5 h. ago Javier Tebas: LaLiga has ‘lost opportunity to advance’ by cancelling Miami game

The plan for the league match in December had come in for heavy criticism and was shelved on Tuesday.

Politics

16 h. ago LaLiga cancels controversial game abroad after protests and fierce criticism

Barcelona and Villarreal were due to play a league match in Miami in December but the plan faced huge opposition

Events

69 h. ago Liverpool players fuming as referee makes controversial decision to allow Man Utd goal

Manchester United scored just two minutes into their game with Liverpool on Sunday but Bryan Mbeumo's goal was controversial as Alexis Mac Allister was down with a head injury

Sport

5 d. ago Why are Maccabi Tel Aviv fans banned from Aston Villa game and why is it controversial?

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has criticised the decision over the Europa League match next month

Sport

8 d. ago ‘We’re ripping ourselves to shreds’: with dance music bitterly divided, how far should cultural boycotts go?

Some artists and audiences are boycotting Boiler Room and other events over its parent company’s links with Israel – creating fierce debate about the best way to protest and how to remain uncompromisedThose attending Boiler Room’s two-day festival in London’s Burgess Park in August may have noticed a troubling message spray-painted on the site’s perimeter fence: “Boiler Room is owned by Israeli arms investors.” In nearby Brockwell Park, which hosted Field Day, Cross the Tracks and Mighty Hoopla – three festivals belonging to the same group as Boiler Room – graffiti depicted a bomb with the letters “KKR” emblazoned on it.In June 2024, the controversial private equity giant KKR acquired Superstruct Entertainment, the company that owns these four festivals and tens of others, many of which were the subjects of boycotts by artists this summer. That’s because KKR has considerable business interests in Israel, including investments in Axel Springer SE, a German media company that runs cla...

Culture

3 w. ago Referee at centre of controversial Arsenal decision given FOURTH Gunners game this season

Arsenal's Premier League game against Newcastle on Sunday will be overseen by referee Jarred Gillett, who has been involved in an unusually high number of Gunners fixtures this season

Sport