I T was a meeting and a statement which football fans have been waiting anxiously for but, despite its welcome conclusion, nobody should be pencilling April 30 into their diary.

The governing bodies are united in their commitment to getting the 2019-20 campaign finished, adding that the FA board had agreed to extend indefinitely the season end date.

The English Football League is to suspend all fixtures until April 3.

The Premier League is set to suspend fixtures until April, with at least seven clubs having players in quarantine.

Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has tested positive for coronavirus, the Premier League club have announced.

The Premier League has announced that the pre-match handshakes between both teams and officials will not take place until further notice due to fears over the spread of coronavirus.

IN early January, Chelsea and Nottingham Forest played out an entertaining FA Cup third round match at Stamford Bridge.

Former Liverpool and Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge’s contract with Turkish club Trabzonspor has been terminated by mutual consent.

The 2017 World Series Winners, The Houston Astros have been exposed as cheats; and this time the needle is not to blame.

Shamrock Rovers chairman Jonathan Roche says that he has been surprised by the level of opposition to a Hoops ‘B’ team participating in the First Division this season.

Manchester United, Chelsea, and Tottenham were all left scrambling forforwards on what was a damp squib of a transfer deadline day as last-minute panic left United desperately trying to seal a deal for random target Odion Ighalo.

“We are time’s subjects and time bids be gone,” wrote Shakespeare — the other one, not Craig at the King Power Stadium.

Eric Cantona's infamous kung-fu kick has been called football’s ‘JFK moment,’ when everyone of a certain age can remember where they were when it happened.

Primarily a left-back, Robinson will provide competition for Republic of Ireland international Enda Stevens, who has played every minute Sheffield in the Premier League this season.

Jurgen Klopp insisted on Christmas Eve that he is not a man to invite himself to a party without having something worth celebrating.

Sport, according to a popular saying, is a form of war by other means.

Just when a beautiful story, which famously began with a newspaper asking ‘Arsene Who?’ looked to be instead ending with a headline of‘Arsenal Who?’, the Gunners have taken one tiny step torediscovering their identity.

Two county chairmen have expressed doubts about the suitability of a video referee in inter-county Gaelic football and hurling.

Prior to Geneva, when did Ireland last start with 3-5-2?

Video Assistant Referees will finally make their debut in the Premier League this season, along with a mid-season break and a range of rule changes, but fans are being promised the end product won’t look too different.

Paul Rouse The extraordinary sums of money that now swirl around the Premier League in England are driven by television.

There are two definitions of ‘charisma’ in the dictionary - and while Jose Mourinho may prefer the description as a ‘divinely conferred power or talent’, we're sticking to the more traditional understanding of the word - a ‘compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others’.

Neil Lennon hopes Celtic have fended off Arsenal’s interest in Kieran Tierney — and warned they are ready to fight off the rest of the defender’s suitors.

Richard Dunne reckons the time is right to fast-track Troy Parrott into the senior international set-up after the 17-year-old striker took another major step forward by setting up a goal on his debut for Spurs, as they beat Juventus 3-2 in a friendly on Sunday.

People who watch live English Premiership football matches on illegal streaming sites on their computers, set top boxes and other devices will find the service blocked when the 2019/20 season kicks off next month following a court order.