An independent regulator should have a role in setting football ticket prices because top-flight matches are often too expensive for working class supporters to attend, an MP has claimed. Labour’s Ian Byrne, who represents Liverpool West Derby, told fellow MPs: “The reality is that prices are far too high already, especially for younger fans.” Referring...
Jonny Humphries BBC News, Liverpool Greater Manchester Police Lewis Jones subjected a six-year-old girl to a prolonged and violent sexual assault Police failings and workload pressures left a dangerous sexual predator free to snatch a six-year-old girl off the streets, the BBC has learned. Lewis Jones, then 23, subjected his young victim to a violent...
Everton midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure opens up about the racist abuse he suffered after February’s Merseyside derby, as he takes part in the Premier League’s No Room For Racism scheme. Watch Football Focus on Saturday 12 April at 11:00 BST on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and app. Get all the latest Everton...
Should Diogo Jota’s goal for Liverpool have been ruled out for offside, or should Luis Diaz have been flagged for offside? Former England goalkeeper Joe Hart explains why – by the letter of the law – the goal was legitimate, but frustrating all the same. WATCH: Match of the Day on BBC iPlayer READ: ‘Reckless’...
Match of the Day’s Micah Richards and Joe Hart discuss James Tarkowski’s “reckless Merseyside tackle of old” on Liverpool’s Alexis Mac Allister, and say Everton “were fortunate to still have 11 players on the pitch”. MATCH REPORT: Liverpool claim Merseyside bragging rights and close in on Premier League title Available to UK users only. Read...