Moving league games abroad affects sporting and cultural integrity. This weekend's Morning Star column on a proposal that has been brewing for a while and looks set to become a reality this year.

Oasis are the greatest band of all time. Croke Park tonight was tune after tune after tune. Utterly relentless. Took my 10 year old son to his first gig, he was spellbound by it.

"Sensible application" sounds more like inconsistent application, which isn't good.

Man United v Arsenal is proving it's very much not a showcase match.

My article from Anfield on Friday night for the Morning Star is now online. An evening of commemoration and celebration.

Aston Villa were last taken over at the beginning of the 2018-19 season Most owner funding at English clubs since then*: • Chelsea: £1.174bn • 𝗔𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮: £𝟲𝟬𝟭𝗺 • Everton: £599m • Fulham: £579m • Arsenal: £329m *To end of 2023-24 season

To celebrate the new era of Stadio, we made a video showcasing what we love about football, featuring the Stadio community and some of our favourite people. We hope you enjoy it; if you do, please share.

Rare to see a well-executed knee slide these days. Federico Chiesa one of few to adapt the celebration successfully to these hybrid grass pitches.

Everton lineup with Grealish vs Leeds. 4-4-1-1 in defence, 4-1-4-1 in attack.

The application of handball continues to make no senesi

The Bandits, Proud Mary, The Hiss, Nylon Pylon, Oasis.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds are planning an expansion of their stadium to a capacity of 15,000, enabling them to meet US Soccer’s Pro League Standards for Division One sanctioning. Rendering below from Pittsburgh Riverhounds.

Morning Star: Rental costs now consume over 1/3 of average salary #TomorrowsPapersToday

He's still got Chelsea's Club World Cup trophy!