‘I have so much respect for him and he gave everything for his country’ Sadio Mane told Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah that Egypt’s defeat to Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations final doesn’t take anything away from his standing in the sport. Senegal won AFCON for the first time ever with a penalty shootout […]

4 years ago

‘I don’t care what car he drives, what clothes he wears.’ Frank Lampard has defended new Everton signing Dele Alli after Glenn Hoddle criticised the player’s choice of clothing for his Goodison Park unveiling at the weekend. Both Dele and fellow new signing Donny van de Beek were presented to the home crowd at half-time […]

4 years ago

Week 23 It’s February! Congratulations, you’ve managed to get through what feels like the longest month in the calendar. So what better way to celebrate than with a new quiz, right? Following an eventful transfer window, we’ve included a round dedicated to the January transfer window in this week’s quiz. There are also questions on […]

4 years ago

Cardiff understandably felt hard done by. Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher was lucky to not be sent off as the Reds progressed into the fifth round of the FA Cup with victory over Cardiff City. Jurgen Klopp’s men struggled to break down the Bluebirds in the first-half, but goals from Diogo Jota, Takumi Minamino and the […]

4 years ago

Not your typical footballing idol. New Tottenham Hotspur signing Dejan Kulusevski wore the number 44 shirt at his last three clubs because his ‘idol’ is former Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj. Kulusevski joined Spurs on deadline day and arrives at the club on an initial 18-month loan deal from Juventus. The north London outfit have […]

4 years ago

Brady is a seven-time Super Bowl champion NFL legend Tom Brady has officially announced his retirement from the sport after 22 seasons in the NFL. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback – a seven-time Super Bowl champion – has called time on his football career. Brady announced his retirement on Tuesday afternoon. Tom Brady announces NFL […]

4 years ago

Ramsey has played just 70 games for Juventus since signing in 2019. Aaron Ramsey is set to join Rangers on loan for the rest of the season after a deal was agreed between Juventus and the Scottish champions, with a reliable source telling JOE the player is on his way to Ibrox. The former Arsenal […]

4 years ago

Lampard was sacked as Chelsea manager last January. Everton have confirmed the appointment of Frank Lampard as the club’s new manager following the recent sacking of Rafael Benitez. The former Chelsea and Derby coach has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal. Lampard has been out of work for a year after being dismissed as Chelsea manager last […]

4 years ago

‘He was the difference between winning a trophy or not’ Kieran Trippier has suggested that Daniel Levy’s “baffling” decision to sell Mousa Dembele in 2019 cost Tottenham Hotspur a trophy. The England right-back criticised Levy for the sale of Dembele to the Chinese Super League side Guangzhou City in January 2019, arguing that it was […]

4 years ago

‘You maybe have the best in the world at that (in) Jamie Vardy’ Erling Haaland has revealed that he watches videos of Jamie Vardy as he is the ‘best in the world’ at running in behind the opposition defence. The Borussia Dortmund forward has been in scintillating form so far this season, scoring 23 goals […]

4 years ago

Tuchel wants the player back as cover. Chelsea have been dealt a fresh blow in their attempts to solve their left-back injury crisis. The Premier League have had a £3m compensation offer to bring Emerson Palmieri, their own player, back to Stamford Bridge rejected. The Blues offered Lyon a compensation payment to end Palmieri’s season-long […]

4 years ago

Almost 37 years old. Cristiano Ronaldo blocked the Instagram account of football database website Transfermarkt last year after taking offence at the valuation they had given him. In March 2020, Transfermarkt published a ‘Jorges Mendes XI’ on Instagram, featuring players who are represented by the Portuguese super agent. Ronaldo, then at Juventus, was the spearhead […]

4 years ago

The Hornets sacked Claudio Ranieri on Monday. Watford are set to appoint former Crystal Palace and England boss Roy Hodgson as their new manager. As always, the Hornets are keen to make a quick appointment following the sacking of Claudio Ranieri on Monday, with the club sitting in the bottom three of the Premier League. […]

