February 1, 2012
England captain and Chelsea skipper John Terry will stand trial for “alleged” racist abuse conveniently after the European Championships on July 9th. Terry is accused of calling QPR star Anton Ferdinand a “f*cking black c**t” during a match back on October. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said he is accused of a racially aggravated public order offence. Terry has pleaded “not guilty” to the charge. Today his legal team issued the following statement saying, “Mr Terry denies making any racist statement and will establish in court that he is […]
January 11, 2012
The world of football is really trying to clean up it’s act. First there is the attempt to tackle the on-going racism and now this. Via The Guardian Oxford City have sacked their striker Lee Steele for posting a homophobic remark on Twitter about the former Wales rugby player Gareth Thomas. Mike Ford, manager of the Southern Football League Premier Division club, said the decision was taken in response to Steele tweeting about Thomas’s appearance in Celebrity Big Brother. Steele wrote: “I wouldn’t […]
January 7, 2012
Oh dear! Another year, another football race row and another WAKE UP CALL. Liverpool football club has issued a statement in response to last night’s Liverpool verses Oldham game where it is claimed that Oldham defender Tom Adeyemi was racially abused by a Liverpool fan. In the statement they said, “Liverpool Football Club continue to work closely with Merseyside Police to establish all the facts surrounding the incident that occurred during last night’s game. “We take this matter extremely seriously and have today […]
November 18, 2011
WELL, WELL, WELL…. former Liverpool star and England player John Barnes has shocked me today! Barnes tells The Telegraph that he is “not surprised’’ by the latest ugly racist incidents that have taken place within the world of football because it reflects a society taking time to shed ingrained prejudices. NOW John speaks out! This is a good read… ‘’I’m not condoning what Sepp Blatter has said or John Terry, if he’s proven to be guilty,’’ Barnes said. “I think Blatter should […]
November 3, 2011
Former England player Paul Ince has come out in support of England captain John Terry who has been accused and is currently under investigation for allegedly hurling racial abuse at Anton Ferdinand during a match. During an interview with TalkSport Ince said, “He’s not a racist. It’s no excuse to say allegedly what he might have said or what anybody says towards black, white, Chinese [people]. But if you say things in the heat of the moment it doesn’t necessarily mean you are a racist. […]
April 18, 2011
Seriously why Susanne… WHY???? Via The Daily Mirror A woman who repeatedly turned up at the home of Premier League footballer Rio Ferdinand was convicted today of harassment. Stalker Susanne Ibru, 38, twice disturbed the Manchester United player and his wife while they were asleep, claiming she needed to speak to him. She was convicted at Macclesfield Magistrates’ Court in her absence. Ibru conducted her own defence and questioned England star Ferdinand in the witness box, telling him as he left the court: “I’ll […]
March 10, 2011
Late last year I posted the news that footballer Jermain Defoe and his mother Sandra St Helen planned to build a nightclub in the basement of a plush Essex mansion, a long with a cards room, an underground swimming pool, giant hot tub and hair salon. Well today the Evening Standard reported that Jermain ‘has won the right to build a customised £4.5 million Essex “palace” – complete with its own nightclub – despite fierce opposition from his new neighbours. Planners have passed […]
December 17, 2010
The Metro reports that Jermain Defoe’s mother plans to build a nightclub in the basement of a plush Essex mansion. According to the newspaper the millionaire footballer’s mother Sandra St Helen also plans on including a cards room, an underground swimming pool and giant hot tub. There is even a proposal for a hair salon. Click HERE to read more…. I hope Mama St Helen realises that Jermain won’t be a footballer forever. By the time he reaches 35/36 it’s more or less a wrap and […]
August 13, 2010
England manager Fabio Capello announced several days ago that David Beckham would no longer be a part of the England team, and those who lack common sense have taken the news badly, including Beckham himself. After England’s DIRE performance during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Fabio no longer wants to coach a bunch of pampered waste men and has seen sense. He now wants to focus on nurturing the next generation of players. When asked by reporters (again) if Beckham would remain in the squad he replied, David is a […]
June 21, 2010
Former footballer and fired TV pundit Robbie Earle has claimed that ITV bosses knew he was buying 400 World Cup tickets through them. Earle insisted that he had no idea friend Keith Higgins, would sell them on to a third party breaking FIFA rules. The Daily Mail also reports that ITV is now at the centre of a World Cup ticketing storm after it was revealed that, A top ITV executive – one of its four directors of news and sport – […]
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