Showing posts with label Wembley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wembley. Show all posts
Monday, 17 August 2026
Tuesday, 11 August 2026
ANTHONY JOSHUA VS TYSON FURY ULTIMATUM ISSUED - "THERE WILL BE NO FIGHT"
Joshua and Fury are contracted to meet in the UK later this year but Netflix, and the fight's Saudi backers, want to host it at Madison Square Garden on November 20
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| Tyson Fury is due to fight Anthony Joshua(Image: Tyson Fury/Instagram) |
Eddie Hearn insists he will pull the plug on Anthony Joshua's fight with Tyson Fury if New York is announced as the venue without a change of contract.
Joshua and Fury are contracted to meet in the UK later this year but Netflix, and the fight's Saudi backers, want to host it at Madison Square Garden on November 20. But Hearn insists he and Joshua want the fight to be held at Wembley and is refusing to back down in the row.
"Everybody wants to do the fight in New York, apart from Anthony Joshua and me," he told The Punch Podcast. "We're under a huge amount of pressure, and we're being told by Turki Alshikh and those guys - Netflix particularly - 'Look, we really want to do the fight in the US.' It's almost not a 'please Eddie,' but like, 'We're partners. We're paying a lot of money. Come on, you have to understand that we need to put the fight where we feel is commercially the best place.'
"I don't agree with their arguments, but I'm not the one paying the money. However, we wouldn't have signed the contract if the fight was in America, so we have to have a discussion around that. Then you've got Nick Khan phoning me up from TKO and Zuffa, saying, "Come on, can we be involved?" And I'm like, "What? Why? Why would I let you be involved?" "Well, we think we can make the fight bigger," and blah, blah, blah.
"Okay, if you tell me some reasons why I should let you be involved... Are you going to let me be involved in the next Conor McGregor fight in the UFC? No, of course not. So what? But I'm also not stubborn enough to just say no; I'll listen. The other day, though, they wrote to us and said, 'Just to let you know, we'd like to announce the fight for New York.' I said, 'No. You can't.'
"By the way, there might even be a situation where they go ahead and announce it anyway, and you'll probably see me come out quite quickly and say, 'No fight.' Because I promise you, if they announce that fight without an agreement in place to change the venue, there will be no fight, and we ain't bluffing.
"We feel really strongly that this fight should be in the UK. I've also said many times that I want it to work for everybody. Turki is spending a lot of money on this fight, if you really feel that commercially you're going to be so much better off doing it in America."
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Tuesday, 7 October 2025
ARSENAL'S HUGE '£500M EMIRATES STADIUM PLAN' COMES TO LIGHT WITH WEMBLEY MOVE ON THE CARDS
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Arsenal could be about to move to Wembley Stadium while the Emirates Stadium is worked on, as the Gunners plan to extend their home ground to above 70,000 seats
Arsenal are planning a major expansion to the Emirates Stadium that could see them move their home games to Wembley Stadium, it has been claimed.
There has been talk about the Gunners extending their 60,700-capacity ground for some time, but now plans have accelerated and detailed work has gone into a potential overhaul of the north London stadium.
According to The Telegraph, Arsenal are hoping to extend the Emirates to beyond 70,000, something that would see them restore the feat as having the biggest club ground in London, overtaking West Ham and Tottenham.
It's added that the Gunners have options to change the gradient of the stands and can adapt the seating plan to fit in more supporters in the future, should the fanbase continue to increase. However, the outer bowl would remain similar in appearance as most of the redevelopments would come inside the ground.
Increasing the capacity would go some way to cutting down the season ticket waiting list that now stands at above 100,000, with some supporters waiting on there for a number of years now.
Meanwhile, the proposed plan would also help pump millions into the club's annual revenue, providing more support to meet Profit and Sustainability (PSR) and Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations
Arsenal's plan to increase the Emirates has gathered pace this year, but it is complex in that it is likely to involve every part of the stadium rather than just one stand. Major new investment in the club’s stadium is expected to run into the hundreds of millions, with a figure of £500m being speculated.
As the Gunners would therefore need to move into a temporary home for work to be completed, Wembley has emerged as the most obvious local option if an agreement could be reached with the Football Association.
Arsenal have played six Champions League fixtures at Wembley in 1998/99 and 1999/2000, winning just two, but have a positive recent record there with four FA Cup victories between 2014 until 2020.
Tottenham played at Wembley for almost two years when they were finishing building their £1.2bn state-of-the-art new stadium. Spurs paid £15m to play home matches at the national stadium.
It's unclear who will lead the Emirates rebuild, although the club's Kroenke family owners have experience in stadium construction across their sports portfolio, notably the £4.1bn 100,000-seat SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
The Gunners have not reached the stage of seeking planning permission, and are still conscious of the various legal and planning hurdles that they would have to overcome.
