Football

2022 - 12 - 27

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Lionesses star Mary Earps admits she came close to quitting football ... (Mirror.co.uk)

England shot-stopper Mary Earps is one of several players interviewed along with teammates Leah Williamson, Ella Toone, Lucy Bronze and Ellen White for a ...

"I got on the table and looked up just to see a load of cameras," recalled Earps. Earps had previously gone to the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup as part of the England squad but was a distant third choice behind Karen Bardsley and Carly Telford. The England shot-stopper is one of several players interviewed along with teammates Leah Williamson, Ella Toone, Lucy Bronze and Ellen White. Eventually I decided to give it just a couple more years. This whole year has just changed everything." I had given football a good go, but wasn't quite good enough. "I didn't think I would be in a squad for a major tournament again, let alone playing a final against Germany at Wembley. That is not something I've experienced a lot in football. "But I had to commit to it by then, so I just jiggled my hips a bit and off I went!" "Then Sarina came in, in the September (2021) and life changed just like that. When interviewed for the documentary she explains how "I had responsibilities, I had a mortgage and it wasn't adding up.

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Football coach's drug dealing double life exposed after random ... (WalesOnline)

He has four previous convictions for eight offences including the simple possession of cocaine. Matthew Morgan, aged 40, and of the same address, had previously ...

He added that the testimonial written to the court on behalf of the cocaine-dealing sibling detailing his importance to the local football team where he coached contained "wholly inappropriate comments from a serving police sergeant in a case like this". Matthew Morgan, aged 40, and of the same address, had previously pleaded guilty to production of cannabis and to possession of cannabis with intent to supply when he appeared in the dock alongside his co-defendant. Dean Pulling, for Peter Morgan, said at the time of the offending the defendant had been addicted to cocaine and his life had "spiralled out of control" resulting in drug and gambling debts. Matthew Morgan was sentenced to 12 months in prison suspended for two years, and must complete 200 hours of unpaid work and a rehabilitation course. [Penlan](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/all-about/penlan), Swansea, had previously pleaded guilty production of cannabis, possession of cannabis with intent to supply, and possession of cocaine with intent to supply when he appeared in the dock for sentencing. He said his client no longer took the drug, and was a valued football coach as evidenced by a letter submitted to the court by a serving police sergeant. Hannah George, for Matthew Morgan, said it was accepted the defendant began growing cannabis after his use of the drug got "out of control". With a one-quarter discount for his guilty pleas Peter Morgan was sentenced to three years in prison. Judge Paul Thomas said when police arrived at the Penlan property following the earlier traffic stop it was clear it was being used for a cannabis growing operation, including having the electricity meter bypassed. In other messages there was evidence of cannabis supply by the siblings, and in one text Peter Morgan described his brother Matthew as "a good grower" of the drug. When officers approached the vehicle they noted a strong smell of cannabis, and a search uncovered a stash of drugs strapped to the driver's ankle. The court heard that in total police recovered five bags of high-purity cocaine, almost 50 cannabis plants of various degrees of maturity, cannabis growing lights, fans and a ventilation system, weighing scales, and £2,000 in cash.

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Iran protests: Family of football legend Ali Daei stopped from leaving (BBC News)

The wife and daughter of Ali Daei, who has backed protesters, are taken off a flight out of Iran.

Ali Daei, 53, is one of Iran's most famous sports figures. Dozens of Iranian security personnel are also reported to have been killed. No-one has given me an answer about this."

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Iranian football legend Ali Daei says family ordered off flight (Aljazeera.com)

Former international striker said his wife and daughter were travelling from Tehran to Dubai when flight was diverted.

[Protests have gripped Iran](/news/2022/12/12/iran-publicly-carries-out-second-protest-related-execution-2) since the death in September of Iranian-Kurdish Amini. [support for the protests](/news/2022/11/21/say-her-name-mahsa-amini-iran-protests-arrive-at-world-cup). But the plane was rerouted and made to land on Iran’s Kish Island in the Gulf, where “Ali Daei’s wife and daughter got off the plane”, the state news agency IRNA said.

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Iran Compels Jet to Land, Removes Family of Football Icon Ali Daei (Bloomberg)

Iranian authorities ordered a Dubai-bound flight to land on Monday, barring family members of an outspoken Iranian football icon from leaving the country ...

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UK Football In Play Betting Odds & Sites in 2023: Guide to Live ... (Football Pink)

Ever bet on a football match after kickoff or cashed out a bet before it's concluded? Then you've tried out in-play football betting already.

