Former Everton star and Wayne Rooney team-mate Li Tie sentenced to 20 years in jail for bribery

Former Everton star and Wayne Rooney team-mate Li Tie sentenced to 20 years in jail for bribery

FORMER Everton star Li Tie has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for bribery. Li, 47, confessed to giving and receiving bribes, while also helping to fix matches. 5 Li Tie was Chinese national team manager between 2020 and 2021Credit: AFP 5 Li, 47, played for Everton between 2002 and 2006Credit: Getty The former…

Spurs’ 8/10 star just showed why Messi thought he could’ve joined Barcelona

Spurs’ 8/10 star just showed why Messi thought he could’ve joined Barcelona

Tottenham Hotspur’s poor run of form got even worse last night. Ange Postecoglou returned to Glasgow to take on Rangers in the Europa League, but instead of getting one over his old rivals, he oversaw a rather dismal 1-1 draw. However, while it ended a point a piece, the hosts were undoubtedly the better team…

5 Man City midfield targets named ahead of huge January transfer window

5 Man City midfield targets named ahead of huge January transfer window

Manchester City are reportedly plotting the acquisition of a major midfield reinforcement in January to help Pep Guardiola’s side break out of their dizzying downward spiral. The reigning Premier League champions were consigned to a demoralising 2-0 defeat to Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday night. City boast just one win from their previous…

Former Everton player Li Tie jailed for 20 years after confessing to match fixing

Former Everton player Li Tie jailed for 20 years after confessing to match fixing

Former Everton and China midfielder Li Tie has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for bribery, state media has reported. The 47-year-old, who served as head coach of the Chinese national team between 2019 and 2021, confessed earlier this year to fixing matches, accepting bribes, and offering bribes to land the job. 1 Li…

Liverpool boss Arne Slot handed major injury boost as two stars return from long layoffs ahead of clash with Fulham

Liverpool boss Arne Slot handed major injury boost as two stars return from long layoffs ahead of clash with Fulham

Two attackers have returned for leaders Liverpool ahead of the visit of Fulham  It comes amid Uruguayan striker Darwin Nunez’s poor form in front of goal LISTEN NOW: It’s All Kicking Off! Mason Mount? Marcus Rashford? Joshua Zirkzee? Who should Manchester United sell to raise funds? By LEWIS STEELE and ABDI RASHID Published: 10:35 GMT,…

Chelsea fans have Borat flag confiscated by police in Kazakhstan ahead of 3-1 victory over Astana

Chelsea fans have Borat flag confiscated by police in Kazakhstan ahead of 3-1 victory over Astana

Chelsea beat Astana 3-1 in the Europa Conference League on Thursday Some of the travelling fans brought a Borat inspired flag to the match    LISTEN NOW: It’s All Kicking Off! Mason Mount? Marcus Rashford? Joshua Zirkzee? Who should Manchester United sell to raise funds? By SPENCER MORGAN Published: 10:35 GMT, 13 December 2024 | Updated:…

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Former Everton star jailed for 20 YEARS in China after accepting over £12MILLION in bribes

Former Everton star jailed for 20 YEARS in China after accepting over £12MILLION in bribes

Former Everton midfielder Li Tie has been jailed for 20 years for corruption The 47-year-old is said to have accepted bribes during his time as China boss LISTEN NOW: It’s All Kicking Off! Mason Mount? Marcus Rashford? Joshua Zirkzee? Who should Manchester United sell to raise funds?  By ADRIAN BISHOP Published: 10:14 GMT, 13 December…

Pedro Martinez Losa: Scotland Women head coach role departs after failing to qualify for Euro 2025 | Football News

Pedro Martinez Losa: Scotland Women head coach role departs after failing to qualify for Euro 2025 | Football News

Pedro Martinez Losa has left the Scotland Women head coach role after they failed to qualify for Euro 2025. The 48-year-old was given a new contract by the Scottish FA taking him through to the 2027 World Cup, but the decision has been taken to part company with him now. More to follow…. This is…

Richard Gould says the sale of the eight Hundred franchises can secure county cricket

ECB chief Richard Gould confident sale of the eight Hundred franchises can bankroll county cricket for the ‘next 20 to 25 years’