Planning permission for a project of this size could take as long as five years, and plans with more minor alterations are also being considered.
Arsenal moved into the £390m Emirates Stadium in 2006 following more than two years of building work and around a decade of planning.
- Kieran King
Sunday, 10 August 2025
DIOGO JOTA TRIBUTE BOOED AS COMMUNITY SHIELD MINUTE SILENCE CUT SHORT
The minutes' silence for Diogo Jota ahead of the Community Shield was booed by some Crystal Palace supporters as the tribute to the Liverpool forward and his brother Andre Silva was cut short
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The minutes' silence for Diogo Jota ahead of the Community Shield between Liverpool and Crystal Palace was booed and cut short.
Before kick-off at Wembley on Sunday between the Premier League champions and FA Cup winners, tributes were paid to the Portuguese forward.
Jota, 28, and his brother Andre Silva, 25, both died in a car crash in June. The two were travelling to northern Spain to catch a ferry to England when they crashed in the Spanish region of Zamora.
While tributes were observed before the players emerged from the tunnel by both clubs and sets of fans, sick fans interrupted the minutes' silence.
As both sets of players lined up around the centre circle to observe the moment of reflection, a small number of Crystal Palace fans could be heard booing and jeering.
The minutes' silence was subsequently cut short by the referee, who decided to call an early end after just 10 seconds to an emotional moment for the entire Liverpool squad, fans, and even those connected with Jota representing the Eagles.
TV cameras showed Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and new signing Jeremie Frimpong all looking perplexed by the decision of those brainless few to boo the tribute.
TNT Sports commentator Darren Fletcher was left disgusted by the reaction, slamming: "Why on earth there are a certain few inside the stadium who would spoil that moment is absolutely beyond me."
Liverpool have retired Jota’s No.20 squad number and each shirt has ‘Forever 20’ ingrained for the season.
Despite being Premier League champions, Slot has a revamped team after spending close to £300million this summer.
Britain’s record transfer Florian Wirtz makes his first competitive start for the Reds. While there are also starts for Milos Kerkez, Hugo Ekitike and Jeremie Frimpong.
Liverpool's new £79million striker opened the scoring with a cool finish from the edge of the box just five minutes into his debut. Jean-Philippe Mateta soon equalised from the penalty spot after Ismaila Sarr was fouled by Virgil van Dijk.
But Liverpool retook the lead, poignantly on the 20th minute mark, when Frimpong also grabbed a debut goal after his mishit cross floated inside the far post.
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Tuesday, 25 March 2025
Monday, 17 March 2025
CARABAO CUP FINAL - NEWCASTLE 2-1 LIVERPOOL - MATCH REPORT: SEE IT TO BELIEVE
Generational win to truly get a new era started.
Newcastle United ended a 70-year wait for a domestic trophy, defeating Liverpool 2-1 at Wembley to win the Carabao Cup final.
Read that again.
Newcastle United ended a 70-year wait for a domestic trophy, defeating Liverpool 2-1 at Wembley to win the Carabao Cup final.
How does that feel?
And because you cannot write a better story, goals from Dan Burn and Alexander Isak were the ones securing the victory, giving Eddie Howe’s team their first major silverware since the 1955 FA Cup.
Liverpool entered the match as favorites, but Newcastle started with intensity, pressing high and dictating the early tempo, putting the Reds’ backs against a wall they’d never find a way to clear.
Sandro Tonali sent an early warning shot past the post, while Newcastle’s midfield trio of Tonali, Joelinton, and Bruno Guimarães controlled the first half.
Liverpool struggled to create, managing only one shot and two touches in Newcastle’s box before halftime. Just imagine!
The breakthrough came in stoppage time. Kieran Trippier delivered a corner to the back post, where Burn, unmarked by the much smaller Alexis Mac Allister, powered a header across goal and past Caoimhin Kelleher.
The Newcastle end of Wembley erupted as Burn, a boyhood fan of the club and legitimate Magpie, celebrated a goal that put Newcastle on the verge of history.
Seven minutes into the second half, Isak doubled Newcastle’s lead.
After having a close-range finish ruled out for offside moments earlier, the Swedish striker capitalized on Jacob Murphy’s header across goal, sweeping his shot into the bottom left corner.
Newcastle were in control, while Liverpool, still dealing with the fatigue of their midweek Champions League elimination at the hands of PSG—who Newcastle trounced not long ago—struggled to respond.
Substitute Curtis Jones forced Nick Pope into a sharp save just before the hour mark, but Newcastle continued to look the more dangerous side and, hey, it’s not that Pope didn’t deserve his own moment to laugh at the Scousers.
Arne Slot adjusted Liverpool’s shape late on, pushing more attackers forward, yet Newcastle’s defensive organization held firm.
Deep into stoppage time, Federico Chiesa broke through and slid a finish past Pope. Initially flagged offside, VAR confirmed the goal, setting up a tense final minute.