4 years ago

Chelsea have increased the size of the away dressing room by knocking through into the press room Chelsea have been ordered to expand the away dressing room at Stamford Bridge following complaints from several rival clubs. As reported by the Telegraph, Liverpool and Brighton are thought to have complained about the size of the facilities […]

4 years ago

Week 21 Yes, it’s still January. But at least you’ve took taken part in all 20 previous quizzes, right? Right? Well, if not, now is the perfect time to start, but only after you’ve finished this one, of course. Here’s Week 21 of the FootballJOE Pub Quiz. This week, we took a look back at […]

4 years ago

Liverpool were awarded a controversial penalty at the weekend Neil Warnock has criticised referees Kevin Friend and Craig Pawson for awarding Liverpool a controversial penalty against Crystal Palace at the weekend. The Reds secured a 3-1 victory at Selhurst Park, with goals coming from Virgil van Dijk, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Fabinho. However, Liverpool’s third goal – a spot-kick […]

4 years ago

Aston Villa players were celebrating Buendía’s opener. Lucas Digne was hit by a bottle thrown by an Everton supporter as Aston Villa celebrated Emi Buendía opening goal at Goodison Park. After a cagey start to the Premier League match on Saturday, the Argentine attacking midfielder opened the scoring from a corner in added time of the […]

4 years ago

What a brilliant gesture from Ferguson. Duncan Ferguson bought multiple Everton supporters a drink before the Toffees’ home clash against Aston Villa on Saturday. The Scotsman was named the Blues’ caretaker manager earlier this week as they continue their search for a permanent replacement for Rafael Benitez. Benitez was sacked after just seven months in […]

4 years ago

Barcelona have told the Frenchman he will be sold this month Ousmane Dembele has spoken out for the first time since Barcelona told him that he would be sold this month after refusing to sign a new contract at Camp Nou. The Frenchman is out of contract in the summer which means that the Catalan […]

4 years ago

Ronaldo’s ‘SIU’ celebration is causing drama at the Australian Open. Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev was booed by the Australian Open crowd as he was being interviewed after defeating Nick Kyrgios in the second round of the tournament. Medvedev secured a 3-1 victory over the Australian – who fought admirably to take the match to a […]

4 years ago

Hazard has failed to score for Madrid so far this season. Eden Hazard has reportedly snubbed a move to Newcastle United, despite the Magpies seeing an offer of £33.4million plus £8.3m in add-ons accepted by Real Madrid. The 30-year-old has endured a difficult time in Spain since arriving from Chelsea in 2019, with a number […]

4 years ago

Serra apologised to the AC Milan manager and players after the game. Italian referee Marco Serra is reportedly facing a ‘lengthy suspension’ after costing AC Milan the win in their shock defeat against Spezia Calcio on Monday. With the game level at 1-1 – after Rafael Leão opened the scoring for Milan and before Kevin […]

4 years ago

Dembele is out of contract at the end of this season Barcelona manager Xavi was reportedly left ‘nearly speechless’ after being informed that Osumane Dembele is demanding around £700,000 a week for a new contract. The Frenchman is thought to be demanding a ‘crazy’ salary package worth up to €80million (£66.9m), leaving Xavi without a response when […]

4 years ago

‘Their glory and your shame will last forever.’ Nemanja Matic has criticised the Australian authorities for their treatment of Novak Djoković after the world number one was deported after having his visa cancelled for a second time. Djokovic was deported from Australia late on Sunday night after 12 days of legal battles that saw the federal […]

4 years ago

A fan complained after members of the crowd allegedly mocked a Wolves player for his height. Manchester United have sent a warning to a section of fans who attended the home fixture against Wolves on January 3, after discriminatory language was allegedly directed towards a Wolves player in relation to their height, according to reports. […]

