Continuing the series that looks at those thankfully rare times in football history when fans went to a football match but never made it home afterwards. (For Part One click here; Part Two here; Part Three here; Part Four here; Part Five here; and Part Six here). 1982 was a bad year for Stadium disasters. Within the period of less ...
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Moses departs Chelsea
After nine years as a Chelsea player, Victor Moses has finally left the club. The Nigerian international has signed a two-year contract with Russian side Spartak Moscow. Moses had an erratic career at Stamford Bridge, going from perennial loanee to a vital part of Antonio Conte’s squad that won the Premier League title in 2016 – 2017, exceling in a ...
Read More »Russians want Serge Aurier
Spartak Moscow want to sign Spurs right-back Serge Aurier. The Ivorian has lost his first-team place in North London this season since the arrival of Matt Doherty from Wolves and has yet to play a single minute of football in the current campaign. He has been an unused substitute in both league games, and also in their Europa League tie ...
Read More »John Terry future still uncertain
Speculation about the future of John Terry continues to swirl, with events taking a few more twists and turns over the weekend. First emerged stories that he was set to become Chelsea’s under-23 coach, reportedly on a salary of £800,000 a year. However, that rumour was then scotched as fake news, with sources close to the club insisting that there ...
Read More »John Terry makes surprise Russia move
John Terry is set to end speculation about his immediate future by signing for Russian side Spartak Moscow. Terry, who is a free agent, was heavily linked with a move back to Aston Villa, where he spent last season, as well as Rangers, whilst he was also rumoured to have offers from Sky to become a TV pundit. Instead he ...
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