Tag: work

Newcastle 2-2 Liverpool: Relief for Andoni Iraola but Reds have work to do
24 August 2026 Off

Newcastle 2-2 Liverpool: Relief for Andoni Iraola but Reds have work to do

By Total Football News

This remains a Liverpool side offering more questions than answers.

One significant question is the Cody Gakpo conundrum, which will roll into the final week of the transfer window.

If Liverpool do bring in two more attacking players then Gakpo may leave.

The club have been linked with Paris St-Germain’s Bradley Barcola and Ibrahim Mbaye and have had two bids rejected for Brighton‘s Yankuba Minteh.

Yet Dutchman Gakpo was

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Stoke City: ”Work to do in attack for the Potters’ – analysis
10 August 2026 Off

Stoke City: ”Work to do in attack for the Potters’ – analysis

By Total Football News

Stoke did what they had to do against an Oldham side that acquitted themselves well throughout in their Carabao Cup tie.

Viktor Johansson made several good saves behind a back four still coming together as a unit following Luke Graham’s arrival to replace Ashley Phillips and in the absence of injured Junior Tchamadeu and Aaron Cresswell.

The midfield has seen three new arrivals and remains a work in progress too,

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Aston Villa season preview: Can Unai Emery work magic again?
23 July 2026 Off

Aston Villa season preview: Can Unai Emery work magic again?

By Total Football News

There was a sense at Villa Park last season they were getting into a party they were not invited to by qualifying for the Champions League.

Villa gatecrashed the top five for the second time in three seasons, finishing fourth to comfortably secure entry to club football’s elite competition for 2026-27.

Emery has achieved this after inheriting a squad that was 14th in the table, three points above the

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EFL’s ‘Scan to Smile’ highlights community work
24 January 2026 Off

EFL’s ‘Scan to Smile’ highlights community work

By Total Football News

A new initiative highlighting the work of football club charities has been launched by the English Football League (EFL).

‘Scan to Smile’ will be rolled out in stadiums across the EFL from Friday until the end of January, with supporters invited to scan QR codes on posters displayed around grounds.

Each scan will unlock a short, uplifting story from a person whose life has been positively impacted by the support

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Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna: ‘There’s more work to do’
28 November 2025 Off

Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna: ‘There’s more work to do’

By Total Football News

Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna said that reaching the top six has not played into his thoughts as his side prepare to face Oxford United on Friday night (20:00 GMT).

The Tractor Boys have reached their highest position on the table so far this season following a win over Hull City, extending their undefeated streak to a sixth straight game.

But reaching fifth place is not something the Northern Irishman

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Oxford United’s Will Vaulks wins Fifpro award for mental health work
18 November 2025 Off

Oxford United’s Will Vaulks wins Fifpro award for mental health work

By Total Football News

Will Vaulks has won the Fifpro Players Voice award for his work in suicide prevention and mental health awareness.

Having lost two grandparents to suicide, the midfielder led Oxford’s Can We Talk? campaign in tribute to club legend Joey Beauchamp and Jack Badger, a young fan who took his own life shortly before World Mental Health Day.

The scheme has since launched suicide prevention workshops for Oxfordshire schools as well

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Mohamed Salah: Liverpool forward’s work ethic questionable – Wayne Rooney
6 October 2025 Off

Mohamed Salah: Liverpool forward’s work ethic questionable – Wayne Rooney

By Total Football News

Mohamed Salah’s “work ethic” has been questionable during Liverpool’s recent dip in form, says former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney.

A 2-1 defeat by Chelsea on Saturday was their third consecutive loss in all competitions and, coupled with Arsenal’s victory over West Ham, it allowed the Gunners to leapfrog the defending champions at the top of the table.

Egypt forward Salah was the Premier League’s top scorer as Liverpool won

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Derby County: David Clowes’ work with Jonathan Price ‘no secret’ – Stephen Pearce
22 May 2025 Off

Derby County: David Clowes’ work with Jonathan Price ‘no secret’ – Stephen Pearce

By Total Football News

Derby County owner David Clowes’ search for new investment has resulted in him working with the man who helped broker his takeover of the club.

Jonathan Price – founder of Union Rights Management, a company which promotes itself as a sales advisory service for sports business owners – earned £100,000 from the part he played in Clowes taking the club out of administration in the summer of 2022.

Price initially

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Coventry City: David Busst receives PFA award for work in community
16 May 2025 Off

Coventry City: David Busst receives PFA award for work in community

By Total Football News

Former Coventry City defender David Busst has received the Professional Footballers’ Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his work with the club’s community programme.

The PFA accolade, which recognises Busst’s work at the club and 22 years running the Sky Blues in the Community programme, was presented at City’s final game of the regular season against Middlesbrough at CBS Arena.

Having started his career with non-league Moor Green, Busst joined Premier

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Matt Bloomfield: Luton still have a huge amount of work to do
23 April 2025 Off

Matt Bloomfield: Luton still have a huge amount of work to do

By Total Football News

Luton Town are comfortable with their Championship survival hopes having been written off, says boss Matt Bloomfield.

The Hatters have won their past two games, and only goal difference is keeping them in the relegation zone.

“We’ve been written off many times, which is fine,” Bloomfield told the BBC’s EFL podcast 72+

“Football is all about opinions, but to lead a life in football, resilience is a crucial

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