A simple pitch invader disrupted the biggest match in European club football – Getty Images/Justin Setterfield Another glittering showpiece at Wembley, another unalloyed triumph of security planning. Even with a £5 million ring of steel constructed around the stadium, with beefed-up checks and 2,500 stewards all responsible for averting a repeat of the Euros disgrace […]
The Metropolitan Police have made 56 arrests around the Champions League final at Wembley, as some football fans tried to force their way into the stadium and others invaded the pitch. The force originally announced 53 arrests but in an update on Sunday the Met said the total had gone up slightly, with the vast […]
The Metropolitan Police have made 53 arrests around the Champions League final at Wembley, as some football fans tried to force their way into the stadium and others invaded the pitch. A large proportion of the arrests were made for attempts to breach security but five were made after people got on to the grass, […]
Bolton secured their place in the League One play-off final despite being beaten by Barnsley at the Toughsheet Community Stadium as Ian Evatt’s men edged the Tykes 5-4 on aggregate. Holding the upper hand after last Friday’s 3-1 semi-final first-leg win at Oakwell, Bolton had their lead cut in the 36th minute by Sam Cosgrove […]
Jude Bellingham struck at the death to salvage England a deserved draw against Belgium on a night of impressive auditions in the final match before Gareth Southgate’s Euro 2024 selection. Three days on from the late loss to Brazil, the absentee-hit Euro 2020 runners-up faced another high-level test as the side third in FIFA’s world […]
England suffered their first defeat since the World Cup as teenage star Endrick came off the bench to seal Brazil a late victory against Gareth Southgate’s Euro 2024 hopefuls. After a build-up dominated by the brouhaha over an altered St George’s flag on the back of the new shirt and talk about the manager’s future, […]
Michael Carrick has urged Middlesbrough supporters to dream of Carabao Cup glory even if he is keeping his feet firmly on the ground. Head coach Carrick, 42, will send his Sky Bet Championship side into semi-final, second-leg battle with Premier League Chelsea on Tuesday evening knowing they could be just 90 minutes away from Wembley […]