lose six games all season.” Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/27/has-player-featured-in-all-wins-season-no-losses-football-knowledge

United’s last game before lockdown behind closed doors Solskjær: ‘That must play positively in the boys’ heads’ Ole Gunnar Solskjær has said playing Premier League games behind closed doors will be a challenge but believes Manchester United’s recent experience of doing so will help his players. United’s last match before football was suspended was the 5-0 win at Lask Linz in the last-16 of the Europa League , which was staged with no fans present at the Linzer Stadion. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/27/lask-linz-win-will-help-manchester-united-play-with-no-fans-says-solskjr

Some shops will reopen from June, but what needs to be in place to keep staff safe?

The best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’s leading sports journalists, and spanning more than 100 years of sporting history from across the footballing planet. In this episode: it took the sudden passing of the 29-year-old England right-back in 1959 to get a generation pouring into clinics for inoculation against polio, a disease that in the previous 10 years had killed over 3,000 people in England and Wales Read the text version here Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/audio/2020/may/27/forgotten-stories-of-football-jeff-hall-footballer-whose-death-turned-tide-against-polio-podcast

In a new book, the World Cup winner discusses growing up in France and the racism he encountered throughout his career One man in France’s 1998 World Cup-winning squad felt particularly affected by the sense of racial harmony that had descended on the country after that historic triumph. Ever since moving from Guadeloupe as a nine-year‑old, Lilian Thuram was confronted by discrimination. The attitudes he witnessed as a boy shocked him to such an extent that once his career ended, he decided to focus his energy on the fight against racism. For those few happy weeks after the World Cup, Thuram was delighted to see people in France treated equally regardless of race. “The black- blanc-beur symbol we created was positive and I liked it,” he says of the “black, white, Arab” motto. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/27/lilian-thuram-classmates-judged-my-skin-colour-football

Sports organisations are keen to get spectators back in stadiums, but what kind of match-day experience awaits them? Sign up for Guardian Australia’s daily coronavirus email Download the free Guardian app to get the most important news notifications Coronavirus Australia maps and cases: live numbers and statistics The NRL wants to get fans back into stadiums as soon as possible, under strict biosecurity guidelines, of course. The rush is understandable – the financial benefits to the league of getting bums back on seats are clear, but what would a match-day experience look like in the Covid-19 era? And would it really be an enjoyable day out? Picture this: you travel to the stadium, running a little late after having to wait until there were fewer than 12 people in front of you before you could get on a bus. Rushing in, you have your temperature taken by stadium security before meeting up with your friends, or at least waving to each other from a few seats away while you keep y

The pandemic has caused a record fall in energy investment and will likely lead to more pollution.

This is the first time the social media giant has said President Trump's tweet could be misleading.

A groups of investors is concerned the social network could become a haven for child exploitation.

Watchdog said Revival Shots had suggested its rehydration sachets could help treat the disease.

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A Swiss contact-tracing app gains a limited release but may be overtaken by a Latvian effort.

Season-ticket holders to be compensated La Liga due to restart on 12 June Espanyol and Leganés season-ticket holders will be handed free passes for the 2020-2021 campaign to compensate for missing matches owing to the shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic. La Liga is set to resume in June after being suspended in March with 11 rounds of matches remaining but, as in Germany, fans cannot attend games. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/26/espanyol-leganes-fans-free-tickets-next-season-la-liga

Officials are taking another look into Huawei, but the Chinese firm warns against a 5G ban.

They fell just short of winning a league title, but on a glorious afternoon at Old Trafford Rafael Benítez’s Liverpool thrashed one of the finest sides Alex Ferguson ever assembled It is a measure of Liverpool’s recent progress that the closest shot at a Premier League title under Rafael Benítez doesn’t feel that close any more. Related: Football quiz: when Manchester United won the Champions League in 1999 Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/may/26/my-favourite-game-gerrard-and-torres-humiliate-manchester-united

Milan say striker has injured his soleus muscle, not achilles Reports had suggested he had suffered serious injury Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s achilles tendon is “perfectly intact” according to his club Milan, amid reports he had suffered a potentially career-ending injury. The 38-year-old Swede has instead sustained an injury to the soleus muscle in his calf, the Italian club said, which would be examined again in 10 days. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/26/zlatan-ibrahimovics-achilles-is-intact-amid-fears-of-career-ending-injury

The supercar maker and Formula One team plans to layoff 25% of workforce, the vast majority in the UK.