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Euro 2020: England football fans warned not to travel to Ukraine match in Rome
At every game so far, England players have enjoyed the huge advantage of very large, and very loud home crowds roaring them onto Euro 2020 success.
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Dalian Atkinson: Police officer jailed for 8 years for unlawful killing of ex-footballer
A police officer has been jailed for 8 years for the unlawful killing of ex footballer Dalian Atkinson in 2016.
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Partner of ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson heartbroken by ‘brutal’ police actions
The partner of ex-football star Dalian Atkinson, who died after being Tasered and kicked by a police officer, has said she is heartbroken by the “brutal” way he was treated.
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Is it right for footballers to take the knee?
We spoke to Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen and anti-racism campaigner Lord Woolley about cricketer Ollie Robinson’s suspension and England’s footballers taking the knee.
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Ticketless Scotland football fans urged not to travel to London for England match
Scottish football fans who do not have tickets to next week’s Euro 2020 clash with England have been urged not to travel to London, amid concerns about Covid.
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Dalian Atkinson: PC accused of murdering ex-footballer says he feared for his life
A police officer accused of murdering a former footballer has told a court he was acting in fear for his life.
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Footballer Marcus Rashford: ‘I want to give the next generation the opportunity to read’
In an interview with Channel 4 News, Marcus Rashford has revealed how his upbringing inspired his activism.
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21,000 football fans gather at Wembley for UK government’s largest trial event since lockdown
England is pushing ahead with lifting lockdown restrictions, despite warnings that the Indian Covid variant could lead to a significant surge in infections.
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Do football fans want a European Super League?
Yesterday’s football news was meant to be about fans being readmitted to stadia as part of a pilot scheme as we ease out of the lockdown.
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Football clubs ‘out of touch’ with working-class fans, says ex-England player
We spoke to ex-England player Lianne Sanderson and former chairman of the FA Greg Dyke
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Revisited: Football, dementia, and the legacy of brain injury in sport
In recent years, we’ve lost many of the heroes of England’s World Cup winning team of ‘66 – and many of them suffered from dementia. Clare Fallon has been looking at sport and the long-term effects of head injuries.
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Football child sexual abuse report accuses FA of ‘institutional failings’
An independent review into historic child sex abuse in English football clubs has found that the Football Association did not do enough to keep children safe because of “significant institutional failings”. The report, which looked into the abuse of children between 1970 and 2005, said the FA acted far too slowly to introduce child protection…
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Racism in football, is anyone really owning up to it?
There has always been a problem of racism in football. But the most recent incidents of online abuse show that despite the efforts the beautiful game is far from having defeated racism.
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Scottish football clubs urged to apologise for historical child sex abuse
Some of Scotland’s leading football clubs have been urged to apologise and pay compensation for historical child sex abuse stretching back to the 1970s. An independent report, commissioned by the Scottish Football Association, heard accounts from dozens of victims involving abuse by coaches, team officials and scouts. It says the young players were badly let…
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Football, dementia, and the legacy of brain injury for our sporting heroes
Our North of England Correspondent, Clare Fallon, has been looking at sport and the long-term effects of head injuries.