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Almost half of the people in the UK would consider ending a friendship with someone over their views on Israel-Palestine, a new poll has revealed. Polling company More In Common UK asked 2,000 people whether finding out a friend had a different position on Israel and its treatment of the Palestinians would lead to them severing their relationship. The survey found that 43 percent of pro-Palestine respondents said it would, while 46 percent of pro-Israel respondents also said it would. The polling also found that 75 percent did not feel comfortable talking about the issue on social media, while around…
Nov 20, 2025, 12:04 PM ETThe stage is almost set for the 2026 World Cup, which begins June 11 and concludes with the final July 19. Here’s what to know about the draw.When is the World Cup draw?The draw ceremony will be held at noon ET (5 p.m. GMT) at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5.- O’Hanlon: All 64 national teams that can still win the 2026 World Cup, rankedWho has qualified for the World Cup?So far, 42 of the 48 qualifiers are known. You can check out who’s in, and who else is still in the…
Every supporter – across general admission and hospitality – will undergo a search before entering the stadium, and these 100 per cent searches will continue up until and after kick-off. This change will bring LFC into line with current Premier League procedures and other clubs across the league.Fans are advised to arrive early at Anfield, with turnstiles opening two hours before kick-off for general admission and three hours before for hospitality, allowing enough time for the necessary checks before entry.More resources have been allocated at turnstiles to ensure this important safety and security update will have minimal impact on fans’…
Birmingham City have revealed new images of their planned 62,000-seater stadium.The stadium was announced during a launch event on Thursday and is to be developed by Heatherwick Studio and MANICA Architecture. It is set to be the centre-piece of the Sports Quarter project that the club’s chairman and co-owner Tom Wagner is leading – which will also incorporate a women’s stadium and other entertainment venues – and will cost approximately £1.2 billion. Image: Images were released during a launch event on Thursday. “We could not be more excited to share this incredible design with so many people who played an…
Sadio Mané has said he rejected a move to Manchester United a year before signing for Liverpool because he was “not convinced” by Louis van Gaal’s insistence that he would play ahead of Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie and Ángel Di María.Senegal forward Mané, speaking on the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast, revealed he held talks with then-United manager Van Gaal in the summer of 2015 during his time at Southampton.Mané ultimately rejected United and sealed a £36 million ($47m) move to Liverpool 12 months later, where he would help inspire Jurgen Klopp’s team to success in the Champions League and…
Referees’ chief Howard Webb has denied that his former staff member lost her position as an international football referee because she complained a coach “manhandled” her.Lisa Benn, 34, alleges she was grabbed and threatened by an assistant referee coach and unfairly lost her position on FIFA’s international officials list because she lodged a grievance.Months after the incident, Benn went from fifth to sixth in Professional Game Match Officials Limited’s (PGMOL) nominations to the football governing body.PGMOL’s chief refereeing officer Webb, himself previously a high-profile Premier League referee, told an employment tribunal on Thursday that the Women’s Super League (WSL) official…
Israel plans to seize 180 hectares (1800 dunams) of privately owned land in the occupied West Bank, claiming it wants to “develop an archaeological site.” Haaretz reported on Thursday that the targeted area sits near the town of Sebastia, north of Nablus. It contains tens of thousands of olive trees. The order covers land in Sebastia and the neighbouring village of Burqa. Local officials say it is the largest confiscation for archaeological purposes since 1967. The site in Sebastia dates back to the Bronze Age, around 3200 BCE. Israel argues the area is linked to the biblical city of Samaria,…
Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is facing a wave of criticism after joining US President Donald Trump at a White House dinner for the Saudi Arabian delegation. The Al-Nassr forward travelled as part of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s entourage during the kingdom’s first state visit to Washington since the murder of Middle East Eye journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. Ronaldo has become a prominent figure in Saudi Arabia’s efforts to raise the profile of its football league. As captain of the club, which is owned by the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund, he is seen as part of a broader push…
Sky Sports has confirmed it will show 16 more Premier League fixtures live across January and the start of February.The broadcast selections up to January 8 were released earlier this month, taking the total number of live games between New Year’s Day and Monday February to 37. From the new batch of fixtures, the headline news is that the Manchester derby between Man Utd and Man City will be shown live on Saturday January 17 at 12.30pm. Wolves vs Newcastle and Aston Villa vs Everton will be broadcast the following day, with the all-south-coast clash between Brighton and Bournemouth on…
Paul Pogba will be included in the AS Monaco squad to face Rennes on Saturday in Brittany and the plan is for him to play a few minutes, sources told ESPN on Thursday.Pogba, 32, has not played a single game in 26 months, since he featured for 28 minutes on Sept. 3, 2023 for Juventus against Empoli (2-0).He had never played in Ligue 1 in his career having left Le Havre for Manchester United when he was only 16.In August 2023, he tested positive for DHEA, a product which increase testosterone in your body, after a game against Udinese and…