'Irish Free State' in Northern Ireland's World

Official FIFA website makes bizarre additional inclusion of the ‘Irish Free State’ – which ceased to exist in 1937 – in Northern Ireland’s Qatar World Cup qualifying group Northern Ireland are in Group C of the FIFA 2022 Qatar World Cup qualifying Yet the official FIFA site shows their group to contain six teams not five  A bizarre extra addition […]

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Leboeuf: Haaland could be disaster for Chelsea if chemistry fails

Chelsea signing Erling Haaland could be a DISASTER if the Norwegian upsets the team’s chemistry, claims former Blues defender Frank Leboeuf as the Frenchman admits the £90m-rated Dortmund forward is ‘a beast’ Chelsea icon Frank Leboeuf has urged caution in club’s pursuit of Erling Haaland  The Blues have been heavily linked with a summer move for £90m-rated star  But Leboeuf believes […]

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Greg Dyke slams 'ridiculous' decision to award World Cup to Qatar

Former FA chairman Greg Dyke slams ‘ridiculous’ and ‘crooked’ decision to award World Cup to Qatar, but still thinks England CAN win the 2022 tournament as Gareth Southgate’s men prepare for qualifiers England will begin their qualification campaign for 2022 World Cup this week   Ex-FA chairman Greg Dyke has slammed decision to award tournament to Qatar  He said FIFA’s call […]

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Farewell Frank… part rock star, part footballer

IAN LADYMAN: Flamboyant Frank Worthington’s club-record move to Liverpool fell through in 1972 after Bill Shankly made the mistake of sending him to Majorca for ‘rest and relaxation’… He was part rock star, part footballer Frank Worthington died aged 72 on Monday following dementia battle  Worthington was beloved as one of the country’s most flamboyant players He only played eight […]

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Albania vs England: Albanian Football Association asks Prime Minister to allow fans to attend World Cup Qualifier

The Albanian Football Association has called on the country’s prime minister to let vaccinated fans attend the national team’s World Cup Qualifier against England. The association asked prime minister Edi Rama for help in a bid to fill 30 per cent of the seats – or about 6,500 – at the National Arena in Tirana for Sunday’s match. “I would […]

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