The former prime minister Sir Tony Blair was keen on an idea to relocate the Premier League football side Wimbledon FC to Belfast in the late 1990s. Previously confidential state papers include a note from 1997 described as “following up earlier informal discussions about the possibility of an English Premier […]
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Who went home? Who can’t lose at home? Who could not go home? Where will an Irishman, an Englishman and an Ecuadorian be chasing a Slovenian this weekend? Saudi Arabia Italy Spain Czech Republic The great Nobby Stiles died last weekend at the age of 78. Including Stiles, how many […]
ON THE ROAD: ‘Zombie’ Halloween fixture against MK Dons proves ironic pre-cursor to Plough Lane return… AFC Wimbledon have waited 30 years but they are FINALLY heading home AFC Wimbledon return to Plough Lane on Tuesday for the first time in 30 years There was an irony to facing MK […]
In a scruffy prefab at West Ham United’s coaching floor a bunch of unlikely lads are being primped and primed for a glamorous picture shoot. They are attempting out three new kits, sponsored by Umbro, in preparation for a tour of the US. Midfielder James Stevens has misplaced round 50lb […]