UEFA chiefs held secret talks with Welsh authorities amid fears terrorists could fly a deadly drone into the stadium during the Champions League final. They called for the closure of the retractable roof in Cardiff — normally only shut for bad weather — in a bid to prevent any aerial attack. It comes as football […]
A FORMER Nottingham Forest trialist has been handed a suspended jail sentence in Turkey for making terror propaganda. On Thursday a court in southeastern Turkey found former Bundesliga star Deniz Naki guilty of promoting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Naki, 27, is a former Germany Under-20 playmaker who played for St Pauli and Paderborn, […]
MANCHESTER CITY have strengthened their defence against the threat of a terrorist attack by making the 55,000-seater Etihad Stadium more bombproof. Attacks across Europe have security forces on edge and football stadiums, like shopping centres, are considered particularly attractive targets due to the huge crowds attracted. City, in response to the growing concern, have banned […]
MANCHESTER UNITED have tightened security and become the first club to appoint a counter-terrorism expert. The Red Devils’ last Premier League game of last season against Bournemouth was postponed after a fake bomb was left in a cubicle toilet after a drill. And United were caused further embarrassment when two pranksters broke away from a tour group […]
A FORMER Bundesliga player faces jail in Turkey for spreading ‘terrorist propaganda’ online. Deniz Naki, 27, is a former playmaker with German sides St Pauli and Paderborn – and also had an unsuccessful trial with Nottingham Forest. According to 90min.com, the midfielder is set to appear in court this week to answer charges of serious social media […]