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Football great Ali Daei says wife and daughter were refused exit ... (ITV News)

Protest-backing Iranian Ali Daei, one of Asia's greatest ever footballers, says his wife and daughter were blocked from leaving the country on Monday.

It said she tried to illegally bypass the ban, without elaborating, and that her final destination was the US. He said his daughter was released but the doors to the flight were closed by then. Daei, who had his passport briefly confiscated after returning to Iran earlier this year, said his wife and daughter left the capital, Tehran, legally before the flight stopped on Kish Island in the Persian Gulf, where they were questioned by authorities.

Iran reroutes flight, orders football legend's family off (FRANCE 24)

Iranian football legend Ali Daei, who has backed protests following Mahsa Amini's death, said Monday an airplane from Tehran to Dubai had been rerouted and ...

"Did they want to arrest a terrorist? Protests have gripped Iran since the September 16 death of Iranian-Kurdish Amini, 22, after her arrest in Tehran for an alleged breach of the country's strict dress code for women. Quoting the judiciary, IRNA said that "Daei's wife had pledged to inform the relevant institutions of her decision before leaving the country", following their "association with the groups against the Islamic revolution and rioters and calling for strikes".

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Iran reroutes flight and orders football legend Ali Daei's family off (The National)

Iranian football legend Ali Daei, who has backed protests after the death of Mahsa Amini, said on Monday that a plane from Tehran to Dubai had been rerouted ...

"My wife and daughter were going to Dubai for a few days' trip and back." "Did they want to arrest a terrorist?" I really don't know what is the reason for these things". "Had they been banned [from leaving], the passport police system should have shown it. Quoting the judiciary, Irna said that "Daei's wife had pledged to inform the relevant institutions of her decision before leaving the country", after their "association with the groups against the Islamic revolution and rioters and calling for strikes". [Ali Daei](https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/iranian-legend-ali-daei-sacked-at-persepolis-1.237726), who has backed protests after the death of Mahsa Amini, said on Monday that a plane from Tehran to Dubai had been rerouted and his family ordered off.

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Football Club scores a double success with luncheon and 7-0 win (shropshirestar.com)

The New Saints Football Club opened its doors to the community for a special Boxing Day lunch.

Everyone gave them a very warm TNS welcome." Boxing Day is a busy day at the Football Club, and we therefore thought it would be a nice idea to invite some of our more senior residents to enjoy the hospitality of our Football Club family." "We are aware that many people are on their own over the Christmas period.

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Why Jude Bellingham is the future of English football (Telegraph.co.uk)

Tall, strong, athletic, he may be. But it is what is going on between his ears that elevates Bellingham to the very highest level.

And the way he is going, of one thing we can be certain about Jude Bellingham: as Southgate predicted, this young man of extraordinary maturity will be at the heart of his country’s ambition for years to come. He has outgrown his Dortmund shirt and is ready for the most elevated of company. He was everywhere on a pitch, as likely to turn up clearing his own lines as he was putting the ball in the net at the other end. He knows in Qatar Bellingham came close to delivering the difference. Most of the world’s grandest teams - from Real Madrid, through Liverpool to Manchester United and Manchester City - want him. While in England, the tendency was to caution when blooding young talent, this was a club that had given many a youngster a lengthy run in the first team. Despite the offers from the big clubs - and they were many and substantial - he decided to ply his trade with his local side Birmingham City. Calm, unflustered, unhurried, he appears to float above the fray, nerveless amid the brouhaha. Trailing by a goal, this was the opportunity to equalise, to match the world champions, to keep England in pursuit of their first trophy in 56 years. Yet here was the thing: he wasn’t even a goalscorer. Yet there he was, just 19, dominating matches at the More than that, it showed an appreciation of the circumstances: this was no time to sink into personal disappointment; if England were to rally, everyone had to be ready and firing.

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Ranked! The worst club badges in football (FourFourTwo)

A club's crest is an important part of its identity, so this lot could have taken a bit more pride...

