THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION have slammed some of the behaviour by Burnley fans towards Brighton star Gaetan Bong as “unacceptable”. The Seagulls defender complained earlier this season that he had been racially abused by former Turf Moor striker Jay Rodriguez. Now West Brom man Rodriguez was cleared of any wrongdoing earlier this month by the governing […]
FA CHIEFS believe the sale of Wembley will see English football begin to claw back Germany’s 15-year advantage. Chief executive Martin Glenn plans a £500million endowment fund for investment in grassroots football following the proposed deal for the national stadium with Fulham owner Shahid Khan. Germany’s major investment in grassroots facilities on the back of […]
SHAHID KHAN is set to buy Wembley from the FA in a deal worth around £1billion. The 67-year-old has been the owner of Fulham Football Club since 2013 as well as the owner of the NFL side Jacksonville Jaguars. The multi-millionaire is set to pay £600m up front with plans seeing the FA keep Wembley as […]
CHELSEA’S plans to rebuild Stamford Bridge could be thrown up in the air by the shock sale of Wembley to Fulham owner Shahid Khan. Blues owner Roman Abramovich is already looking for funding to help afford the projected £1billion revamp of the club’s home since 1905. The ambitious scale of the project, which would see […]
WEMBLEY’S proposed £1billion sale to Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham owner Shahid Khan is another leap toward an NFL franchise touching down permanently in the UK. The FA is ready to accept £600m up front, while the FA could gross another £400m from match day revenue for the venue regarded as the ‘Crown Jewels’ of English […]