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Sheffield Wednesday has broken the Guinness World Record for the largest 'cake ball' which weighs a staggering 285kg. Chefs used an astonishing 278kg of flour, 277kg of butter, 277kg of sugar and 4,443 eggs to create the record-breaking cake - shaped as a football. It was unveiled on Sunday, September 3 as part of the club's 150th-anniversary celebrations. The club tweeted: "The Owls have smashed the Guinness World Record for the biggest cake ball! A huge 285kg! #swfc #swfc150." The...

Gareth Southgate’s England face a huge challenge tonight when they host Slovakia - their biggest threat to automatic qualification to the 2018 Fifa World Cup. Southgate’s side have come under scrutiny following a below par performance against Malta on Friday night. A 4-0 victory doesn’t reflect how sloppy England were, with three goals in the final ten minutes overshadowing a frustrating night for England fans. England currently lead Group F by two points, ahead of tonight’s opponents, meaning victory at...

English football clubs spent a record £1.4 billion this transfer window, with £210 million was spent alone on deadline day - also a new record. This whopping amount of money spent by Premier League clubs could have been higher if a number of high profile signings had gone through. The likes of Alexis Sanchez, Virgil Van Dijk, Ross Barkley, Riyad Mahrez and Thomas Lemar, were all eager to move away from their clubs, but the eye-watering sums offered on these...

If ever an article didn’t need a title, this is one such occasion. Arsenal's problems are at once simple and complex, their descent from the top table has been a slow, painfully gradual affair which has kept alight the flame of hope in their supporters’ hearts. It feels like the walls have finally started to crumble. Arsenal’s transfer business has been a source of curiosity to all football fans for a number of years now. The spending was restricted with the...

22.59: Birmingham £3m for right-back Maxime Colin, from Brentford 22.55: Brighton have signed Tim Krul on loan from Newcastle 22.50: Leicester sign Aleksandar Dragovic on loan from Bayer Leverkusen. 22.35: Farhad Moshiri, Everton’s majority shareholder, confirms Barkley changed his mind and will reassess options in Jan. 22.23: Arsenal's Joel Campbell  to Real Betis on loan. 22.20: Barkley’s move breaks down even though a fee in excess of £30m had been agreed 22.00: Ipswich have completed the signing of Everton defender, Callum Connolly on a season-long loan 21.50: Danny...

Chelsea’s title defence has gotten under way in mixed fashion. After suffering a shock home defeat to Burnley, the Blues have come back strong finding last season’s form and winning their next two games, first against Tottenham, and then against new look Everton. You can’t blame Chelsea fans for worrying about how this season would pan out following on from what happened to Jose Mourinho the year after he won the title in 2015. Adding to how badly recent title...

The inconsistency of this England team continued with defeat to West Indies in the Second Test at Headingley. Many would have expected England to cruise to victory after such a lacklustre performance by West Indies in the first test. To everyone’s surprise though, West Indies showed up and won an enthralling test match by 5 wickets after batting brilliantly on Day Five. Shai Hope showed batting class by scoring his second century of the match, along with the dependable Kraigg...

A diehard Sheffield Wednesday fan has put aside club rivalries and had a tattoo of his club's ARCH RIVALS on his chest to support a brave 16-year-old schoolgirl with cancer. Kevin Ryder, 29, had the "outrageous" idea to get an inking of Sheffield United's logo to encourage donations for teenage Blades fan Imogen Ellis - who is battling a rare form of bone cancer. Courageous Imogen, 16, who has had her right leg amputated from the knee down, contracted Ewing...

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. The international break provides some light relief for FC Fakin’ Run Aboutabit this week. Some much needed relief at that. Sunday was a dark day. A total of six points from three players, including captain Kane, has left us in the lurch. I took a despondent...