But Newcastle held out, sealing a victory that ended decades of near misses and disappointments and also that, hopefully, kickstart an era of true and absolute dominance.
After the match, Howe praised his team’s effort and all of the now-legendary Geordie boys.
“I’m so pleased for the players, for the supporters, for everyone connected with the club,” Howe said. “It’s been a long time coming, but tonight we showed what this team is capable of.”
Newcastle will return to Premier League action on April 2 against Brentford, now as Carabao Cup champions, and with sculptors taking Howe’s measures for the inevitable statue that will soon grace the new Newcastle stadium.
Howay!
- Chapulana
'I HAVE TO SAY' - EDDIE HOWE BLOWN AWAY BY WHAT LIVERPOOL PLAYERS DID AFTER NEWCASTLE UNITED FINAL LOSS
Newcastle United finally ended their 70-year wait for silverware as they earned a 2-1 win over Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley.
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Eddie Howe praised the dignity that Liverpool showed after their Carabao Cup final loss to Newcastle United.
The Magpies finally ended their 70-year wait for a trophy as they delivered a 2-1 win at Wembley. Newcastle were fully deserving of their triumph, with Dan Burn opening the scoring on the stroke of half-time before Alexander Isak doubled the advantage minutes in the second period.
While Federico Chiesa bagged in second-half stoppage-time for Liverpool, Howe’s men saw the triumph out comfortable to send the Toon Army wild. The Reds missed out on a chance to win a maiden trophy of the Arne Slot era although they are Premier League champions-elect.
What’s been said
Howe suffered Carabao Cup final heartbreak at the hands of Manchester United two years ago. He knows the pain and praised Slot and his players for how they handled defeat. Newcastle chief Howe said: “I’m a firm believer that you’re in control of everything. For me, we had to focus on performance. I have to compliment Liverpool. Liverpool have been the best team in the Premier League by a mile this year and we knew we had to raise our game to have any chance.
“We needed everyone to give their maximum game and I thought they did. I have to give compliments to have Liverpool handled themselves after. We have been there two years ago - it is a horrible feeling. I thought they were absolute class - the manager, the players was really good. The curse stuff for me never existed, it was in our heads.
You are pleased for other people. So pleased for the players. We have all had different journeys. I love working with them every day and an honoured to be their leader. I am so pleased the supporters have this trophy to end the long wait. Hopefully we can get some more in the future. It is amazing what football can do. It is one of the rare sports that has that ability to give people days they will always remember. With the long wait, we will never forget. I certainly won’t. We played against a brilliant opponents, the best team in the Premier League this season.
“Hopefully with one, it can become more. There’s no guarantee, though, but I just think it proves we can do it. I’ve never had any doubts about our ability to lift our game. But you don’t get many shots at this, you don’t get many shots at a cup final. Today we had to try and take our opportunity and that’s where the players delivered under pressure so well and so impressively. It also proved that we can mix our game against the very, very best. Now the challenge for us is to try and get there more often.”
On the changes to preparations from their 2023 loss, Howe commented: “I don’t think we did anything drastically different. We just tried to take away the distractions but the first time we got to Wembley was very emotional, you could sense that in the players the crowd. I don’t think that was necessarily the reason we lost. We tried to take away the distractions, similar to a Premier League build up, we stayed at a quieter hotel. We respect Liverpool but I don’t think you can go on the pitch and fear anyone. I don’t think anyone can begrudge us it.”
- Will Rooney
Friday, 11 October 2024
GREECE GAVE 'SOUL' FOR BALDOCK IN HISTORIC WIN OVER ENGLAND
Greece's two-goal hero Vangelis Pavlidis paid an emotional tribute to George Baldock after his side's 2-1 Nations League victory over England at Wembley on Thursday.
British-born Greek international Baldock, who joined Panathinaikos from Sheffield United in May, died this week aged 31 after being found in a swimming pool at his Glyfada home.
The Wembley crowd observed a minute of silence before kickoff and Greece's players looked flat at the final whistle despite sealing their first-ever win against England.
During their celebrations they lifted a shirt bearing the name of Baldock.
"It was a very special day and match for us. Our thoughts are with George," Pavlidis said.
"We are professionals and had to play the match. We gave our soul for him tonight. Today is not a day to talk about football. He was part of our team. We will miss him very much.
"Also to wish strength to his family and not talk about football. The whole day was numb. We won tonight and don't want to celebrate. There are just no words."
Baldock, who was of Greek ancestry, was capped 12 times for the country, his last appearance coming in March.
Greece manager Ivan Jovanovic praised his team's spirit, saying they had been inspired to play in Baldock's memory.
"At such moments football comes second," he said. "The time he was with the team he made his mark and that was visible in the way the players played today."
- Reuters
Sunday, 22 September 2024
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