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Andy Burnham: Prime Minister says drinking ban in stands at football matches could be scrapped | Football News
23 September 2026 Off

Andy Burnham: Prime Minister says drinking ban in stands at football matches could be scrapped | Football News

By Total Football News

Prime Minister Andy Burnham still wants to see beer return to football stands.

Currently, it is against the law to drink in the stands at football game. It was made illegal in 1985 due to concerns about hooliganism.

But Burnham – an Everton fan – said before he entered Downing Street that such a ban was wrong.

And, speaking while on a trip to the UN in New York, he

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Preston: Chairman Craig Hemmings stands down as club seeks new investment
11 October 2025 Off

Preston: Chairman Craig Hemmings stands down as club seeks new investment

By Total Football News

Hemmings succeeded his late father, Trevor, when becoming Preston’s chairman in June 2019.

Since then, they have continually remained in the Championship. They finished between ninth and 13th for five straight campaigns, but only survived relegation on the final day of last season with a 20th-placed finish.

However, after an extensive summer of rebuilding under manager Paul Heckingbottom, they have the most expensively-assembled squad in the club’s history and currently

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Champions League qualification: How Premier League race stands and why England could get five spots
26 February 2025 Off

Champions League qualification: How Premier League race stands and why England could get five spots

By Total Football News

Each country’s league earns a coefficient ranking based on how their teams perform in Uefa’s three men’s club competitions: the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League.

Coefficient points are earned through match results – two for a win and one for a draw.

The points earned by clubs from the same domestic league are added up and divided by the number of clubs the league has in Europe.

For

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Fulham 0-0 Southampton: New boss Ivan Juric watches from stands as Saints claim point
22 December 2024 Off

Fulham 0-0 Southampton: New boss Ivan Juric watches from stands as Saints claim point

By Total Football News

Martin had taken Southampton back into the Premier League after beating Leeds United in the Championship play-off final at Wembley in May, but admitted he had been “embarrassed” by his side’s lowly top-flight points total before his near-18-month spell in charge came to an abrupt end.

Just as for the 2-1 Carabao Cup quarter-final loss against Liverpool on Wednesday, interim boss Simon Rusk led them from the dugout, with Juric’s

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