4 years ago

The Arsenal legend has fired back at Neville. Ian Wright has criticised Gary Neville for his comments about Arsenal’s request to postpone the north London derby against Tottenham on Sunday. The Gunners made a request to the Premier League that their home fixture against Spurs was postponed due to “many players currently unavailable across our […]

4 years ago

‘I thought Cavani was poor, I’m surprised he left him on for the full game.’ Roy Keane was critical of Ralf Rangnick’s decision to leave striker Edinson Cavani on for the full game as Manchester United threw away a two-goal lead to draw with Aston Villa. Though Keane had a valid point on the veteran […]

4 years ago

He didn’t even make it past the halfway line An Everton supporter stormed the pitch at Carrow Road in an attempt to confront manager Rafael Benítez after Adam Idah scored to put the Toffees 2-0 down against Norwich City. The Blues went behind in the 16th minute when centre-back Michael Keane’s attempted clearance bounced under […]

4 years ago

It’s fair to say Bonucci lost his head Leonardo Bonucci reportedly told a member of Inter Milan’s staff ‘I will kill you’ after Juventus suffered defeat in the Supercoppa Italiana in extra-time. Inter won the cup courtesy of Alexis Sanchez’s last-gasp goal in the 120th minute, after Weston McKennie and Lautaro Martinez both scored in […]

4 years ago

‘I took it very hard’ Laurent Koscielny has said that his exclusion from Bordeaux’s first-team squad is a ‘slap in the face’, with the Frenchman taking the decision ‘very badly’. Koscielny – along with Paul Baysse and Mehdi Zerkane – was deemed surplus to requirements with Bordeaux languishing 17th in the Ligue 1 table, just […]

4 years ago

‘A false positive is a positive test – but when you do a re-test, you get a negative result, so it looks like a false positive.’ Jurgen Klopp has said that Liverpool’s players were still unable to return to training last week despite their covid-19 tests being registered as ‘false positives’. The Reds reported an […]

4 years ago

“Who wants to come into this club? It feels like a right mess; it does feel poisonous” Paul Scholes has called Manchester United a “poisonous” environment and criticised the club’s decision to appoint Ralf Rangnick on an interim basis. The former United midfielder has never been afraid to voice his opinions on the Red Devils, […]

4 years ago

Chris Maguire, welcome to the s**thousery club Lincoln City striker Chris Maguire celebrated in front of his ex-manager’s face after he opened the scoring against former club Sunderland. Maguire – who spent three seasons at Sunderland between 2018 and 2021 – was released by Lee Johnson when his contract expired in July last year. The […]

4 years ago

Channel 7 has pledged to ‘find an outcome’ from the ‘illegal’ leak An Australian news channel has vowed to find an outcome after a video of two news anchors criticising Novak Djokovic off-air went viral on social media. 7News Melbourne presenters Rebecca Maddern and Mike Amor were discussing the current saga surrounding Serbian tennis star […]

4 years ago

Week 19 So, we’re back. Have you missed us? We hope you have, anyway. January always feels like the longest month of the year, but don’t worry, at least you can pass the time with the FootballJOE Pub Quiz. This week we’ve taken inspiration from some controversial refereeing decisions and given you a round on […]

4 years ago

‘There are people in this locker room who are a bit too nice, a bit too weak’ Jose Mourinho has criticised his Roma team for being “weak” and “lacking personality” after they blew a 3-1 lead to lose 4-3 to Juventus on Sunday. Roma cruised into a 3-1 lead thanks to goals from Tammy Abraham, […]

4 years ago

‘The only real positive came from Trent Alexander-Arnold and all the rest were false positives’ Jürgen Klopp has revealed that Trent Alexander-Arnold was the only Liverpool player who had Covid-19 prior to their Carabao Cup semi-final against Arsenal that was postponed last week. Liverpool’s first leg tie against Mikel Arteta’s side was cancelled due to […]

