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Craig Bellamy rejected Burnley manager’s job to stay in ‘right place’ with Wales
Football

Craig Bellamy rejected Burnley manager’s job to stay in ‘right place’ with Wales

Craig Bellamy could be sitting in a Championship dugout right now, rebuilding a club with money behind it and a clear promotion mandate. He said no. Good....

1w ago
Howard Webb says accidental handball law ‘a nonsense’ and calls for reform
Football

Howard Webb says accidental handball law ‘a nonsense’ and calls for reform

Howard Webb is right, and he shouldn't need to say it twice. The accidental handball law is broken, everyone watching football already knows it, and the...

1w ago
Champions League is fertile ground for new managers, but knowhow could be key later on
Football

Champions League is fertile ground for new managers, but knowhow could be key later on

The Champions League is back, and the managers running the touchlines this season tell us something interesting: experience matters, but it is not the only...

2w ago
Cool new prog you need to hear from Downes Braide Association, Clive Nolan, North Sea Echoes, The Ocean and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
Music

Cool new prog you need to hear from Downes Braide Association, Clive Nolan, North Sea Echoes, The Ocean and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

Prog is having a proper moment right now, and if you've been sleeping on it, this week's batch of new tracks from Prog's Tracks Of The Week is as good a...

2w ago
Evanescence's biggest ever London show is a triumphant spectacle powered by Amy Lee, an iconic team-up and some all-time anthems
Music

Evanescence's biggest ever London show is a triumphant spectacle powered by Amy Lee, an iconic team-up and some all-time anthems

There are nights when a band could coast, wheel out the classics, and nobody would complain. Evanescence at the O2 was emphatically not one of those nights....

1w ago
The time Johnny Rotten tried to join Krautrock pioneers Can: “He was phoning and leaving messages at night. And I had to tell him, ‘It’s too late’”
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The time Johnny Rotten tried to join Krautrock pioneers Can: “He was phoning and leaving messages at night. And I had to tell him, ‘It’s too late’”

There is a parallel universe where Johnny Rotten fronted Can, and honestly, it would have been one of the most interesting bands in history. Ours is the...

2w ago
Harry Kane and Alessia Russo among nominees for this year’s Ballon d’Or
Football

Harry Kane and Alessia Russo among nominees for this year’s Ballon d’Or

If the Ballon d'Or goes where it's supposed to go this year, Harry Kane will be the hardest man in football to argue against. France Football revealed the...

2w ago
Lewis Koumas on playing ‘the Liverpool way’, showing hunger and hopes for the future
Football

Lewis Koumas on playing ‘the Liverpool way’, showing hunger and hopes for the future

There's something genuinely refreshing about a footballer whose first instinct after picking up man of the match is to ring his mum. Lewis Koumas did...

6 days ago
"This comment is so unnecessary at this time in our lives, but I guess the truth hurts." Sammy Hagar responds to Alex Van Halen calling him "a complete idiot"
Music

"This comment is so unnecessary at this time in our lives, but I guess the truth hurts." Sammy Hagar responds to Alex Van Halen calling him "a complete idiot"

There is something almost poetic about two ageing rock legends taking potshots at each other through Instagram, but here we are. Alex Van Halen, speaking to...

2w ago
Garcia targets Lopez next | ‘Benn will be back’
Boxing

Garcia targets Lopez next | ‘Benn will be back’

Ryan Garcia didn't just beat Conor Benn on Saturday night. He embarrassed him, stopped him inside two rounds, and then immediately started calling out the...

6 days ago
Watching Cavan Sullivan, excitement is tempered by memories of hypetrains past
Football

Watching Cavan Sullivan, excitement is tempered by memories of hypetrains past

We know what we're supposed to do here. We're supposed to stay calm, keep our powder dry, and remember what happened last time. And the time before that....

6 days ago
McKenna set for middleweight unification showdown with Bentley
Boxing

McKenna set for middleweight unification showdown with Bentley

The middleweight division has been crying out for a proper unification fight, and it looks like it's finally getting one. Aaron McKenna and Denzel Bentley...

2w ago
Ian Gillan reveals all about Ritchie Blackmore's recent Deep Purple cameo. "It was a public demonstration of friendship and good memories"
Music

Ian Gillan reveals all about Ritchie Blackmore's recent Deep Purple cameo. "It was a public demonstration of friendship and good memories"

Thirty-one years of bad blood, and it took a text message to end it. Not a summit meeting, not a label-brokered handshake, not a carefully staged PR moment....

6 days ago
Football Daily | Madrid endure an awkward night after T-shirt trouble and Elche scare
Football

Football Daily | Madrid endure an awkward night after T-shirt trouble and Elche scare

Real Madrid won. Of course they did. That's almost beside the point. What Tuesday night in Elche actually gave us was a glimpse of a club that looks...

6 days ago
Raheem Sterling’s bleak tale a reminder of absurd path young footballers face | Jonathan Liew
Football

Raheem Sterling’s bleak tale a reminder of absurd path young footballers face | Jonathan Liew

At 9.13 on a May morning, a police officer finds Raheem Sterling in the passenger seat of a wrecked Lamborghini on the A327 in Hampshire, stashing nitrous...

5 days ago
‘They are very similar’: Arsenal’s Dowman reminds Merino of Lamine Yamal
Football

‘They are very similar’: Arsenal’s Dowman reminds Merino of Lamine Yamal

Mikel Merino comparing a 16-year-old to Lamine Yamal is either an enormous compliment or an enormous amount of pressure, and the fact that Max Dowman seems...

6 days ago
Laura Kaminski relishing trophy hunt at Brann after Crystal Palace ‘crash course’
Football

Laura Kaminski relishing trophy hunt at Brann after Crystal Palace ‘crash course’

There is something quietly impressive about a manager who gets sacked, reflects honestly on what went wrong, and then lands somewhere better. Laura Kaminski...

5 days ago

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