Shoppers outside Nike’s flagship London store on Oxford Street weren’t impressed with the change (Image: Nigel Howard/Daily Express) Football fans have voiced outrage at the changes made to the new England men’s football shirt ahead of the 2024 European Championships. It comes after the traditional red St George’s Cross embroidered on the back of the...
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Restore original St George’s Cross to England football kit – sign our petition
The Daily Express is calling on the Football Association and Nike to restore the St George’s Cross to its original form on the new England kit. You can sign the petition here. The traditional red cross, a symbol of national pride and unity, has been replaced with a multicoloured version on the nation’s new kit....
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Bukayo Saka: Arsenal forward pulls out of England squad with minor muscle issue
Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka has withdrawn from the England squad due to a minor muscle issue. Saka has been in fine form for Arsenal this season as they sit top of the Premier League and prepare for a Champions League quarter-final clash with Bayern Munich. But the 22-year-old will miss friendlies against Brazil on Saturday...
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Outraged fans demand Nike recalls England’s official kit for Euro 2024 after it changed St George’s Cross from red to light blue and purple – as manufacturer claims ‘playful update’ will ‘unite and inspire’
Nike has caused fury among England football fans for going ‘woke‘ after giving the country’s kit a controversial overhaul by altering the St George’s flag. The American sportswear company switched the traditional red cross for one featuring navy, light blue and purple on the shirt which costs up to £125. Supporters and commentators have blasted...
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Ben White rejected England after remark from Steve Holland about interest in football – Paper Talk
The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers… DAILY TELEGRAPH The rift that led to Ben White’s self-imposed England exile began with a barbed comment from Gareth Southgate’s assistant Steve Holland in front of team-mates at the World Cup in Qatar in 2022. The International Cricket Council has been urged to take control of...
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Nigel Farage rages at major change to new England football kit: ‘Absolute joke!’
Furious Nigel Farage hit out at a change to the St George’s Cross on new England football kits. The kits for the Three Lions unveiled by Nike ahead of the Euros feature a cross on the collar of the shirt with a blue and purple horizontal stripe rather than the traditional white and red symbol....
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Louis Rees-Zammit: NFL scouts to watch ex-Wales rugby star at Pro Day
The chances of at least making a training squad are greater than usual this year. For the first time, all 32 NFL franchises will be given an additional place in their practice squads specifically for those who have come through the IPP. NFL franchises will be able to add IPP players to their practice-squad rosters...
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NFL: Praise Olatoke swapping athletics for shot at American football
American football has grown exponentially in the UK over the past decade. Yet still, there are probably not many kids kicking about the playgrounds of Glasgow’s schools telling their pals they are going to play in the NFL one day. Olatoke, on the other hand, told anyone who would listen. “You could ask my friends...
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NFL free-agency: Kirk Cousins, Chris Jones and Derrick Henry among biggest 2024 deals
A battering ram of a running back, Derrick Henry has been the NFL’s best since coming into the league in 2016, being named 2020’s Offensive Player of the Year. But Tennessee are in the midst of a rebuild and running backs are thought to be in decline once they turn 30, as Henry did in...
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Premier League new rules for 2023/24 season: Injury-time and offside changes introduced this year | Sporting News United Kingdom
The start of the 2023/24 Premier League season brought huge excitement as the cycle of English top-flight domestic football returned in August. The summer months were packed with action, including the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, busy preseason schedules, and buzz of the transfer rumour mill ahead of the new campaign. However, alongside some of...
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NFL Combine 40 times tracker: Who has the fastest 40-yard dash in 2024 draft? | Sporting News United Kingdom
Who would’ve thought running in a straight line for five seconds could be so entertaining? The 40-yard dash kicks off each day at the NFL Scouting Combine with participating athletes running in the event. Whether it’s watching defensive backs and running backs blaze 40 yards in pursuit of John Ross’ 4.22-second record or seeing which...
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Top girls’ football league faces being shut down by the Football Association for refusing to allow a boy to play in its matches
The FA has threatened the West Riding Girls Football League with sanctions By Daisy Graham-Brown Published: 00:32 BST, 3 March 2024 | Updated: 10:22 BST, 3 March 2024 One of the biggest girls’ football leagues in the country faces being shut down by the Football Association for refusing to allow a boy to play in...