Month: September 2019

Accrington striker Billy Kee is undergoing specialist treatment for depression, anxiety and bulimia, the Sky Bet League One club have announced. Kee has not played during the current campaign and did not report back for pre-season training over the summer due to “personal reasons”. The 28-year-old has spoken openly in the past about his struggles…

Roma sporting director Gianluca Petrachi says Henrikh Mkhitaryan made financial sacrifices to leave Arsenal and move on loan to the Italian capital. Mkhitaryan joined Roma until the end of the season on the European deadline day last week, a season and a half after moving to Arsenal from Manchester United in exchange for Alexis Sanchez.…

Christian Eriksen has been defended by Denmark team-mates following criticism of his performance at the weekend. Denmark were held to a 0-0 draw by Georgia, with Eriksen unable to unlock the hosts’s defence in Tbilisi. The Danish press centered much of their criticism on the Tottenham playmaker but team-mate Simon Kjaer has leapt to his defence. Kjaer…

When the climate campaign group Extinction Rebellion occupied five prominent sites in central London in April 2019, just six months after it launched, it became one of the biggest civil disobedience events in recent British history. Over 11 days of demonstrations, thousands of activists marched, blocked bridges, glued themselves to trains and parked a pink…

Image credits: Getty Images We wouldn’t be the only ones to say that Lucy Boynton has already proved herself to possess an endless font of talent. The actress—who shot to fame after starring in her breakout role as Mary Austin in bio-pic Bohemian Rhapsody—and who will also appear in another sure-fire on-screen success, the much-anticipated…

Do you know what your clothes are made from? If the label says ‘rayon’ or ‘viscose’ then it’s likely that you’re wearing the rainforest, possibly from Canada, Indonesia or the Amazon, which continues to be ravaged by the estimated 2,500 active fires spreading throughout Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. The plant-based fibres used for much of…

On Wednesday September 4, Johannesburg-based designer Thebe Magugu became the first African designer to be awarded the LVMH Prize. The 26-year-old was presented the accolade – which comes with a €300,000 grant and one-year mentorship – by Nicolas Ghesquière’s muse, Oscar-winning Swedish actress Alicia Vikander. The newly renamed Karl Lagerfeld Prize (formerly the LVMH Special…

Laurent Koscielny’s desire to return to France this summer “transcended wage issues”, according to Bordeaux chairman Joe DaGrosa. The former Arsenal captain refused to travel on the Gunners’ pre-season tour this summer over his desire to leave the club and return to Ligue 1. Koscielny was criticised for his stance but DaGrosa has explained why the…

Stephen Ireland claims Alex McLeish promised to ‘ring Sir Alex about you’ while he was at Aston Villa. Ireland, who established himself in five fine years at Manchester City, moved to Villa in 2010. It was there that he worked for a “really, really horrendous” former Liverpool manager and saw his stock fall drastically, joining…

REAL’S ALTERNATIVE TO POGBA ‘Man Utd tipped to sign Declan Rice for ‘above £90million’ in January transfer window’ reads the Daily Express headline. Ooh, tell me more. ‘Manchester United have “every chance” of signing West Ham midfielder Declan Rice, according to Noel Whelan.’ Oh. Stand down, everyone. We can’t lie, that is the quality of…