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Mark Poyser, BBC Radio Wales commentatorIn the Hollywood era at Wrexham, few players captured the fans’ and owners’ imagination quite like Paul Mullin.He scored 110 goals in 172 games, including 38 in the National League in the 2022-23 season to help the club back into the Football League after 15 years in the wilderness.He had speaking roles in adverts and cameos in films alongside co-owner Ryan Reynolds, and his own place in club folklore with a massive mural in the city centre.Without his goals, Wrexham would not have got back into the EFL when they did, and if they had…
Ipswich Town asks Disney World visitors out in America to guess names of Premier League clubs based off their crests. There seems to be a theme now of the media going to Americans and guessing the name clubs based of crests or working out if a club’s nickname is true or false. This is a trend that has been done for a few years now, Tennessee Titans getting some hilarious reactions to their schedule release video. Ipswich even used the same NFL music for their video a year ago. Bleacher Report and BBC Sport have also done something similar. But…
Saying thank you very much for a 20% annual increase before escalating the protest to another level shows the confidence the players, and their representatives, are feeling.The average UK employee can currently expect a 3.4% annual pay rise, and with first-round losers at Wimbledon guaranteed to take home £80,000, sympathy among the general public is likely to be in short supply.But for the players this is not about the annual increase, but about getting a higher percentage of the revenue they help the All England Club generate.The AELTC counters with the argument that revenue does not take into account their…
Morning. Let’s start today with some transfer news, and there was chatter about Newcastle preparing themselves for an Arsenal bid for Bruno Guimaraes yesterday. Then, Brazilian outlet Globo reported we had a £55m bid rejected, with Andrea Berta keen to bring in a player he has ‘long admired’ and who he apparently tried to sign for Atletico Madrid in 2020. A second bid is expected, for a player whose contract with Newcastle runs for another two years, and in the current market I don’t think there’s any way they budge unless the price is significantly higher. The player is apparently…
At a fan zone, we met Egyptian fans cheering on Mexico days before their team takes on Iran. For them gay pride was irrelevant.”Right now it’s about two teams trying to get to the next round,” Makarius Demian told us, adding that he supports gay rights. “Pride match or no Pride match, that’s not what matters.”Not far from the big screen, an Egyptian restaurant pop-up is getting ready for the match – and for fans craving a taste of home. ‘Koshari’ is a staple Egyptian dish; a mix of lentils, chickpeas, pasta, fried onions and garlic tomato sauce.Owners Ayman Almasri…
Arsenal completed their first signing of the summer transfer window this week and could now jump ahead of rivals Tottenham in the race for a marquee midfielder. Arsenal kickstart summer business Piero Hincapie has completed a £34.5million move to Arsenal as the Premier League champions start plotting their title defence. Hincapie, currently in action for Ecuador in the World Cup, joined Arsenal on a loan deal from Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen last summer. The 24-year-old defender made 39 appearances in all competitions as the Gunners saw out their first title in 22 years and reached the final of the Champions…
“Dana White really is a cancer for boxing because you come in and you want to get rid of all the sanctioning bodies, and we know where that’s going to lead,” Arum said to Fight Hub TV. The Hall of Fame promoter pointed to the UFC’s fighter-pay lawsuits as evidence that boxing should be wary of White’s vision. “We know what happened with Dana White and the UFC and how they made a lot of money by underpaying the fighters. They’ve just lost a lawsuit for $350 million. They’re about to lose another lawsuit for $400 million,” said Arum. Arum…
All times BST. Matches and coverage times are subject to late changes. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Full radio coverage times to follow when available.Monday, 29 JuneMen’s and women’s singles first round10:30-19:00 – Live coverage – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app14:00-18:00 – Live coverage – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app19:00-22:00 – Live coverage – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app23:00-00:05 – Today at Wimbledon – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and appTuesday, 30 JuneMen’s and women’s singles first round11:00-19:00 -…
Former Atletico Madrid striker Luis Suarez believes the club can convince Julian Alvarez to stay for one more year. Alvarez has already made plenty of headlines this summer regarding his future, with the Argentina international seeking a move away from the Riyadh Air Metropolitano. The 26-year-old is reportedly keen to join Barcelona, while Real Madrid have already seen a €150m bid rejected by Atleti. Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal are also rumoured to be interested in the forward’s services, though Atleti insist they intend to keep Alvarez, who has a €500m release clause. Alvarez has scored 49 goals in 106 games…
An unbeaten heavyweight says he is awaiting the “final contract” to face Tyson Fury, whose second warm-up fight appears close to materialising. The 37-year-old has already signed to face Anthony Joshua later this year, yet the finer details of their long-awaited showdown – including a date and location – remain largely unclear. In the meantime, ‘AJ’ will face Kristian Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on July 25, while Fury seems to be on the cusp of announcing his interim fight in August. ‘The Gypsy King’ comes off a unanimous decision victory over Arslanbek Makhmudov in April, which followed his second…