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Mikel Arteta: Arsenal boss told job cuts made to “achieve the success we want to create”
16 October 2026 Off

Mikel Arteta: Arsenal boss told job cuts made to “achieve the success we want to create”

By Total Football News

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says he was told the club’s decision to cut 60 jobs had been made to “achieve the success we want to create”.

Gunners chief executive Richard Garlick informed staff this week that Arsenal‘s workforce would be reduced across a number of departments.

The cuts are set to affect up to seven per cent of Arsenal‘s 871 permanent staff, but will affect neither coaching nor

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West Ham: Fans told to stop ‘anti-Palestine’ chant about Manor Solomon
21 August 2026 Off

West Ham: Fans told to stop ‘anti-Palestine’ chant about Manor Solomon

By Total Football News

West Ham have urged fans to banish an “offensive and divisive” chant that was heard during their opening Championship match of the season against Burnley.

The club said they are aware of the chant relating to winger Manor Solomon, containing an “anti-Palestine message”, being sung by a section of away supporters at Turf Moor in last Sunday’s 2-2 draw.

Israel winger Solomon was recently signed from Tottenham and has had

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Sheffield Wednesday: Preferred bidder told club will face 15-point penalty next season
15 April 2026 Off

Sheffield Wednesday: Preferred bidder told club will face 15-point penalty next season

By Total Football News

The EFL has informed the preferred bidder for Sheffield Wednesday that the club will start next season in League One with a 15-point penalty.

Arise Capital Partners, a consortium led by David Storch, was named preferred bidder last month after a previous takeover of the administration-hit club fell through.

Storch said in a statement that the group wants the EFL to recognise the “unique” nature of the League One-bound club’s

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Nigel Farage was invited to Ipswich Town meeting, BBC told
30 March 2026 Off

Nigel Farage was invited to Ipswich Town meeting, BBC told

By Total Football News

After that initial exchange, however, Reform is understood to have contacted the club before a visit at the stadium was ultimately arranged.

During that visit, Farage took a tour of the stadium and was allowed to pose for photos and film a promotional video, which included the club’s branding and sponsors.

In the 30-second clip, he can be seen holding a “Farage 10” shirt and sitting in the home dressing

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Aston Villa stewards told they could miss Maccabi Tel Aviv match
18 October 2025 Off

Aston Villa stewards told they could miss Maccabi Tel Aviv match

By Total Football News

Requests to miss the match must be submitted at least four working days before the fixture.

On Thursday, West Midlands Police said it supported the ban, adding that it had classified the fixture as “high risk” based on current intelligence and previous incidents, including “violent clashes and hate-crime offences” between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv fans before a match in Amsterdam in November 2024.

More than 60 people were arrested

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Sheffield Wednesday players told they will not be paid on time again
30 September 2025 Off

Sheffield Wednesday players told they will not be paid on time again

By Total Football News

Crisis club Sheffield Wednesday have told their players they will not be paid on time this month with Tuesday’s pay day for September’s wages set to be missed.

BBC Radio Sheffield reports that the club’s hierarchy have informed the playing staff of the situation, with a decision about the salaries of non-playing staff yet to be confirmed.

Failure to pay players or staff will result in further sanction from the

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Paul Mullin: Wrexham cult hero told not to give up on Championship dream
18 June 2025 Off

Paul Mullin: Wrexham cult hero told not to give up on Championship dream

By Total Football News

Mullin was out of matchday squads for the final three months of last season and did not feature in a league fixture after January.

Having not previously spoken publicly about his first-team exile, Mullin’s emotion was clear as he discussed the situation with mental performance coach Dan Donnachie in front of the cameras.

Having missed the start of the season after back surgery, Mullin said he had not completely recovered

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Manchester United: Alejandro Garnacho told he can leave by head coach Ruben Amorim
24 May 2025 Off

Manchester United: Alejandro Garnacho told he can leave by head coach Ruben Amorim

By Total Football News

Chelsea were close to doing a deal with the 20-year-old in January but in the end it failed to materialise.

New Serie A champions Napoli were also keen on the forward, who was born in Spain and joined United’s academy from Atletico Madrid in October 2020.

Asked about Garnacho on Saturday, before Sunday’s final Premier League game of the season against Aston Villa, Amorim said: “I will speak with my

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