Tag: City

27 March 2024 0

Stoke City supporters banned for tragedy chanting at Elland Road

By Total Football News

The force said the two men were in the away supporters’ section of the upper West Stand at the time, which is immediately above home fans.

Turner, 44, of Longport Road, Stoke-on-Trent, was fined £553 and ordered to pay £85 in costs and a £221 victim surcharge.

Lawton, 28, of Johnson Place, Stoke-on-Trent, was fined £120 and told to pay £85 in costs and a £48 victim surcharge.

Kevin Speight

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27 March 2024 0

Ashley Barnes: Norwich City striker banned from British racecourses

By Total Football News

Norwich City striker Ashley Barnes has been banned indefinitely from attending British horse racing meetings.

Barnes, 34, was placed on the British Horseracing Authority’s excluded list earlier this month.

The ban has been imposed because he did not co-operate with an ongoing BHA investigation.

Barnes joined Norwich from Burnley last summer and has scored seven goals in 33 games for the club, who are sixth in the Championship table.

In

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27 March 2024 0

Bristol City: How Championship club became a factory for homegrown talent

By Total Football News
Tommy Conway (left) puts his arms out to hug Sam Bell (right) following a goal
Forwards Tommy Conway (left) and Sam Bell (right) both came through Bristol City’s academy to their first team

Of the 38 Championship games Bristol City have played this season, almost 30% of the minutes have been played by homegrown players.

Ten players who have appeared for the first team this season have come through their youth set-up.

Some, such as goalkeeper Max O’Leary, leading scorer Tommy Conway, right-back Zak Vyner

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27 March 2024 0

Birmingham City FC in deal with council to buy land for new stadium

By Total Football News

Talks over the sale have been ongoing for weeks and have involved the club’s chairman Tom Wagner, chief executive Garry Cook and Birmingham City Council’s lead commissioner Max Caller, with West Midlands Mayor Andy Street acting as a mediator.

Up to 3,000 jobs could be created by developing the 48-acre site, which is just over a mile away from Birmingham city centre and less than a mile from the club’s

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25 March 2024 0

Norwich City: Stuart Webber comments about black players ‘do not reflect club’s views’

By Total Football News
Stuart Webber became Norwich sporting director after leaving Huddersfield Town
Stuart Webber became Norwich sporting director after leaving Huddersfield Town

Norwich City say comments by former sporting director Stuart Webber about five black players “do not in any way reflect the wider views” of the club.

Webber said in a newspaper interview that Raheem Sterling, Abu Kamara, Jonathan Rowe, Max Aarons and Jamal Lewis might have ended up “in jail” had they not become footballers.

His comment was widely condemned.

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22 March 2024 0

Leicester City: Championship club start legal proceedings against Premier League and EFL over alleged spending breaches

By Total Football News
General view inside Leicester's King Power Stadium
Leicester are second in the Championship with nine games to play after being overtaken by Leeds United

Leicester City have started “urgent” legal proceedings against the Premier League and English Football League (EFL) after being charged with allegedly breaking spending rules.

If found guilty, the Foxes could face a points deduction.

The club have also been placed under a transfer embargo by the EFL.external-link

Leicester have been referred to

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21 March 2024 0

Leicester City: Premier League charges Championship club for alleged breaches of financial rules

By Total Football News
Breaking news

Leicester City have been charged by the Premier League for allegedly breaking spending rules during their last three seasons in the top flight.

Leicester have been referred to an independent commission for breaching profit and sustainability rules (PSR) and failing to submit audited finances.

If found guilty, Leicester could face a points deduction.

The Championship leaders are also subject to a separate financial probe by the English Football League (EFL).

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19 March 2024 0

Howard Webb: VAR right to stay out of Liverpool-Man City penalty decision says referees’ chief

By Total Football News
Manchester City's Jeremy Doku challenges Liverpool's Alexis Mac Allister in the final seconds of their 1-1 Premier League draw
Manchester City’s Doku escaped giving away a penalty for this challenge on Liverpool’s Mac Allister in the final seconds of their 1-1 Premier League draw

Referees’ chief Howard Webb has said the video assistant referee (VAR) was right not to interfere as Liverpool were not given a late penalty in their recent 1-1 draw with Manchester City.

City winger Jeremy Doku caught Alexis Mac Allister with a high boot in

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19 March 2024 0

Gary Rowett: Birmingham City poised to bring back former manager as interim boss

By Total Football News
Gary Rowett left his job as Millwall manager in October
Gary Rowett left his job as Millwall manager in October

Birmingham City are poised to bring back popular former manager Gary Rowett as interim boss until the end of the season in a bid to end their alarming run of Championship results.

The 50-year-old, who has been doing media work since leaving Millwall in October, is in line to take charge in the continued absence of Tony Mowbray.

Assistant Mark

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12 March 2024 0

Cardiff City 2-1 Ipswich Town: Ryan Wintle and Callum O’Dowda strike in injury time

By Total Football News
Cardiff players celebrate with Callum O'Dowda
Callum O’Dowda’s strike against Ipswich Town was his first goal of the season for Cardiff City

Ipswich Town missed the chance to reclaim the second automatic promotion spot in the Championship as Cardiff City scored two injury-time goals to snatch a stunning victory.

Cardiff started strongly and should have taken an early lead but Perry Ng’s scuffed close-range effort was cleared off the line by Kieffer Moore.

Subdued during the

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