4 h. ago EFL boss hits out at Kemi Badenoch over 'waste of money' Football Governance Bill claim

Legislation to introduce a Independent Football Regulator is in front of the House of Lords and a law could be passed by the summer as Rick Parry hits out at Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch

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35 h. ago World's richest footballer worth 30x Cristiano Ronaldo relieved after devastating setback

A member of the royal family of Brunei is the richest footballer in the world, and his net worth is 30 times that of Cristiano Ronaldo despite a lack of playing time at the highest level

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49 h. ago Arsenal set for £10.5m cash injection after breaking Champions League record

Arsenal have all but booked their place in the Champions League quarter-finals after thrashing PSV 7-1 in Eindhoven but Liverpool and Aston Villa are also chasing lucrative financial bonuses as they bid to see off Paris Saint-Germain and Club Brugge, respectively

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5 d. ago Fifa Club World Cup ‘solidarity money’ figure revealed in bid to appease Chelsea and Man City rivals

$150m out of total $2bn prize pot earmarked for clubs not taking part, with concerns raised over the money’s potential to worsen inequality in the sport

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6 d. ago Russia sending ‘suicidal missions’ to win foothold over Dnipro River, says Ukraine

Moscow trying to improve its claim to entire Kherson region in time for peace negotiations, says governorRussian forces are repeatedly trying to seize a foothold across Ukraine’s Dnipro River, dispatching troops on high-casualty missions to gain territory for future peace negotiations, according to the Ukrainian governor of Kherson region.Oleksandr Prokudin said Russian forces were trying to cross in four locations to justify their claim to the whole oblast, one of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow says it wants to incorporate. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Angela Rayner addresses claim government 'broke promise' to Awaab Ishak's family

The Deputy Prime Minister says the government is 'moving at pace' as it introduces a new law following an M.E.N. campaign

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9 d. ago Robbie Fowler misses out on £8m prize money after almost sinking hole in one

Former Premier League striker Robbie Fowler came incredibly close to sinking a hole in one worth a whopping £8million in prize money at the Reignwood Icons of Football tournament

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9 d. ago Ryan Reynolds says financing Wrexham is 'like lighting money on fire except it doesn't keep you warm' as wife Blake Lively's $250m legal battle with Justin Baldoni escalates

Joking that running a football club 'is like lighting money on fire', the Reynolds and McElhenney address the camera with a series of pleas, changing their outfit in each clip to a different iteration of the kit.

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1 week ago How much Ed Miliband's Net Zero drive will cost YOU: Heat pump installation bills of £15,000, flights £150 more... but at least you'll save £2 a week on food

The Net Zero drive will cost Britons more on heat pumps and flights but they will save on energy bills and fuel costs, the Government's climate advisers claim.

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1 week ago Former Man United footballer who became a PRIEST after growing 'bored of money and attention from models' opens up on new life inside a monastery and how he manages to watch Ruben Amorim's side

In 2017, he opted for a little-trodden path when he was ordained as a deacon in the Catholic Church - a simpler life than his extravagant footballing days when he commanded up to £500,000 per year.

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1 week ago Australian citizen detained 32 times at Sydney airport accuses border force of systemic racism

Hubert Igbinoba, who is suing the Australian government, says he is singled out because he is black – a claim the government deniesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian citizen detained 32 times at Sydney airport – without allegation or charge – has told the federal circuit court he is stopped and searched almost every time he enters the country because he is black.Okungbowa Hubert Igbinoba also told a directions hearing on Tuesday that an $80,000 settlement offer from the government was an attempt to silence him.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Never mind the quality, feel the money: central flaw of football’s ‘greatest show on earth’ | Barney Ronay

Title race and relegation over by February? The Premier League is rich, but there’s no jeopardy and no real sense of excellence, at least not on the pitchLadies and gentlemen we have now reached our cruising altitude. The pilot will be putting his feet up and drinking tiny cans of Sprite from here to the middle of May. Sit back, zone out. Stick on a bad film with Seth Rogen in it. You can even watch the football if you like. Just don’t expect much to happen for the next three months.So much for that excitingly bumpy, turbulence-fuelled Premier League season, all perky upstarts, crumbling certainties and unexpected shifts of altitude, which really did seem to be shaping up just a few short weeks go. As of game weekend 26 and Arsenal’s defeat by West Ham, followed by Liverpool strolling through Manchester City, the league has reached a stage of premature entropy. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago People with these surnames have no idea they could be in line for a huge inheritance

Many people have no idea that they were entitled to claim estates from the government

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2 w. ago Liverpool and Newcastle learn European place and prize money for Carabao Cup final

Liverpool and Newcastle will battle it out for silverware at Wembley in the Carabao Cup final and the two teams know whats at stake in terms of prize money and European spots

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2 w. ago How Man City’s Champions League loss to Real Madrid has solved £19million dilemma

Manchester City were dumped out of the Champions League by Real Madrid on Wednesday night, and it means Los Blancos' budget for the season may have been saved as a result

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2 w. ago Tory fury at judge who said criticising immigration ruling was 'unacceptable'

Kemi Badenoch hit back at England's top judge last night as a row broke out over the right to criticise the judiciary.

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2 w. ago Top judge 'attempting to suppress criticism' of the courts after she hits out at Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch for highlighting Gaza refugee decision

The backlash came after Baroness Carr, the Lady Chief Justice, revealed she had written to Sir Keir Starmer over his exchanges in the House of Commons last week.

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2 w. ago David Martindale eyed by Cambridge as Livingston boss a target for EFL gig

The Livingston manager is one of the names being discussed by the English League One strugglers

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3 w. ago EFL make decision for Carabao Cup final Liverpool boss Arne Slot disagrees with

Liverpool will face Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final next month, but EFL bosses are already risking the wrath of Reds chief Arne Slot after ignoring the Dutchman's concerns around VAR

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