Tag: legend

Middlesbrough: Kim Hellberg admires Boro legend Tony Mowbray ahead of showdown
20 August 2026 Off

Middlesbrough: Kim Hellberg admires Boro legend Tony Mowbray ahead of showdown

By Total Football News

Middlesbrough head coach Kim Hellberg has spoken of his admiration for former Boro boss Tony Mowbray ahead of their first meeting in the dugout.

Hellberg’s side head to Ewood Park on Saturday (15:00 BST) to face Blackburn, who are playing the first home game of Mowbray’s second spell in charge of Rovers, more than nine years after his first began.

The Saltburn-born 62-year-old played nearly 350 league games for Boro

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Kenny Jackett: Watford legend and former Wales international dies
12 June 2026 Off

Kenny Jackett: Watford legend and former Wales international dies

By Total Football News

Watford legend and former Wales international Kenny Jackett has died at the age of 64.

Watford-born Jackett made 428 appearances for his hometown side during a one-club playing career that also saw him win 31 caps.

Forced to retire at the age of 28, following persistent knee injuries, he began a long coaching career which included spells in charge at Watford, Swansea City, Millwall, Wolves, Rotherham, Portsmouth and Leyton Orient.

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‘You legend. Manager loved it’ – Southampton’s Spygate WhatsApps revealed
1 June 2026 Off

‘You legend. Manager loved it’ – Southampton’s Spygate WhatsApps revealed

By Total Football News

New WhatsApp messages have revealed how Southampton orchestrated a spying campaign against their Championship rivals.

Junior members of staff told the independent disciplinary commission how head coach Tonda Eckert had placed them “under extreme pressure” to carry out a task they were clearly uncomfortable with and felt was morally wrong.

The exchanges are detailed in the written reasons of the League Arbitration Panel, appointed to hear Southampton’s appeal against being

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Eric Steele: A tribute as Rams legend Eric Steele retires from BBC Radio Derby
8 May 2026 Off

Eric Steele: A tribute as Rams legend Eric Steele retires from BBC Radio Derby

By Total Football News

So that is time on another season – and my 650th Derby County commentary for BBC Radio Derby – which came to a poignant end against Sheffield United.

That match also marked the final broadcast for a much‑loved colleague as Eric Steele hung up his microphone at the end of the campaign.

Eric and I have worked hundreds of games together since he returned to Radio Derby in 2018, beginning

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Tony Parkes: Blackburn Rovers legend dies at the age of 76
24 April 2026 Off

Tony Parkes: Blackburn Rovers legend dies at the age of 76

By Total Football News

Parkes joined Rovers from non-league Buxton in May 1970 and helped the team to the third-tier title in 1974-75.

In an obituary, Blackburn wrote of Parkes: “A tough-tackling and tireless midfield grafter, who was prepared to do the unspectacular leg work in the middle of the park, he also liked to run with the ball and was a difficult man to stop in full flight.

“Furthermore, he possessed

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Tony Parkes: BBC Radio Lancashire’s Andy Bayes’ tribute to Blackburn legend
24 April 2026 Off

Tony Parkes: BBC Radio Lancashire’s Andy Bayes’ tribute to Blackburn legend

By Total Football News

Tony’s Rovers story began in 1970, when he was plucked from non-league Buxton Town for a trial.

A striker turned midfielder, he became a constant presence – part of the 1974–75 promotion side under Gordon Lee, and again influential in the team that rose back to the second tier under Howard Kendall in 1980. A broken leg in 1981 ended his playing days but opened the door to a remarkable

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Snoop Dogg: Rap legend and Swansea City – the story behind football’s unlikeliest link-up
24 February 2026 Off

Snoop Dogg: Rap legend and Swansea City – the story behind football’s unlikeliest link-up

By Total Football News

It’s certainly done that.

Responsible for selling 35 million records worldwide, Snoop Dogg can now add record ticket sales to his resume.

The club have opened up sections of the away end because of the spike in interest, meaning not only have the ‘sold out’ signs gone up for the visit of Preston North End, the game is also set to see more Swansea fans in the ground than ever

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Seamus Coleman: The making of the £60k bargain who became an Everton legend
27 June 2025 Off

Seamus Coleman: The making of the £60k bargain who became an Everton legend

By Total Football News

Jump forward 400-odd appearances, Coleman is now in the dying embers of his career but his place as an Everton legend is secure.

It wasn’t always smooth sailing, and a leg break while playing for the Republic of Ireland, who he had captained at Euro 2016 the previous year, threatened his career.

But, like when he had been written off many times before, he bounced back again.

He was made

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Ange Postecoglou: Tottenham captain Son Heung-min says Australian is club ‘legend’
7 June 2025 Off

Ange Postecoglou: Tottenham captain Son Heung-min says Australian is club ‘legend’

By Total Football News

Tottenham captain Son Heung-min says sacked manager Ange Postecoglou is a “legend” who has “changed the trajectory of this club”.

Postecoglou, 59, was sacked on Friday just over two weeks after ending the club’s 17-year wait for silverware with victory in the Europa League final.

Spurs finished 17th in the Premier League after losing 22 out of 38 matches.

“Gaffer. You’ve changed the trajectory of this club,” Son posted on

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Luka Modric: Ballon d’Or to boardroom – why has Real Madrid legend invested in Swansea City?
15 April 2025 Off

Luka Modric: Ballon d’Or to boardroom – why has Real Madrid legend invested in Swansea City?

By Total Football News

It is not known how much Modric has invested in Swansea or what stake he has received – and that may never become clear if he simply adds to the US group that currently has a 77.4% share.

However, what the iconic Modric brings is worth more than just cash, with Swansea keen to capitalise on his global reach.

The club’s owners recently acknowledged they need to drive new income

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