Resurgent Non League Stratford hailed as a "model club" by impressed ministers
Non League Stratford Town hope to help provide a government blueprint for clubs to help their local communities after being praised on a visit by ministers.
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British and French sports ministers to meet over Champions League chaos
The British sports minister is to meet his French counterpart this week to discuss the chaos at the Stade de France, after one MP described the scenes in Paris as the “most hostile environment” they had seen at a sporting event.
MP demands retraction of 'smears' against Liverpool fans
UK ministers must press UEFA and the French government to "retract the attempts to smear" Liverpool fans over the chaotic scenes at the Champions League final, lawmakers heard on Monday.
Chelsea owner Todd Boehly vows to bring success after completing takeover
Todd Boehly promised to build on Chelsea’s “remarkable history of success” after the American’s consortium completed its £4.25bn takeover of the club on Monday.
Safe standing 'could be in English Premier League and Championship next season'
Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston said he was minded to change the existing all-seater policy to enable all Premier League and Sky Bet Championship clubs to introduce safe standing sections under strict conditions, following a pilot involving five clubs in the second half of the current campaign.
Safe standing in Premier League and Championship could be introduced next season
All clubs in the top two tiers of English football could be allowed to introduce licensed safe standing areas next season.
Questions over Premier League reform remain despite government’s grand plans
Last week the government finally issued a response to the fan-led review of football it commissioned, and everyone in the game is still busy trying to work out what it means.
Azeem Rafiq at Auschwitz: ‘If this doesn’t move you there’s something wrong’
On Wednesday morning Azeem Rafiq’s phone pinged as an email landed in his inbox from a professional sportsman – not a cricketer – seeking his advice about dealing with dressing-room discrimination. Messages like this are not uncommon for Rafiq these days, but the timing of this one was particularly poignant: he received it while he was in Auschwitz, contemplating the most violent and barbaric potential consequences of prejudice.