Chris Basham explains difficulties at Sheffield United after recent fixture alterations
Sheffield United’s recent good form has been halted due to having four matches postponed with coronavirus cases stacking up in both their own and...
Welsh launch a Covid crackdown on football club for 'breaking crowd rules'
Chester football club was warned they may have breached Welsh coronavirus regulations when the English club hosted crowds at two matches over...
Covid-hit Bayern humbled at home by Moenchengladbach
Covid-hit Bayern Munich crashed to a 2-1 defeat at home to Borussia Moenchengladbach Friday with the Bundesliga leaders forced to name a makeshift...
Manchester City shrug off Covid-19 outbreak to thrash Swindon Town
Manchester City shrugged off the absence of manager Pep Guardiola and seven first-team players due to coronavirus to ease past League Two Swindon...
Strong Manchester City side ease past Swindon in FA Cup
Bernardo Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Ilkay Gundogan and Cole Palmer scored for a City side showing just four changes despite their coronavirus outbreak.
Chester FC in dispute over fans attending games with stadium just metres inside border
Chester Football Club have been informed of potential breaches of Welsh coronavirus regulations during their recent home fixtures - because their...
AFCON preview: What should we look out for in Cameroon?
The threat of the resurgent coronavirus will hang heavily over the Africa Cup of Nations when it opens on Sunday in Cameroon.
Liverpool reopen training ground with second assistant to prepare for FA Cup clash
Liverpool have resumed first-team training ahead of Sunday's FA Cup third-round tie with Shrewsbury Town after a coronavirus outbreak led to a...
African Cup: Virus cases for Egypt, more problems for Gabon
Egypt's team has delayed its departure for the African Cup of Nations soccer tournament after backup goalkeeper Mohamed Abou Gabal and goalkeeping...
Ian Woan on Burnley's Covid problems and Huddersfield Town FA Cup clash
BURNLEY assistant manager Ian Woan has revealed there are new coronavirus cases among the players in addition to boss Sean Dyche’s positive test...
OM to end Bordeaux hoodoo?
Olympique de Marseille go in search for their first Ligue 1 Uber Eats win at Bordeaux since 1977 when they take on Vladimir Petkovic’s...
Vinicius Junior back - How Real Madrid could line up against Valencia
Vinicus Junior has missed Real Madrid's last two matches due to a positive coronavirus test
Yeovil suffer COVID-19 outbreak ahead of clash with Cherries
YEOVIL Town boss Darren Sarll revealed his side had been victims of a coronavirus outbreak, ahead of their FA Cup third-round contest against...
League Two: Stalwarts back for Newport County against Salford
STALWARTS Joe Day and Mickey Demetriou are back from coronavirus for Newport County AFC's home clash with Salford.
Juve Draw Hits Napoli's Title Hopes, Serie A In Covid Chaos
Napoli were on Thursday held to a 1-1 draw by Juventus which left them lagging behind in the Serie A title race, on a day in which the dominant...
Lure of Africa Cup of Nations games wins few vaccine sceptics over
The host nation last month made full vaccination and a negative coronavirus test compulsory for spectators at Africa’s premier football tournament.
Pep Guardiola and Sean Dyche to miss FA Cup third-round ties with coronavirus
City have announced Guardiola, his assistant Juanma Lillo and seven players are among a group of 21 from the first-team bubble isolating.
Eintracht Frankfurt duo test positive for COVID-19
Jesper Lindstrøm and Danny da Costa have tested positive for coronavirus.
Chelsea star Thiago Silva quarantines upstairs away from family at home as he waits in Covid isolation
THIAGO SILVA is following the doctor’s orders as he quarantines following his positive Covid test. The Chelsea defender has shut himself upstairs...
Paul Heckingbottom explains the challenges of recent disruption for Sheffield United
Just when they had built momentum with four wins in as many games, Sheffield United saw their next four matches postponed due to Coronavirus cases...
Arsenal boost as Mikel Arteta returns to training after Covid isolation as boss prepares for Nottingham Forest clash
MIKEL ARTETA has given Arsenal a much-needed boost after returning to training after testing positive for coronavirus. The Gunners boss missed the...
Cagliari end long winless run at Samp, Covid hangs over Serie A matches
Cagliari ended an 11-match run without a Serie A win on Thursday after coming from behind to beat Sampdoria 2-1, while Inter Milan's match at...
Pep Guardiola tests positive for Covid 19 and will miss Man City’s FA Cup clash against Swindon
Pep Guardiola will miss Manchester City’s FA Cup third-round tie at Swindon on Friday following a coronavirus outbreak at the Premier League...
Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang tests positive for coronavirus
Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang tests positive for coronavirus upon Gabon's arrival in Cameroon for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Sean Dyche to miss Roses tie with Huddersfield Town - but Carlos Corberan set to return
BURNLEY manager Sean Dyche will miss his side's FA Cup tie against Huddersfield Town on Saturday after testing positive for coronavirus, the...
BREAKING: Pep Guardiola tests positive for Covid as Man City hit by 21 positive cases
Man City have been hit by 21 positive coronavirus cases including manager Pep Guardiola ahead of their FA Cup clash with Swindon Town on Friday night
Swindon Town v Man City: Pep Guardiola to miss FA Cup clash after testing positive for Covid
Pep Guardiola has tested positive for coronavirus and will miss tomorrow night's FA Cup showdown between Swindon Town and Manchester City.
EPL: Burnley boss Sean Dyche sidelined by coronavirus
Burnley boss Sean Dyche will miss his side's FA Cup tie against Huddersfield this weekend after testing positive for coronavirus, the Premier...
Manchester City's Guardiola tests positive for Covid-19
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has tested positive for coronavirus, with 21 players and staff now isolating for Covid-related reasons, the...
West Ham United v Manchester United WSL match postponed because of Covid cases
West Ham's home game against Manchester United in the Women's Super League on Sunday is postponed because of coronavirus cases.
Rotherham United and Doncaster Rovers reschedule games with Lincoln City
SOUTH YORKSHIRE neighbours Rotherham United and Doncaster Rovers have both rearranged last month's scheduled League One fixtures with Lincoln City,...
Alphonso Davies tests positive for coronavirus
Bayern München have confirmed that Alphonso Davies has tested positive for coronavirus.
Paris Saint-Germain Talisman Lionel Messi Tests Negative for COVID-19, Flies Back to France
Football legend Lionel Messi was on a rollercoaster ride in 2021. While he ended his long wait for an international title by capturing the Copa...
Lee Johnson hints frustrating Sunderland team news is ‘closing in’
Lee Johnson has revealed that Covid-19 is impacting Sunderland this week. Johnson admitted that the club is suffering with a few cases of the virus...
Liverpool shut training ground as Covid crisis deepens
Liverpool closed their training ground on Wednesday after "multiple new" coronavirus cases including a positive test result for assistant manager...
Pep Lijnders tests positive for COVID after new Liverpool outbreak
Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders has joined boss Jurgen Klopp and a number of players in isolation after also testing positive for coronavirus
Liverpool assistant Pep Lijnders isolating as club seeks Arsenal Carabao Cup postponement
Liverpool assistant coach Pep Lijnders is the latest to isolate because of coronavirus at the club as it seeks a postponement of Thursday's Carabao...
BREAKING: Liverpool close training ground ahead of Arsenal clash after Covid outbreak
Liverpool have confirmed they have closed their training facility after a concerning spike of coronavirus cases amongst both the playing and...
Liverpool's Covid crisis deepens as assistant boss Lijnders tests positive
Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders has become the latest member of the club staff to test positive for coronavirus, throwing Thursday's...
Liverpool submit formal request to postpone Arsenal EFL Cup clash
Liverpool confirm that they have submitted a formal request to postpone Thursday's EFL Cup semi-final first leg clash with Arsenal due to further...
Liverpool apply to have Arsenal semi-final first leg postponed due to Covid
Liverpool have requested the postponement of Thursday’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg at Arsenal after further cases of coronavirus within the...
Liverpool ask for Arsenal semi-final to be postponed amid crippling Covid outbreak
Jurgen Klopp's side have been suffering with a coronavirus outbreak and had to cut training short on Tuesday afternoon. They have now formally...
BREAKING: Liverpool ask for Arsenal semi-final to be postponed amid crippling Covid outbreak
Jurgen Klopp's side have been suffering with a coronavirus outbreak and had to cut training short on Tuesday afternoon. They have now formally...
Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma tests positive for COVID-19
Paris Saint-Germain announce that goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma is the club's latest player to test positive for coronavirus.
Liverpool's clash with Arsenal 'in doubt due to further COVID-19 cases'
Liverpool's EFL Cup semi-final first leg with Arsenal on Thursday is in doubt due to further coronavirus cases on Merseyside, according to a report.
Liverpool training cancelled as Arsenal clash thrown into doubt
Liverpool training today (Tuesday) has been cancelled due to more coronavirus cases with doubts now emerging over their Carabao Cup semi-final...
