Freddie Mercury with his mom, 1947

24 years ago today, two Leeds fans, Chris and Kev, were brutally attacked and killed going to a match in Istanbul. My sympathies go out to their families and friends. Some fans still think it’s ok to mock their deaths, it’s not - let’s end Tragedy Chanting now #PassionNotPoison

Mac Allister’s thunderbolt sinks Sheffield United and puts Liverpool top dlvr.it/T54nPL

Chris Wilder has lots of praise for 'world class' Liverpool and their supporters:

'A crowd that is absolutely united in what they want to achieve.'

Second half of the season Macca has been absolutely sensational. Our best player by a mile again tonight. Sensational Gerrard-esque goals, Messi-level assists, chasing back and winning the ball off people like Mascherano. He's doing everything.

Stefan Bajcetic also back in training next week, adds Klopp, along with Alisson, Alexander-Arnold and Jota.

Dismal 2024 for Vietnam as Indonesia move ahead

Exclusive: Leicester have sacked manager Willie Kirk after an investigation into an alleged relationship with a player.

Story: Suzy Wrack theguardian.com/football/2024/…

It was a real privilege to be involved in this representing The FSA yesterday. Fantastic work and the students were inspirational. With them and their peers involved, the future is bright to eradicate tragedy chanting #PassionNotPoison

The best thing every international team playing at the Euros could have done this week is give their players a holiday. But no, play them twice. Great move.

‘It’s like a dream’: Sven-Göran Eriksson embraces emotional Anfield moment dlvr.it/T4TBv8

This country gets weirder by the second.

It's a generational thing, but can't watch Costa Rica play without immediately thinking of Scotland.

'FIFA is implementing an unprecedented due diligence process in relation to the protection of workers involved in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, in line with FIFA’s responsibility under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.'

Yet: josimarfootball.com/world-cup-secu…

NEW | Could FIFA v FAs armband row be heading for the courts?
Danish FA chief Jakob Jensen says they are “looking into what are the legal options” after FIFA blocked their planned One Love campaign with threat of sporting sanctions, but that going to CAS is not an option ⬇️

88 minutes on the clock. Still another 15 minutes left for Germany to turn this around yet.

Really sad news about Davie Johnson. Had the pleasure of interviewing him once, many years ago. RIP Doc.

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It wasn’t about making a political statement – human rights are non-negotiable. That should be taken for granted, but it still isn’t the case. That’s why this message is so important to us.

Denying us the armband is the same as denying us a voice. We stand by our position.

The DFB-Team cover their mouths during the pre-match photos as Federal Minister of the Interior and Community, Nancy Faeser wears the #OneLove armband on the sidelines as Germany take on サッカー日本代表 🇯🇵 at #Qatar2022 #GER #JPN #GER JPN

There are always other ways to protest

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