27 h. ago Football fan 'eats' raw pig's head in ultimate insult while celebrating league title win

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Gruesome footage shows a football fan taunting his team's bitter rivals with the ultimate insult while celebrating winning the league title at their expense

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62 h. ago Peter Crouch leads fleet of taxis to Chelsea helping fans to talk about mental health

Peter Crouch admits he was scared to talk to managers about mental health issues in case they thought he was weak, and he didn't dare open up to team-mates - but taxi drivers, of all people, can help fans break out of their shell

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6 d. ago Psychologist reveals why football chants are an essential part of the game

A recent poll found that football fans view chants as a way to boost their team's spirits—even when the chants are self-deprecating. Now, a psychologist has confirmed that this is true

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6 d. ago Football chants about your own team serve important purpose, research finds

New research has shown football fans Nearly half of football fans believe that singing chants about their own team's misfortunes is a show of solidarity - and new research has shown

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2 w. ago Japanese stars shine as Dodgers beat Cubs in MLB’s Tokyo season opener

Five Japanese players appear in Dodgers’ 4-1 winRest of MLB teams start their season next weekThe Dodgers were a long way from Los Angeles on Tuesday but with Shohei Ohtani and two more Japanese stars they were the home team for Tokyo fans in a historic MLB season-opening 4-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs.Ohtani had two hits and scored twice, with starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto getting the win for five innings work. Japanese stars were prominent in Tuesday’s game: there were five in total between the two clubs, and Shoto Imanaga started for the Cubs as he faced off against his compatriot Yamamoto. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago University Challenge fans have same complaint over Amol Rajan as viewers say 'not good'

BBC University Challenge presenter Amol Rajan has been blasted by viewers for his "rushed" reading speed as fans claimed it gave one team an unfair advantage

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2 w. ago Terminally ill Newcastle fan’s dying wish comes true as team wins Carabao Cup

Steven Hunter, who was given six months to live last November, said seeing Newcastle United lift the trophy was ‘just the pinnacle’.

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2 w. ago Atalanta fall against Inter yet again while Inzaghi aims for the stars | Nicky Bandini

Another costly defeat means Gian Piero Gasperini’s side have not beaten the Nerazzurri from Milan since 2018There was no timidity left in the city of Bergamo, no desire to hide behind underdog status. The thousand Atalanta fans who descended on the team’s training ground on Saturday brought a banner insisting: “We Believe”. One day later, as their team prepared to kick off against Inter, another was unfurled in the north stand of Gewiss Stadium. “Needle and thread are in the drawer,” it read. “10 finals to stitch it on to our chest.”The reference of course was to the Scudetto – a badge in the colours of the Italian flag that Serie A’s winners get to wear on their kit. Atalanta have never enjoyed that honour. They have won only two pieces of major silverware in club history – the 1963 Coppa Italia and last season’s Europa League. In Serie A they have never finished higher than third, and even that is a recent development, achieved for the first time in 2019. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ukrainian basketball star Max Shulga: ‘The game is my getaway, my outlet’

The VCU guard’s thoughts are often on the conflict back in his home country but he has been cheered by the support he has received from his team and fansThousands of blue and yellow Ukrainian flags waved proudly inside the Stuart C Siegel Center during Virginia Commonwealth University’s final home game of the regular season, all in honor of Max Shulga.The gesture on senior night meant a great deal to Shulga, making him feel at home in Richmond, Virginia despite being far from his native Ukraine, as the country continues to experience unrest three years following Russia’s invasion. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago PSG 'given police escort' as Liverpool fans give team bus hostile welcome

Liverpool face Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday night, with fans of both sides out in force ahead of the round of 16 second leg

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3 w. ago Maresca warns fans over ‘PlayStation’ expectations after Cucurella calms noise

Some Chelsea supporters remain standoffish with Enzo Maresca, even after seeing their side creep back into top four. The sense remains that Stamford Bridge regulars will take some convincing on the merits of the careful, possession-heavy nature of Marescaball. It is not exactly setting pulses racing at the moment and it was telling that the mood was far from harmonious during this win against Leicester City.Maresca seemed to be letting out a lot of frustration when he reacted to Marc Cucurella breaking the deadlock after an hour of stodginess by gesturing angrily for fans to make more noise. The grumbling about his team’s backwards and sideways ­passing had struck a nerve. Then again Maresca could hardly ­complain if there was dissatis­faction about Chelsea ­labouring against ­opponents who look certain to return to the Championship after losing 12 of their past 13 games. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Why Liverpool were allowed to make six substitutions during comeback win

Liverpool secured a vital 3-1 win over Southampton on Saturday that took them 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League, and some fans were left baffled by the team making six subs towards the end of the game

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4 w. ago Alejandro Garnacho issues grovelling Man Utd apology as snub explained

Manchester United's season went from bad to worse as Fulham dumped them out of the FA Cup with a host of the team's players coming out to apologise to the fans for another setback

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