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The UK jury in the rape trial of French footballer Benjamin Mendy was on Wednesday told by one of his accusers how she had shouted 'stop' while trying to fight him off. The 32-year-old woman's recorded interview was played at Chester Crown Court in north-west England. She recalled how the 28-year-old Manchester City player, wearing just boxer shorts, had walked in on her having a shower at his house, where she had stayed the night with one of his friends. "I said, 'You need to leave'," she recalled. "I kept pushing him away, he kept grabbing me back. I just kept trying to wriggle out. "He got very close but I pushed him away as much as I could," she added. The woman, the first of seven accusers to give evidence in his trial, said in the interview that she had considered screaming, but thought "there's no point as he's in his own territory." She had stayed the night at Mendy's home in the village of Mottram St Andrew in rural Cheshire with one of the footballer's … [Read more...] about “Kept Pushing Him Away, He Kept Grabbing Me Back,” Manchester City Player Benjamin Mendy’s Rape Accuser Tells Court | Football News

A UK court on Tuesday heard the ex-girlfriend of former Manchester United star Ryan Giggs tearfully recount years of "aggressive" and manipulative behaviour by the footballer at his trial for assaulting and coercively controlling her. On the second day of the high-profile trial, the jury watched footage of a police interview with Giggs's former partner, Kate Greville, given in November 2020 after police were called to the couple's home following an incident.  At times tearfully, she described what she called a "pattern" of controlling behaviour and said it had driven her, at one point, to feel suicidal. Giggs, 48, who until recently served as coach of the Wales national team, was sitting in the dock at Manchester Crown Court on Tuesday. He denies the charges, which could lead to a five-year jail term. The jury has heard that Giggs subjected his former partner to a "litany of abuse, both physical and psychological", revealing a "sinister side to his character". Greville, 36, … [Read more...] about Ryan Giggs Assault Trial: Ex-Girlfriend Details ‘Red Flags’ | Football News

Former Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs , on trial for assaulting and coercively controlling an ex-girlfriend, told a UK court Wednesday that his record of one sending off in a 24-year career showed he was not prone to violence. Taking the stand at Manchester Crown Court for the second day running, the former United and Wales forward broke down in tears as he described spending a night in the cells as the "worst experience of my life". Giggs denies physically assaulting former partner, PR agent Kate Greville, and her sister nearly two years ago. He also denies controlling Greville during their rocky years-long relationship. Giggs claims that injuries sustained by Greville were an accidental result of a three-way tussle between her and her sister over a mobile phone. The former winger admitted he "may have caught her and her sister", but that his playing career showed he was not violent. He told the court it was "part and parcel" to be verbally abused and provoked on … [Read more...] about Manchester United Legend Ryan Giggs Cites Disciplinary Record In Assault Trial | Football News

Brentford marked their Premier League bow with a memorable 2-0 victory over a tepid Arsenal on the opening night of the new season. Amid a celebratory atmosphere for Brentford's first top-flight game since 1947, and the first in front of a full house at their new stadium, the Bees took the lead as Sergi Canos caught out Bernd Leno with a flashed, near-post effort from 15 yards in the 22nd minute. How the teams lined up | Match stats Arteta: No excuses, Arsenal not good enough Premier League fixtures | Live on Sky Sports Get Sky Sports Stream the biggest moments on NOW for just £25 p/m Arsenal rallied briefly in the second half but failed to find a leveller, and found themselves 2-0 down through Christian Norgaard's header following poor defending from a long throw with 17 minutes remaining. "New season, same old story," remarked Sky Sports' Jamie Carragher on commentary and it does not get much easier for Arsenal in the Premier League; … [Read more...] about Brentford 2-0 Arsenal: Bees celebrate Premier League bow with memorable win over abject Gunners

There are 113 different nations that have been represented on the pitch in the Premier League era but thirty years ago, on the opening weekend of the competition, only 13 players in total came from outside the British Isles. To indicate the scale of the shift, consider the fact that in the first round of fixtures this time around there were 17 players in action from Brazil alone. Today, the Premier League is a globalised game. It is a huge part of its appeal, able to brand itself as the world's league. Back then, for all the fuss ahead of the relaunched competition, the promotional advertisement that featured one player from each of the 22 clubs included only one foreigner - Wimbledon's Dutch goalkeeper Hans Segers. What did it mean for those 13 men to play in the Premier League and how did English football feel about them? Trending Transfer Centre LIVE! Icardi, Rabiot, Gakpo - will Man Utd strengthen? Reporter notebook: How Man Utd's … [Read more...] about Premier League had only 13 foreign players in 1992: Craig Forrest and Michel Vonk explain what it was like for them

