Graham Taylor arrived at Watford in 1977 and inspired a phase of three promotions in five seasons to lift them from Division Four into the top-flight.Taylor did not stop there, as the Hornets finished second behind Liverpool in their first Division One season, and would...
The football calendar has been decimated as the world looks to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.Here, the PA news agency takes a look at Covid-19’s impact on the beautiful game.Which events have been postponed, and until when?Euro 2020 has been put back a year (PA)–...
Rangers are railing against the SPFL’s plans to curtail the Championship, League One and League Two seasons, warning of “severe consequences for the Scottish game” and labelling plans to relegate clubs “abhorrent”.With play halted in Scotland, the league announced proposals to immediately end the three...
Allegations of bribery are highly unlikely to lead to Qatar being stripped of its right to host the 2022 World Cup, according to an anti-corruption expert.It was alleged in an updated US Department of Justice indictment on Monday that two former members of FIFA’s executive...
SPFL clubs are to vote on a resolution recommending the termination of the Championship, League One and League Two seasons – but the Premiership remains postponed for the time being.With play halted in Scotland, the proposal would see the three divisions below the top flight...
England, Tottenham and Chelsea great Jimmy Greaves is currently receiving treatment in hospital.Nobody has scored more top-flight goals in English football than the 80-year-old, who was part of the triumphant 1966 World Cup squad.Greaves suffered a severe stroke in May 2015, which left him wheelchair-bound.We...
The football calendar has been decimated as the world looks to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.Here, the PA news agency takes a look at Covid-19’s impact on the beautiful game.Which events have been postponed, and until when?Euro 2020 has been put back a year (PA)–...
FIFA has approved the extension of player contracts until seasons are able to finish and the movement of transfer windows in response the coronavirus pandemic.With football brought to a shuddering halt by Covid-19, the sport’s world governing body has been consulting with different stakeholders through...
FIFA has approved the extension of player contracts until seasons are able to finish, with the coronavirus pandemic also seeing transfer window dates moved this summer.Football’s world governing body has been working on recommendations and guidelines to address practical issues brought by the Covid-19 crisis.The...
The coronavirus pandemic could cost the Premier League “at least £1billion”, the competition’s chief executive Richard Masters has warned.Masters said the cost could be considerably higher than that if the impact of the pandemic extends further into the future.His comments on the state of top-flight...