Huw was on the FourFourTwo staff from 2009 to 2015, ultimately as the magazine's Managing Editor, before becoming a freelancer and moving to Wales. The Brewers are higher up the ladder than they’ve ever been before, but they refuse to drop their pub team of a crest. Is the swan donning some nice new jewellery or has he been chained around the neck to stop him escaping and flying off in pursuit of a better life? The image Burton Albion have chosen to represent themselves to the world is an oddly proportioned chubber failing to do keepy-uppies in his dance shoes. The Tunisian outfit have a badge straight out of a religious children’s book. It’s as if the Bundesliga realised the day before its first season began that there was no way to identify its members, and every club had to come up with a logo overnight. And City fans rejoiced, as the crest returned to its humble origins as a club badge on Pro Evolution Soccer. The chuncho, or Austral pygmy owl, is supposed to represent wisdom, knowledge and spiritual harmony, but none of those things are evident in La U’s drawing of it. After all, it’s still able to kick a football using, like Neil Ruddock, the power of wind. They’re not alone, either – Werder Bremen and Wolfsburg are guilty of much the same. Having ‘TIW’ adorning the crossed hammers is a nice touch, referring to club forerunners Thames Iron Works. But when the S.League rejected Warriors’ warrior and insisted all mascots must be animals, the club opted for a rhino instead.

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Iran reroutes plane carrying football star's wife, blames UK over ... (Cyprus Mail)

Iranian authorities rerouted a flight bound for Dubai on Monday and prevented the wife and daughter of former national soccer team captain Ali Daei, ...

Iran’s troubled rial currency on Monday fell to a record low of 415,400 against the dollar, according to forex site Bonbast.com. HRANA also said that as of Dec. Asked by a reporter to comment on Sunday’s announcement of the arrest of seven people linked to Britain, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said: “Some countries, especially the one you mentioned, had an unconstructive role regarding the recent developments in Iran.

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The Premier League is back and nothing has changed – Football ... (The Guardian)

Max Rushden is joined by Lars Sivertsen, John Brewin and Jordan Jarrett-Bryan as the Premier League returns from it's Winter World Cup hiatus.

But we increasingly need our readers to fund our work. And we want to keep our journalism open and accessible to all. Arsenal are still very good despite being a Gabriel Jesus down.

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Fans fuming as Sky Sports Football technical glitch sees screens ... (The Sun)

EFL fans were left fuming as Sky Sports suffered a glitch that saw TV screens go black.The broadcaster had Leyton Orient vs Stevenage before Bolton vs.

"Build-up to games are boring and looks like they couldn't care. [EFL](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/efl/) and put all their focus on the lower divisions because [Amazon Prime are showing all ten Premier League matches](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/18935165/amazon-prime-premier-league-fixtures-results/) for this gameweek. [cameras in the dressing rooms](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20646921/sky-efl-coverage-dressing-room-cameras-ref-interview-bed/), insight into the captains' chat with the referee and even an interview in a bed. [HOW TO GET FREE BETS ON FOOTBAL](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/betting-tips/19779073/football-free-bets-offers-bonus-new-sign-up/) [L](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/betting-tips/19779073/football-free-bets-offers-bonus-new-sign-up/) [Sky Sports' viewing figures are falling and they are considering offering less money for fewer games](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20196219/sky-sports-efl-championship-viewing-figures/) when it comes to negotiating their new contract for 2024 onwards. [Sky Sports](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/sky-sports/) lately?

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Horror misses, biggest dives and worst signings: Sportsmail's ... (Daily Mail)

Malaysian league player scores top marks for the biggest dive, Burnley flop Wout Weghorst is the WORST signing and there's special mentions for Cristiano ...

It would prove a costly error from the Ukrainian forward as, had he scored, Shakhtar may have made it out of their group and into the knockouts. Afolabi was incredibly able to return to his feet and see out the game, with Perak holding on to all three points. On a plate would not do the chance justice. In the 85th minute, one player was receiving treatment on the sidelines while Perak had a corner. Instead, they ended up dropping to the Europa League. During the 17th minute of a Canadian Premier League clash, Alessandro Riggi managed to toe-poke his shot past the goalkeeper and into the open net. 'I did it because the French booed me. I will bounce back as I always have in life and football.' 'I want to start off by saying I'm happy for the three points and our teams resilience last night,' Akio said in a statement. As he jumped up and down in front of an opposition player, Afolabi then appeared to have his foot trodden on by a Kelentan player, causing him to collapse to the ground in an almighty heap. The would-be goalscorer began to get to his feet thinking he had scored before his Akio's intervention saw the ball scooped off the line and out of the box before going out of play for a throw-in. But his team-mate Akio cleared the ball off the line in one of the biggest brainfades of the year.

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Demand for football grows as Bolton children become more active ... (Yahoo Eurosport UK)

More children in Bolton are meeting the recommended level of activity than they did before the pandemic. A survey carried out by Sport England found that 51 ...

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