BREAKING Liverpool training cancelled as Arsenal clash thrown into doubt
Liverpool training was cancelled due to more coronavirus cases on Tuesday with doubts now emerging over their Carabao Cup semi-final clash with...
Coronavirus behind a third of NHS staff absences at St Richard’s Hospital in Chichester and Worthing & Southlands Hospitals
Coronavirus was the reason behind a third of NHS staff absences at Chichester and Worthing’s hospitals on Boxing Day, figures show.
York City opponents AFC Fylde shut training ground amid Covid cases
AFC FYLDE have shut their training ground "until further notice" amid a number of coronavirus cases in their squad ahead of this weekend's meeting...
Former Dutch midfielder Propper quits football
Former Dutch international and PSV Eindhoven midfielder Davy Propper on Tuesday announced his retirement from professional football, citing lack of...
Barcelona duo Pedri, Ferran Torres test positive for COVID-19
Barcelona confirm that injured duo Pedri and Ferran Torres are the club's latest players to return positive coronavirus tests.
Argentinian DJ denies giving Lionel Messi Covid after receiving death threats
Fer Palacio has been branded a 'murderer' online by savage social media trolls after PSG star Lionel Messi caught coronavirus whilst enjoying some...
Bayern announce two new positive coronavirus tests
Bayern München have confirmed two new positive COVID-19 tests.
DJ forced to deny giving Lionel Messi Covid after receiving death threats following encounter with PSG star
AN ARGENTINIAN DJ has gone to the extraordinary length of posting his negative Covid result online – after being blamed for Lionel Messi’s...
Joshua Kimmich back in training following coronavirus complications
Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich has returned to training after testing negative for Covid-19.
Africa Cup of Nations 2022 date: Schedule, kick-off times, TV channel, tournament format and Premier League players participating including Liverpool star Mohamed Salah and Chelsea’s Edouard Mendy
The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations is set to finally get underway as a host of Premier League stars leave their clubs in pursuit of international...
Tottenham Hotspur hit with coronavirus scare ahead of Chelsea clash
Antonio Conte reveals that Tottenham Hotspur are checking a couple of positive COVID-19 cases ahead of their EFL Cup semi-final first leg with...
Premier League players going to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations: Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Man City to be without key men in January and February
The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations is set to get underway, leaving a number of Premier League clubs without several key stars at a crucial point of the...
Pep Lijnders details Jurgen Klopp dressing room message to Liverpool at Chelsea
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was in touch with the dressing room at Chelsea after suspected positive coronavirus test
‘I’m no assassin’ – Argentine DJ angrily hits back at fans blaming him for Lionel Messi contracting Covid after NYE bash
AN ARGENTINE DJ has gone to extraordinary lengths to defend himself after being blamed for Lionel Messi catching coronavirus. Paris Saint-Germain...
Cork's Caoimhin Kelleher starts for Liverpool in crucial Chelsea clash after Covid outbreak hits squad
Liverpool’s Alisson Becker, Roberto Firmino and Joel Matip have been ruled out of the Premier League game at Chelsea after returning suspected...
Thibaut Courtois in Real Madrid squad for Getafe contest
Thibaut Courtois is included in the Real Madrid squad for Sunday's La Liga clash with Getafe despite concerns over a positive coronavirus test.
Albert Stuivenberg addresses AirPods nickname and reveals his ‘indirect line’ to Arteta during Arsenal’s loss to City
ARSENAL assistant manager Albert Stuivenberg has revealed he had an ‘indirect line’ with boss Mikel Arteta during the 2-1 defeat against Manchester...
Pep Guardiola says Arsenal will be missing "their most important player" vs Man City
Arsenal take on Manchester City at The Emirates Stadium, but will be without manager Mikel Arteta, who is self isolating after testing positive for...
Over a third of Chesterfield Royal staff absences on Boxing Day due to Covid
Coronavirus was responsible for more than a third of NHS staff absences at Chesterfield Royal Hospital on Boxing Day, figures show.
Graham Potter makes January transfer window prediction for Brighton and Premier League rivals
In early December, Brighton's absentee list, accounting for injuries and coronavirus cases, was in double figures - but will Graham Potter's men...
What Martin Semmens and Toby Steele has said about Southampton's plans as transfer window opens
Southampton currently have three players out injured and other absences due to coronavirus, but any fresh and long-term injury issues sustained in...
Jurgen Klopp to miss Liverpool’s trip to Chelsea after ‘suspected’ positive Covid 19 test
Jurgen Klopp will miss Liverpool’s Premier League clash with Chelsea on Sunday after returning what the club called a “suspected” positive test for...