And finally… break’s over II

Supporter representatives on the FA Council have contacted the FA chairman over the apparent lack of consultation on the introduction of a winter break.

The FA, Premier League and EFL today announced the introduction of a winter break in English football for the first time, starting from the 2019/20 season.

During this week's international break, former England international David James will be helping football fans across the country overcome their boredom in a bid to stop them making impulsive bets.

The World Cup’s well underway, and there’s been goals and incidents galore. From VAR penalties to long-range screamers we’ve had the lot, but we fear for Milad Mohammadi that this particular clip may live longer in the memory than any act of brilliance at this summer’s tournament. Shades of Zaire 1974 levels of farce as the Iranian attempts a throw-in…