Guardian writers’ predicted position: 14th (NB: this is not necessarily Sophie Downey’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 3rd (WSL2) Prospects Just under 20 years since Charlton’s successful women’s team were disbanded after the men’s team’s relegation from the Premier League, they are finally back in the limelight and ready … Read more
Lloyd Jones struck Charlton’s seventh-minute opener after West Ham allowed a long throw-in to bounce inside their penalty area and Tyreece Campbell put Charlton 2-0 ahead when Konstantinos Mavropanos was dispossessed near his own penalty area after the break. “We created a lot of situations but we weren’t accurate enough in the boxes,” said former … Read more
“I’d love to join the reds” – Watch £42m Athletic Bilbao winger give conditions to join Liverpool as the reds declare interest Numerous wingers have been connected to Liverpool, and Nico Williams, who plays for La Liga team Athletic Bilbao, is the most recent name to surface. Liverpool and Manchester United have reportedly knocked on … Read more
Charlton’s US owners have put the club up for sale just three years after taking over at the Valley. The ownership group is understood to have engaged Oakwell Sports Advisory to find what would be the club’s fifth owner in the past six years. In a sales deck sent to potential investors, which has been … Read more
“This is the only rule I’m going to have for yous all season: ‘team first’,” says Gary Caldwell. The Wigan head coach’s Scottish accent booms over the gentle hum of a projector in a darkened classroom at the club’s Christopher Park training ground. “That is the one thing that we cannot ever go against,” he … Read more
The Athletic is poised to make its first big NFL hire since the Dianna Russini scandal rocked the newsroom, with CBS Sports insider Jonathan Jones in advanced talks to join the outlet — but not as her replacement. The veteran NFL reporter is expected to receive a title modeled after a senior NFL writer when … Read more
So far this summer, Dianna Russini has been among the biggest topics of conversation in the entire sports world. Her scandal with Mike Vrabel caught everyone’s attention, but even after their alleged relationship got exposed, the hits keep on coming. However, the media has remained largely quiet on the matter, with barely any references or … Read more
As time passes, more and more layers continue to be peeled back in the scandalous story involving New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and his alleged affair with The Athletic’s former NFL reporter Dianna Russini. One of those layers has included a peek behind the curtain into Russini’s salary with The New York Times, … Read more
The Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini saga continues to generate headlines, as The New York Times published a bombshell report about the scandal. Among other new details, it was revealed that Russini was earning nearly $800,000 prior to resigning from her role at The Athletic. What did the NFL world think of her $800,000 salary? … Read more
Former NFL insider Dianna Russini and New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel’s scandal has refused to go away. Months after the initial photos were published, new details continue to emerge. On Wednesday, The New York Times published a 5,000-word report on the controversy. Run a full NFL redraft where all 32 teams start from scratch, … Read more