Yan Dhanda says he is proud of the explosion in interest in British South Asians in Football after he took a stand following comments made by former FA chair Greg Clarke in 2020. Clarke resigned as FA chair after making a series of remarks before a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee, which included saying "if you go the IT department at the FA, there's a lot more Asians than there are Afro-Caribbeans. They have different career interests". Clarke, who apologised and accepted his remarks were "unacceptable", also stepped down from his roles with UEFA and FIFA. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Swansea midfielder Yan Dhanda spoke to Sky Sports News of his dismay at Greg Clarke's comments in front of MPs - which led to his resignation - and said the mistreatment of South Asian people in football is often swept under the carpet South Asian-led supporters' groups affiliated to the Fans for Diversity campaign expressed … [Read more...] about Yan Dhanda: Former Liverpool youngster proud to take a stand for British South Asians in Football

Taiwo Awoniyi has reached the Premier League via the scenic route. Liverpool supporters will be reminded this weekend that it was a Nottingham Forest striker who scored the winning goal against them to mark the first televised Premier League game on Sky Sports, 30 years ago. Three decades on from Teddy Sheringham's trademark finish, Awoniyi will hope to announce himself in front of the Sky cameras as West Ham visit the City Ground on Super Sunday , after his six-year spell at Liverpool left him with a sense of unfinished business in England. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player With this weekend marking the 30th anniversary of the Premier League, we take a look back at the very first televised game in the competition as Teddy Sheringham’s goal secured a 1-0 win over Liverpool Back in 2015, he joined the Merseyside club for a fee of around £400,000 after impressing at the U20 World Cup in New Zealand for Nigeria. Then, aged … [Read more...] about Taiwo Awoniyi: From sewing his own football boots, through seven Liverpool loans to Nottingham Forest

All the top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday's national newspapers... THE SUN Arsenal are looking to offload eight players, including record signing Nicolas Pepe, to pay for their summer signing spree. Leicester City are holding firm on their £85m valuation of Chelsea target Wesley Fofana as the Blues prepare a £200,000-a-week deal for the defender. Josko Gvardiol looks like being a hot property in the closing month of the summer window, with both Chelsea and Man City keen on the RB Leipzig defender. Trending Transfer Centre LIVE! De Jong, Sesko, Cucurella latest Papers: Pepe one of eight players Arsenal looking to sell after spending spree Man Utd hold talks with RB Salzburg over Sesko Is it finally Saliba's time at Arsenal? Henderson's Liverpool evolution: From unwanted to club heartbeat Perisic jokes about 'cheap' FPL price and how Modric helped him move to Spurs Will Sancho thrive under Ten … [Read more...] about Arsenal look to offload eight players including Nicolas Pepe after spending spree – Paper Talk

Thomas Tuchel's Blues missed out on a trophy by a whisker last year, having lost the FA Cup and League Cup finals to Liverpool via penalty shootouts. So, former champions will look to get off to a great start when the season begins in August. But, Tuchel's men will be up against Club America, which is a club based in Mexico City, Mexico. Nicknamed Las Aguilas (The Eagles), the team competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football. The Mexican side hold the record for the most league titles (13) with the most recent coming in 2018. For the Blues, post-Roman Abramovich era has been slow to start, but they finally landed their first signing of the summer in the form of multi-time Premier League winner Raheem Sterling of Manchester City, who joined the London side ahead of USA tour. England winger Sterling has been training and may be available for the match alongside other Chelsea stars and compatriots like Ben Chilwell, Reece James, Mason Mount. The American Christian … [Read more...] about Chelsea vs Club America, Preseason 2022: Live Streaming in India, TV Channel and Kick Off Time in IST

Phoebe Graham looks ahead to the women's competition in The Hundred, as she links up with Manchester Originals and the tournament aims to build on the Lionesses' success and continue the growth of women's sport... The Hundred is back and this time it's bigger and better. Live music, live sport and back-to-back double-headers. Does domestic cricket get any better than this? The double-headers begin on Thursday with the women's game between Oval Invincibles and Northern Superchargers the headline act at 6.30pm. The Hundred - upcoming fixtures | The Hundred - latest standings Tammy Beaumont: I couldn't turn Welsh Fire captaincy down Oval Invincibles Northern Superchargers Thursday 11th August 6:00pm The Kia Oval, is where the tournament kicked off in 2021 with a women's game, setting a precedent and showing this competition is about equality and inspiring the next generation. Joe Root showed that on Saturday, signing … [Read more...] about The Hundred: Manchester Originals’ Phoebe Graham says tournament is inspiring new generation