O’Byrne said he is “deeply apologetic over the hurt caused” by his remark. Bernard O’Byrne has stepped down from his role as CEO and Secretary General of Basketball Ireland “with immediate effect” over a social media post made in the wake of England’s victory over Denmark in the Euro 2020 semi-final. He posted the comment […]

5 years ago

Raheem Sterling is Manchester City’s most important player right now. Raheem Sterling might also be the most important footballer in England right now. His hat-trick for City against Watford on Saturday kept Pep Guardiola’s side at the top of the Premier League and underlined his devastating impact for the club as they tussle with Liverpool […]

7 years ago

Alisson Becker’s last minute save kept Liverpool in the Champions League. If Alisson and Virgil Van Dijk showed why Liverpool spent so much money on them at Anfield, Spurs were making the case for their own financial model. On The Football Spin, Paddy McKenna makes a case for a Spurs-led Brexit and asks what they […]

7 years ago

Everyone in football is coming out in defence of Raheem Sterling now. Don’t praise them for doing so – they should have done it a long time ago. Monday morning saw a number of sports journalists in England rush to their computer screens in an attempt to be the first to write a piece about […]

7 years ago

Very well said. Raheem Sterling has spoken out on the alleged racial abuse he suffered during yesterday’s game at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea have since announced that they have opened an investigation into the incident. The Man City winger did not have much to say about last night’s incident, but instead drew a correlation between how […]

7 years ago

Raheem Sterling did something of note on Monday. He made the day, week and possibly year of excited young England fans who came to visit the national team’s St George’s Park base. He was polite, courteous and generous with his time, and showed a genuine warmth towards his beaming guests. On Tuesday morning, he was […]

8 years ago