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European Super League: Owners 'have broken' fans' trust SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The formation of the European Super League came to light in April 2021 but collapsed just two days later with all six English teams pulling out following a furious backlash from players, fans and politicians - including Prime Minister Boris Johnson . Most of this stemmed from concerns about elitism and the lack of competitiveness within the competition, as it would have only involved high-ranking teams from a few European countries. Fans accused the clubs owners of "selling out". Related articles Brexit LIVE: Row erupts as Bank of England furious with new masterplan Varadkar goads next PM and accuses Britain of … [Read more...] about ‘Brexit in football!’ European chief outlines Super League dream ‘WITHOUT the English’

Northern Ireland: Leo Varadkar discusses protocol row SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info In a move unlikely to endear him to Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak - one of who will be PM by the time Mr Varadkar returns to his old job before the end of the year - the Fine Gael leader’s spokesman claimed this year’s Stormont elections had in effect been a vote of confidence in the mechanism for preventing a hard border on the island of Ireland. Related articles Sunak deserted as ex-Minister defects to Truss 'France and Germany count more' Poland blasts 'imperialist' EU He also dismissed claims by leading Dublin-based eurosceptic Anthony Coughlan that Mr Varadkar pulled the plug on talks which could have resolved … [Read more...] about Varadkar goads next PM and accuses Britain of ‘going back on word’ over hated Brexit deal

Rishi Sunak promises new Brexit delivery department SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The Tory leadership hopeful is facing a battle against the Bank of England (BoE) if she is successful in her bid for the top job after suggesting she will hand ministers the power to override City regulators, widely seen to be holding back post-Brexit reforms. The Foreign Secretary will allow ministers to "call in" regulatory decisions in the public interest if they feel watchdogs are being excessively cautious. Leadership rival Rishi Sunak has also promised to push ahead with this policy. The former Chancellor and his ally John Glen, former City minister, infuriated BoE governor Andrew Bailey by proposing the “call in” power as part of a new … [Read more...] about Brexit LIVE: Row erupts as Bank of England furious with new masterplan to override EU laws

Brexit: Ben Habib reveals his ‘concerns’ over military defence SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Brexit trade talks between the European Union and the UK were temporarily suspended this week after a negotiator from the EU’s Brexit team led by Michel Barnier tested positive for coronavirus. Each side now has less than six weeks to agree a deal. Express.co.uk spoke to a Brexit professor about why securing a Brexit deal will be far from the end of all negotiation between the EU and UK. Trending Britain formally left the EU on January 31, beginning a transition period which concludes on December 31, 2020. The relationship between the UK and the EU will remain the same in practice until the end of the transition … [Read more...] about Brexit trade deal: Why a Brexit deal will lead to even more debate?

Brexit: Liz Truss 'has not shown political will' says EU policy chief SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Under the withdrawal agreement , British citizens in Portugal were guaranteed protection for their social and employment rights within the country. For the 34,500 Brits living in Portugal to have their rights protected, they need biometric residency cards - but the Portuguese government has yet to provide these. This leaves the British residents unable to access healthcare, change jobs, or travel in and out of the country. Related articles Brexit: Ministers 'filling jobs with foreign workers' Brexit FURY as Varadkar unleashes border talks sabotage Political commentator Marina Purkiss mocked … [Read more...] about ‘Works both ways, bell***s!’ Leftie Remoaner mocks Brexiteers over holiday chaos

David Price trains ahead of Dereck Chisora bout SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Mr Chisora is set to headline Sky Sports Box Office's fight night on Saturday, as he takes on Ukrainian unbeaten champion Oleksandr Usyk, with the winner likely to face British heavyweight Anthony Joshua. The 36-year-old, who was born in Zimbabwe but moved to the UK 20 years ago, has often courted controversy throughout his lengthy career. Highlights of his 40-fight boxing journey have included beating Carlos Takem and Kevin Johnson, but his reputation was severely damaged after his bitter feud with former heavyweight king David Haye turned ugly. Trending But he has resurrected his career, and earned waves of new fans as a result - … [Read more...] about Nigel Farage’s stunned verdict after Dereck Chisora compares fight with Brexit row

Ferrari shuts down caller blaming Brexit on water shortage SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info LBC host Nick Ferrari has slapped down a caller who brought up Brexit during a debate over the cause of Britain's water woes. Mr Ferrari told the man mockingly: "T he fact we haven't got water is not down to Brexit." Related articles Brexit FURY as Varadkar unleashes border talks sabotage Sunak deserted as ex-Minister defects to Truss Siva, calling from Wimbledon in southwest London, told LBC: "Brexit hasn't worked, nothing has worked in this country for the last..." "Don't bring Brexit into it for goodness sake," interrupted Mr Ferrari. "The fact that we haven't got water is not down to Brexit. … [Read more...] about ‘For the love of God!’ Ferrari brutally shuts down caller blaming EU exit for shortages

Putin predicted to starve the West this winter if he loses Ukraine conflict SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Professor Lucas warned Russia 's president could play his last card if he cannot take any more territory in Ukraine this winter. Prof Lucas claimed that if Vladimir Putin fails to break the Ukrainians and stop them from receiving military aid from the West, then he will try to "freeze the West out" as a way to try and stop the ongoing support being offered to Ukraine. The academic also warned that the Russian people do not have the capacity to remove Putin from power as those in his inner circle are still supporting him. Western experts have been announcing this week that the European Union's plan to cripple the … [Read more...] about ‘Going to try and freeze us’ Putin tipped for final gamble in desperate bid to win Ukraine

China could pressure Taiwan with economic boycott says expert SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info China 's threatening rhetoric is showing no signs of letting up as another figure loyal to the ruling Communist Party proposes military action to take Taiwan. Beijing's new ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, warned that force could be used to attack the island. China's military has already conducted military drills near Taiwan for a week. Speaking today, Xiao said: "We can never rule out the option to use other means. So when necessary, when compelled, we are ready to use all necessary means. Related articles China outbreak: NEW potentially deadly virus puts officials on alert Xi Jinping’s endgame near as … [Read more...] about ‘We must stand up to China!’ UK given rallying call to arm island in potential Beijing war

Steven Seagal appears on Russian TV SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Vladimir Putin appeared to roll out Seagal to defend him in front of the press in the location where Ukrainian prisoners of war were attacked and murdered. Seagal defended Russia and claimed that HIMARS operated by Ukrainian troops killed 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war, despite evidence showing that Russia committed the crimes. The American actor, a long-time friend of Putin, called Ukrainian forces "Nazis" and blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for ordering the attack. Related articles Police launch urgent appeal in hunt for gang of youths Oil price crash: Jubilation for UK motorists as oil falls to £74 Seagal … [Read more...] about Putin rolls out pal Steven Seagal to clear Russia of POWs murder claims as Zelensky blamed