Former South Yorkshire Police (SYP) chief superintendent David Duckenfield will face trial for the manslaughter by gross negligence of 95 football fans at Hillsborough following a ruling by a judge.
The judge at Preston Crown Court on Friday lifted a stay on Duckenfield s prosecution, which was imposed 18 years ago, and granted a voluntary bill of indictment to allow the prosecution against him to proceed. Four other men will also stand trial.
Duckenfield was the SYP match commander for the 1989 FA Cup semi-final between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool at Hillsborough. A crush on the Leppings Lane terrace resulted in 96 Liverpool supporters being fatally injured.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) brought the charges in June 2017 following an inquest that r…
FC Cincinnati made a busy start to life in MLS on Tuesday as they completed the Expansion Draft and traded for United States international Greg Garza.
The club will debut in MLS in 2019 and made several moves as they continue to build their squad, selecting Darren Mattocks from DC United, Vancouver Whitecaps Kei Kamara and former FC Dallas man Roland Lamah, as well as Eric Alexander and Hassan Ndam.
Mattocks, Alexander and Ndam have all been added to the Cincinnati squad, but the club must negotiate a new MLS contract with Lamah, while Kamara has been traded to Colorado Rapids.
Kamara has scored 112 MLS goals the sixth-most in the competition s history and signs a two-year contract with the Rapids, who sent an international roster spot the other way.
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Ryan Giggs has declared his interest in the Premier League managerial vacancies at Everton and Leicester City.
Manchester United great Giggs served as assistant to Louis van Gaal during the Dutchman s Old Trafford tenure, leaving when Jose Mourinho took the reins in 2016.
The former Wales international also interviewed for the job at Swansea City last season but has only taken charge of four senior matches when placed in caretaker charge of United after David Moyes’ departure in 2014.
Everton sacked Ronald Koeman on Monday after a 5-2 weekend defeat to Arsenal at Goodison Park left them in the bottom three – a point worse off than Leicester after caretaker boss Michael Appleton oversaw a 2-1 win at Swansea in the wake of Craig Shakespeare s dismissal.
Monaco to bid for Matic
Sky Italia is reporting that Monaco are stepping up their efforts to sign Serbian midfielder Nemanja Matic from Benfica.
The Serbian is likely to become one of the hottest commodities in the January transfer window, with a host of top European clubs casting admiring glances his way.
And while Manchester United, Chelsea, Napoli and few other sides have yet to make their interest concrete, Monaco are set to test Benfica s resolve with a €25 million bid.
Claudio Ranieri is reportedly unimpressed with his current options in the centre of the park and is eager to add the Serbia international to his ranks in the winter.
Nemanja Matic continues to impress with his performances at Estadio da Luz, and has even proved his attackin…
Brighton and Hove Albion are interested in signing Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah in the summer transfer window, according to . Nketiah is out of contract at Arsenal at the end of the season, and Premier League rivals Brighton are keen on securing the services of the 22-year-old striker on a free transfer in the summer of 2022.
Arsenal have held talks with Nketiah over a new deal, with manager Mikel Arteta desperate to keep the striker at the Emirates Stadium for next season and beyond. Nketiah has been the Gunners since 2015 and has come through the ranks to play for the first team.
Nketiah has made five starts and 13 substitute appearances in the Premier League for Arsenal this season, scoring four goals and providing one assist in the process. The Arsenal no. 30 made…
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Iceland and Turkey will lock horns with each other in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B next week. The match between Åge Hareide’s side and Vincenzo Montella’s team will be held at Laugardalsvöllur in Reykjavík and is scheduled to kick off at 7:45 pm UK time next Monday.
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Iceland have started to establish themselves as a force to be reckoned with in European football. While they are not yet at the stage where their fans can say that they are among the elite, gone are the days when they were considered European minnows and were expected to lose every single game.
Åge Hareide’s side, though, need to do slightly better in 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B. They are currently thi…
data-mm-id=”_8w3s8b6mr”>The Brookly Nets dropped their second straight game on Wednesday. Coincidentally, it was Kyrie Irving's third game back after missing a quarter of the season. After the game, Kyrie Irving did what he does best — complained about the situation he had chosen to be in. Worse yet, he did it after his team lost a game on the second night of a back-to-back when they were playing their third game in four nights.BRK with Kyrie this season: 5-9 (.357)BRK w/o Kyrie this season: 13-13 (.500)BOS with Kyrie last season: 37-30 (.552)BOS w/o Kyrie last season: 12-3 (.800)Kyrie's teammates seem to be faring OK without a certain piece https://t.co/rnEA8RlgTh— Tom Haberstroh (@tomhaberstroh) January 16, 2020As Tom Haberstroh points out in the above tweet, the Nets an…