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Football legend John McGovern is flogging his treasured Championship winning medals at auction - to help pay for his CHRISTMAS SHOPPING. The former midfielder - who was known as Brian Clough's go-to player - is most famous for captaining the Nottingham Forest side that twice won the European Cup. But now he is selling his 1972 Division One winners medal in order to fund Christmas presents for his friends and family this year. John McGovern The medal, which McGovern won...

The boss of an ethnically-diverse under 11s football team has told how his players are regularly racially abused - by opposition players. Youngsters playing for non-league FC Peterborough have even been taunted by rivals who mimick planes crashing into buildings, club members have said. Zeeshan Ali, 25 FC Peterborough who was assaulted during a football match. Now bosses of the club which has many Asian youngsters have also blasted local football authorities who they claim are not taking action against...

Miles Reucroft is undertaking a different way of playing the ever popular Fantasy Football this season. To understand his methodology, read part one here. The Week 1 review is here, Week 2 transfers & preview here, Week 3 preview here, Week 4 preview here, Week 5 preview here, Week 6 preview here, Week 7 preview here, Week 8 preview here, Week 9 preview here, Week 10 preview here, Week 11 preview here. Week 12 preview here. Week 13 preview here.  It’s been a busy, if disappointing, week at FC Fakin’ Run Aboutabit. We went into last weekend...

Laurie Cunningham is again gracing Leyton after today's unveiling of a bronze statue of the legendary forward, close to the club’s Matchroom Stadium. He rose to prominence in the 1970s, at a time when racism was prevalent in the game and very few black players played professionally in England. Those who did face appalling levels of racism. Cunningham made his debut for Orient in 1974, paving the way for black sportsmen and women across the country. In 1977, he moved...

This infographic will take you through some of the most valuable franchises and what are the advantages of a franchise and a little bit of information on their owners. Firstly, on Florentino Pérez, the owner of football club Real Madrid. He has made the former Galactico’s great again by bringing in world class talent such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Kaka. He will most definitely go down as one of the most remembered Real Madrid owners of...

A wooden throne presented to Sir Stanley Matthews when he was hailed unofficial “King of Ghana” has sold for £850 at auction. The carved ceremonial seat was made for Matthews when he played in Africa during the 1950s. Jean with a photo of her with her and her dad on a beach. A wooden "throne" presented to one of England's most famous footballers has been sold for £850 at an auction. It went under the hammer at Hansons Auctioneers in...

Miles Reucroft is undertaking a different way of playing the ever popular Fantasy Football this season. To understand his methodology, read part one here. The Week 1 review is here, Week 2 transfers & preview here, Week 3 preview here, Week 4 preview here, Week 5 preview here, Week 6 preview here, Week 7 preview here, Week 8 preview here, Week 9 preview here, Week 10 preview here, Week 11 preview here. Week 12 preview here. Things went south last week. Glittering performances from Oumar Niasse, KdB and Dave Silva were offset by a...

We’re set for another weekend of Premier League football after a hugely entertaining round last week. Liverpool and Chelsea both played midweek in the Champions League, but clash Saturday night in what is undoubtedly the weekend’s most exciting match. Elsewhere, Wenger’s Arsenal have a tricky away trip to high-flying Burnley, while managerless West Brom visit Wembley to take on Tottenham. Meanwhile the top two Manchester clubs face two of the promoted sides in Brighton and Huddersfield – while David Moyes...

With all the reality shows, New York-based sitcoms about friendship, and medieval-styled fantasy dramas about royal chairs, it’s easy to forget that the most-watched programs on TV in America are sports broadcasts. In fact, nineteen of America’s twenty all-time most-watched televised events are iterations of the Super Bowl—the only holdout being the series finale of M*A*S*H. Garnering considerable interest from viewers and participants alike all year round, sport has come to be seen as the backbone of American life, with...