The bidding process from private investors is nearing its second phase  The ECB believe they can easily surpass their minimum target of £350m By LAWRENCE BOOTH Published: 10:04 GMT, 13 December 2024 | Updated: 10:04 GMT, 13 December 2024 ECB chief executive Richard Gould has insisted the sale of the eight Hundred franchises can bankroll…

Arsenal in “serious danger” of losing £200k-per-week starter after N5 talks

Arsenal in “serious danger” of losing £200k-per-week starter after N5 talks

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta faces the very real prospect of losing a mainstay player in his starting eleven after a behind-the-scenes development at N5 this week. Arsenal take on Everton in must-win Premier League game Following the Gunners’ 1-1 draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage, Premier League leaders Liverpool remain six points above Arteta’s side…

Former England manager accuses Pep Guardiola of ‘losing trophies’ due to ‘arrogance’

Former England manager accuses Pep Guardiola of ‘losing trophies’ due to ‘arrogance’

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Former England manager Fabio Capello has described Pep Guardiola as “arrogant” and accused the Manchester City boss of costing his teams trophies. Guardiola…

Bruno Fernandes responds to latest Andre Onana blunder in Europa League

Bruno Fernandes responds to latest Andre Onana blunder in Europa League

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes launched a strong defence of his teammate Andre Onana after the goalkeeper endured another game to forget. Three minutes into the second half of United’s Europa League tie away to Czech outfit Viktoria Plzen, Onana fired a tame pass in the vague direction of Matthijs de Ligt. Pavel Sulc gratefully…

Revealed: Police crackdown on ‘dodgy’ Firesticks continues as full list of target areas revealed – after father-of-two was jailed for more than three years for selling them

Revealed: Police crackdown on ‘dodgy’ Firesticks continues as full list of target areas revealed – after father-of-two was jailed for more than three years for selling them

Police are visiting homes across the UK in a bid to get tough on those supplying ‘dodgy’ Firesticks which allow sports fans to illegally stream matches on their TV. The devices resemble their Amazon counterparts but are hacked or ‘jailbroken’ to give access to paywalled content for free.  There has been a clampdown on the…

Jamie Carragher names major Man United star they should ‘consider selling’ alongside Marcus Rashford, who he says will NEVER win a title as the club’s leading man

Jamie Carragher names major Man United star they should ‘consider selling’ alongside Marcus Rashford, who he says will NEVER win a title as the club’s leading man

Jamie Carragher has named the huge Manchester United star that they should ‘consider selling’ and has claimed the stalwart is ‘not a great player’. The Red Devils swapped beleaguered boss Erik ten Hag for Portuguese manager Ruben Amorim in October with the club stranded in 14th in the table. The former Sporting Lisbon coach has had a…

Pep Guardiola reveals Man City’s dismal form has left him unable to eat properly and struggling to sleep at night as legendary boss finally lets his guard down

Pep Guardiola reveals Man City’s dismal form has left him unable to eat properly and struggling to sleep at night as legendary boss finally lets his guard down

Pep Guardiola revealed how Manchester City’s struggles have affected him The champions have won just one of their last ten games in all competitions LISTEN NOW to It’s All Kicking Off!: Why can’t Chelsea win the league? They made seven changes and still scored five. Do you think Liverpool could do that?  By ADRIAN BISHOP…

49ers' De'Vondre Campbell leaves sideline during loss to Rams because he 'didn't want to play'

49ers’ De’Vondre Campbell leaves sideline during loss to Rams because he ‘didn’t want to play’

Getty Images The San Francisco 49ers‘ playoff hopes took a massive hit with their Week 15, 12-6 loss to the rival Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night. It was a matchup heavily affected by rain and the first game of the 2024 season to feature zero touchdowns. This was probably not a game many fans wanted…

Pep Guardiola now leading Barcelona in race to sign £50m star for Man City

Pep Guardiola now leading Barcelona in race to sign £50m star for Man City

Manchester City are now leading Barcelona in the race to sign a £50m player for Pep Guardiola in 2025. Man City’s woeful form continues with 2-0 defeat to Juventus The Sky Blues’ woeful run of form continued on Wednesday evening in the Champions League after a 2-0 defeat to Juventus. It is now just one…