4 years ago

‘I’m pleased and grateful that the Judge overturned my visa cancellation’ Novak Djokovic has spoken out for the first time since he won his appeal against deportation from Australia, with footage also emerging of his fans being ‘pepper sprayed’ as they campaigned for his freedom. The world number one was granted permission to compete at […]

4 years ago

Late manoeuvres needed. Barcelona are finally able to register forward Ferran Torres after Samuel Umtiti signed a contract extension at Camp Nou. Despite arriving in Spain after joining from Manchester City in a €55 million (£46m) deal at the end of December, Torres is yet to make his debut for Xavi’s side with Barcelona unable […]

4 years ago

‘Get over it, Unai’ Villarreal manager Unai Emery and Barcelona defender Gerard Pique have engaged in a war of words over controversial refereeing decisions. This weekend’s La Liga matches have been dominated by complaints about the standard of refereeing in the league, with both Valencia and Real Betis using their Twitter accounts to call out […]

4 years ago

No one can accuse him of starting the game slowly Burkina Faso defender Steeve Yago somehow escaped a red card just 38 seconds into the opening match of the Africa Cup of Nations. Host nation Cameroon kicked-off the tournament against Burkina Faso on Sunday, with Toni Conceição’s side securing a 2-1 victory to make a […]

4 years ago

Djokovic won his appeal against deportation from Australia on Monday. Novak Djokovic has allegedly been arrested by the Australian government just hours after he won his appeal against deportation from the country, according to reports. The Serbian tennis star was granted permission to compete at this year’s Australian Open after he was initially denied entry […]

4 years ago

The weekend of teams venting their anger on social media Real Betis have publicly called out what they described as a refereeing ‘disgrace’ in their 1-1 draw against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday. Manuel Pellegrini’s side were reduced to 10 men in the 33rd minute when Álex Moreno was given his marching orders for a high-foot […]

4 years ago

Burgoyne has condemned the vile chants Shrewsbury Town goalkeeper Harry Burgoyne has called out the Shrewsbury fans who sang a chant mocking the victims of the Hillsborough disaster before their game against Liverpool on Sunday. The League One outfit took a shock lead against Jurgen Klopp’s side when Daniel Udoh opened the scoring in the […]

4 years ago

‘It’s really not good for tennis at all and I don’t think it’s good for anyone involved’ Andy Murray has suggested that Novak Djokovic’s situation is “really not good for tennis at all” as the Serbian star faces deportation from Australia.  The world number one was denied entry into the country as he prepared to […]

4 years ago

‘In order to play with a back three, we need to have most of our centre-backs available’ Ralf Rangnick has suggested that Manchester United could revert to playing three at the back and ditch his preferred 4-2-2-2 formation. The German opted to play 4-2-2-2 for his first game as United’s interim boss against Crystal Palace, […]

4 years ago

So McTominay is better than Salah, right? Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay is worth more than Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, according to a new study. A study by CIES Football Observatory calculated the monetary values of 100 players across the top five leagues in Europe. The research team has created an algorithm that predicts how much the Europe’s […]

4 years ago

1,995 individuals took part in the study A new academic study has claimed that playing fantasy football can lead to a decline in mental health. The study – which is claimed to be the first of its kind – also suggests that players’ mental health worsens significantly the more time they spend playing it. Research […]

4 years ago

‘You bring in someone great at attacking balls, but then never cross the ball. How can you expect them to produce the goods?’ Rio Ferdinand has suggested that Manchester United are repeating the same mistake they made with Radamel Falcao by how they are using Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani. The Red Devils suffered a […]

4 years ago

‘He who doesn’t get the vaccine causes damage to society and should see his salary reduced.’ Fabio Capello has claimed that players who refuse to receive the coronavirus vaccine should have their salaries reduced. The Italian government recently made the decision to make the Covid-19 vaccine compulsory for all athletes – both professional and amateur […]

4 years ago