Fans heading to Wembley from abroad for the Champions League final could face chaos due to strikes.
Border control officers at Heathrow will walk out from May 31 to June 2, impacting thousands of Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund supporters traveling to Europe’s showpiece event on June 1.
One group that will not be affected, however, are UEFA dignitaries, who fly to Luton from the Europa Conference League final in Athens on Thursday.
Home Office and Border Force officials are working with Heathrow officials to draw up contingency plans in an effort to minimize disruption.
Jurgen Klopp recently received a farewell card at his local Freshfield pub. There were heartfelt messages inside, but one Evertonian couldn’t resist writing ‘2-0′ into the barcode – a nod to the Toffees’ victory in Klopp’s final derby as Liverpool boss.
Fans traveling from abroad to the Champions League could face potential travel chaos
Border control officers at Heathrow will walk out from May 31 to June 2, impacting thousands of supporters heading to the showpiece event
EFL clubs will vote next month on whether to install 40-inch TVs in dressing rooms next season, after complaints about the size of the screens for visitors.
If voted through, TVs would have to be in a non-dark position and show a live feed of the game, along with laptop connectivity for analytical purposes.
They would also allow directed managers to view the action.
The same meeting will also see a vote on a proposal that could cause further anger at Gateshead.
The National League side finished sixth and were many people’s favorites to reach the EFL via the play-offs.
However, they were not allowed to participate after being told they were not eligible for promotion because they did not have a 10-year lease on their ground at the council-owned International Stadium.
The EFL is now proposing to reduce that term to five years and allow a short period in which promoted parties can enter into a ten-year deal. FA approval would be required.
EFL clubs will vote on whether to install 40-inch TVs in dressing rooms next season
It seems Lancashire’s timing leaves a lot to be desired, both off and off the pitch.
To the surprise of no one (except the club’s board) following the high-profile appointment of head coach Dale Benkenstein, Lancs made a miserable start to their County Championship campaign, losing three and drawing two of their first five games.
Less than 48 hours after a nine-wicket pasting in Nottinghamshire, Lancs announce record profits of £5.3m, prompting renewed accusations that the company, rather than the squad’s performance, was the priority.
Benkenstein, whose arrival was hailed as ‘a fantastic match’ by director of cricket Mark Chilton, was handed one of the top jobs in domestic cricket after overseeing Gloucestershire’s relegation in 2022 and subsequently failing to win a single match and as finished last in Division Two. season.
The International Olympic Committee is changing the goalposts again in an apparent bid to secure the Games’ preferred future host.
Now that it has found creative ways to fast-track Brisbane’s 2032 deadline, all the IOC’s efforts appear to be aimed at helping India secure the 2036 Olympics.
The latest magic trick is to prevent countries that want to host the 2036 Games from hosting the IOC session in 2027.
This has led to Olympic spectators talking about double standards as it was common knowledge that four years ago India wanted the 2036 Games, but the IOC ensured that only India applied for the 2023 IOC session, which would be held in Mumbai was held.
It was a lavish affair with all IOC members treated by their hosts to hospitality on what insiders have described as ‘an unprecedented scale’.
The International Olympic Committee is changing the goalposts in an apparent bid to secure its preferred future host for the Games (Photo: IOC President Thomas Bach)
While much has been written about the financial state of football, 59 percent of professional clubs say they have received formal or informal investment inquiries in the past year.
While 90 percent of Premier League and Championship clubs made losses last year, accounting and business consultancy BDO’s survey also found that half of top clubs and a third of second-described finances were ‘very healthy’.
The report also noted an increase in the number of US investors seeking returns on their money through two routes: invest in a lower league club and exit after promotion to higher leagues, or take an ‘underperforming’ Premier League club and optimize their commercial revenues.
Gordon Hill, who won the FA Cup with Manchester United in 1977, slammed the club on social media, claiming his ‘season tickets have disappeared and I have been told I cannot get permanent tickets’.
However, insiders say US-based Hill has barely visited Old Trafford in the past decade, with his bargain tickets being used by two other adults. After Hill agreed not to renew, those fans had the chance to purchase them, but they haven’t responded yet.
Former Man United star Gordon Hill slammed the club over the availability of tickets for the FA Cup final
Refs chief Howard Webb literally seems to be keeping his head down in the run-up to the vote on whether or not to scrap VAR.
Yorkshire-based Webb was spotted wearing a baseball cap and keeping a low profile on the train to Doncaster from London after the Football Writers’ dinner at the Landmark Hotel.
Rochdale’s academy will start operating from Under 17s next season, instead of Under 9s, after losing funding following relegation to the National League and failing to make a return at the first attempt.
However, in a last hurray, the Under 15s won their group at a tournament in Fleetwood last week, before being defeated in the semi-finals by eventual winners Liverpool.