Just when we thought we were safe talking about this one, the South Africa – Egypt match at Brentford tonight once again strays into doubt. The President of the Egyptian Football Association has complained to the BBC that none of the conditions in the contract …
Londonist has to say that, despite Charlton’s poor start to the season, we were still pretty gobsmacked when we learned on Monday night that a club who had employed its previous manager for almost 15 years had just shown the door to his successor after …
Now you see it, now you don’t. The surprise announcement a week ago that Leyton Orient’s Matchroom Stadium would host an international for the first time ever proved to be a touch premature as the Congolese Football Federation yesterday announced that their proposed game with …
The -ists this week had politics on the brain. And what goes better with politics? Partying– that’s two great tastes in one. Oh, and Kevin Federline…can’t forget about Kevin Federline. That’s three great tastes in one. -Chicagoist celebrated the election news but cried in their …
All go at the future Olympic venue. League One underachievers Leyton Orient are hankering for the main stadium once the games close. The 24th best side in the second-lowest league would be somewhat humble occupants of the Olympic cenrtrepiece. But the plucky little team are …
As we predicted last week, amidst the South African media’s prophecies of doom, the Mandela Challenge Match against Egypt will indeed go ahead next Wednesday, 15th November at Brentford’s Griffin Park with a 7:45pm kick off. Brentford now formally acknowledge the fixture and organisers Star …
London has overtaken Paris to become the city with Europe’s best jobs outlook.. It’s not often you hear this phrase but due to the UK’s “better weather conditions”, a friendly between Australia and Denmark will be held at QPR next year. A strange one. Today …
The Nelson Mandela Challenge football match between South Africa and Egypt scheduled to take place at Brentford’s Griffin Park stadium on Wednesday November 15th is in danger of being called off. Two weeks ago, the South Africa Times announced that this annual fundraiser would be …
Word has escaped from the huddle over West Ham’s books that a deal to finalise the new ownership of the club could be close. Those old friends of the media, Sources Close, have hinted to The Guardian that the “due diligence” process, where the buyer …
Poor old Liz has put her back out (we didn’t know Phillip still had it in him – being gagged so often must have got his goat up) and while she couldn’t make the actual races (a lot of long faces there we expect) being …
Let’s take a look back at a week that raised this Zen koan: if Kevin Federline got into a wrestling ring with a wrestler, who would you root for? Austinist was in an entertainment state of mind as they covered the dickens out of the …
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