League top champions

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CONTE MADE THE FALL-GUY When Antonio Conte began to use his press conferences to publicly absolve himself of responsibility for the club’s decline in his second season, it was Granovskaia who made it clear to the Italian he would be the fall-guy. … [Read more...] about Meet Marina Granovskaia, the most powerful woman in football who runs Chelsea for absent owner Roman Abramovich

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Coronavirus latest – Schools should be last to close and first to reopen if there is a second wave of Covid-19, with regular testing for pupils and teachers, the children’s commissioner for England, Anne Longfield, has insisted. Pubs, restaurants and non-essential shops should be shut ahead of schools in the case of emergency restrictions, with attendance of children in nurseries and primaries prioritised over secondaries if necessary. The government’s failure to impose special border measures such as mandatory self-isolation in the run-up to lockdown was “a serious mistake”, MPs conclude in a damning report in which they cite evidence suggesting thousands of cases arrived from overseas as a result. … [Read more...] about Wednesday briefing: Strife-torn Lebanon reels from Beirut port explosion

That’s an excellent spot, Karin, but it’s not quite a record. Our first thought was Italy in the days when backpasses were still allowed, and Serie B didn’t disappoint. In 1991-92, the last season before the introduction of the backpass law, both Brescia and Ancona were promoted after drawing 21 of their 34 league games. Ancona’s away record was particularly special: 19 games, one win, 15 draws (F-I-F-T-E-E-N), nine of them goalless. And to think some people thought the backpass law was a bad idea. … [Read more...] about Footballers who have had club shirts retired having played very few games