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Sheffield United co-chairman issue response after questions from concerned fans on the Fan Advisory Board (FAB). On the 9th of July, the Blades Fan Advisory Board (@sufc_fab) asked: “Following recent media reports concerning legal proceedings involving the club’s ownership, the Sheffield United Fan Advisory Board has today submitted the following questions to the Joint Chairmen of Sheffield United, Steven Rosen and Helmy Eltoukhy. “Can the Club confirm whether the ongoing legal proceedings have any impact on the day-to-day operation of Sheffield United Football Club, including player recruitment, football operations, staff, or planned investment? “Is the Club satisfied that its current…
The WTA’s player board said in a statement: “While it comes from a relatively small number of accounts, its impact can be significant. It’s reassuring to know the WTA and World Tennis are taking this seriously, supporting players and making it clear that this kind of behaviour isn’t acceptable.”The progress highlighted in this report demonstrates the value of working collaboratively across the sport and with our partners to identify abusive behaviour, support players and take meaningful action against those responsible.”The threat matrix uses AI, supported by human analysts, to assess content across X, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Facebook.The WTA and…
Welcome to another episode of the Arsecast – the original Arsenal podcast. In this episode I’m joined by Andrew Allen to chat about Wednesday evening’s World Cup semi-final between England and Argentina. Despite taking the lead, Thomas Tuchel’s side retreated into a defensive shape and ultimately paid the price as Lionel Messi provided two assists. We chat about the England’s manager’s decisions, a highly fatigued Declan Rice, the lack of Bukayo Saka involvement at any stage, and the prospect of the final between Spain and Argentina. There’s some transfer chat as Julian Alvarez interest continues, discussion of William Saliba’s back…
Lionel Messi is the new outright favourite with William Hill to win this year’s Ballon d’Or. With eight Ballon d’Or awards already to his name, the Argentine forward is chasing an unprecedented ninth, which would put him four clear of his nearest rival Cristiano Ronaldo. After his move to Inter Miami, many questioned whether Messi was still up to competing at the top level, but he has silenced all those critics at the 2026 World Cup by scoring eight goals in seven matches and providing four assists, including two in Argentina’s semi-final victory of England. The Argentine forward was a…
Errol Spence Jr. has officially arrived in Australia ahead of his July 25 showdown with Tim Tszyu, receiving a traditional Indigenous Welcome to Country ceremony after touching down in Sydney on Thursday morning. The former unified welterweight champion landed alongside longtime trainer Ronnie Shields and the rest of his team following a 15-hour flight from Los Angeles. No Limit Boxing arranged the welcome ceremony through the Rose Brothers, proud Indigenous Australians who promote Tszyu, giving Spence his first taste of Australian culture before fight week begins. Spence said the reception made an immediate impression after the long journey. “It was…
Birmingham City have signed French defender Jade Rastocle from Montpellier for an undisclosed fee.The 22-year-old centre-back joined Premiere Ligue side Montpellier in 2024 and made 42 appearances, scoring once.Birmingham won the WSL 2 title last season to end a five-year absence from the top flight.”I’m very happy to be here. I can see the ambitions of the club, the city and I know it’s a historic club,” Rastocle said.”For me it’s an unbelievable and very big opportunity to play here.”On Wednesday, Birmingham signed defender Millie Turner and midfielder Lisa Naalsund from Manchester United.Rastocle represented France at youth level and previously…
Everton are now in pole position to sign Genoa star Brooke Norton-Cuffy, and they are set to hold formal talks. The former Millwall man is a 14-cap England U21 international, and made 40 appearances for the Lions during the 2023-24 Championship season, which earned him a move to Genoa, where he has become a first-team regular. In the 2025-26 campaign, the London-born defender made 27 Serie A appearances, displaying his ability going forward by creating 22 chances and averaging 1.3 successful dribbles per 90, the third-highest number in the Genoa squad. That aligns with scout Ben Mattinson’s assessment of the…
Floyd Mayweather dominated the sport for a number of years, named as the BWAA’s Fighter of the Decade for the 2010’s and breaking a number of pay-per-view records. Now, ‘The Best Ever’ has named the active fighter who should be receiving more pound-for-pound recognition. Following Oleksandr Usyk’s decision to vacate his three heavyweight world titles, after a below par showing against Rico Verhoeven, the Ukrainian has dropped down many fight fans’ pound-for-pound rankings. Instead, Japanese phenomenon Naoya Inoue now seems to be the standout candidate as pound-for-pound king, with a trifecta of American stars; Shakur Stevenson, David Benavidez and Jesse…
Since England beat West Germany 4-2 after extra time in the 1966 final, 454 players have made their England debut.The first was John Hollins, who became England’s 847th men’s international in a 2-0 friendly win over Spain at Wembley in May 1967. The most recent is Liverpool teenager Rio Ngumoha, the 1,300th player to represent England, making his debut in June’s 1-0 friendly victory over New Zealand in Tampa.At World Cups, 161 different players have represented England since 1970, from members of Alf Ramsey’s victorious squad to the latest generation to fall agonisingly short.No fewer than 15 permanent England managers…
Aston Villa have loaned defender Andres Garcia to Getafe for the 2026-27 season. The 23-year-old full-back joined Villa from Levante in January 2025, but has made just 18 appearances for Unai Emery’s side so far. Garcia’s only start last term came on the final day of the season against Manchester City, though he was replaced at half-time during their win at the Etihad Stadium. He made just one substitute appearance during Villa’s successful Europa League campaign, though could play a bigger role for Getafe, who have qualified for the Conference League. Aston Villa can confirm that Andrés García has joined Getafe…