Football news: Sir Keir Starmer calls on Nike to scrap new England football kit over redesigned St George’s cross
Sir Keir Starmer has backed criticism of Nike for changing the St George’s cross on the back of the new England kit.
The labor leader called on the sports manufacturer to revert the multicolored flag back to the original.
Sir Keir joined the criticism when asked by The Sun whether the color change was “wrong”.
“Yes, I think it was,” he said.
“You know, I’m a big football fan. I go to England games – men’s and women’s games – and the flag is used by everyone.
“One more thing for me, they could also reduce the price of the shirt – I think it’s £130.”
A home team shirt for both men and women costs on the Nike website.
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Robinho began his imprisonment in Brazil
Robinho began serving a 9 year prison sentence in his native Brazil on Thursday, more than 10 years after he was accused of raping a woman in Italy.
The 40-year-old left his apartment building in the beach town of Santos outside Sao Paulo in a black police car after losing a bid to remain free pending appeal.
A Brazilian high court ruled Wednesday that Robinho must serve his sentence in his home country as a result of his 2017 rape conviction in Italy.
Judges at the Superior Court of Justice in the Brazilian capital Brasilia voted 9-2 to convict the former Real Madrid, Manchester City and AC Milan striker.
In 2013, Robinho was sentenced to nine years in prison in Italy for gang sexual assault while playing for AC Milan.
Earlier on Thursday, Supreme Court Justice Louise Fox rejected a habeas corpus request that would have allowed the former player to remain free pending appeals. His lawyers are seeking a new trial in Brazil based on national sovereignty.
As required by Brazilian law, Robinho is expected to spend his first hours in custody in a hearing with a judge to discuss the possible illegality of the case that led to his arrest.
Robinho will then be taken away for a punishment, which the authorities have not yet revealed.
Brazil does not extradite citizens, which is why Italy tried to imprison him in his home country.
In March 2023, Robinho surrendered his passport to the Brazilian authorities. Robinho continues to deny any wrongdoing and insists that his sex with the woman in the Milan bar was consensual.
The former footballer said in an interview with TV Record that aired on Sunday that racism was to blame for his conviction in Italy.
Unfortunately it still exists today. Was in 2013, now we are in 2024. The same people who don’t do anything against them. It (racism) is who they are. Punished me,” said Robinho.
Lyon midfielder has left the France U-19 camp due to the fasting ban
AIT Sports News understands Mahamadu Diwara has left the France Under-19 squad due to new rules preventing Muslim players from fasting during Ramadan.
Diawara was selected for the squad ahead of the upcoming internationals but has returned to his club Lyon after learning the new rules from U16 to senior level.
FFF president Philippe Diallo confirmed the rules to French newspaper Le Figaro, saying “we do not change the conditions for our selection exercise for religious criteria”.
The rules state that players must follow the normal rhythm of team organization and operations.
Leone has confirmed that Diwara has returned to the club-football news.
Martinez could return for Man Utd at Brentford football news – Live on AIT
Lisandro Martinez could return for Manchester United after the international break against Brentford – Live on AIT Sports-football news.
The centre-back has been sidelined since February with a knee injury.
But he is preparing to return to action and is currently in the United States with the Argentina squad.
He is not expected to take part in Argentina’s friendlies but will train. Football news-AITSports News understands that Manchester United expect Martinez to play some role against Brentford on March 30, subject to assessment and training following his return to Carrington next week.
Paketa is ‘cooperating’ with the betting investigation
West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta says he’s co-operating with an investigation into his involvement in an alleged betting scheme in football news.
AIT Sports reported in August that Pocket’s million move from West Ham to Man City had fallen under an FA investigation for alleged betting breaches.
Pakeha continued to play for West Ham following the allegations.
“It’s been seven months and I’m cooperating [with the investigation] as much as I can,” Paqueta told a news conference before representing Brazil in upcoming friendlies against England and Spain.
I’m happy to help, I hope to help eventually.” of the season.”
Football news: Moss left the role at PGMOL
Former Premier League referee John Moss has left his role as select group director at PGMOL.
Chief Referee Officer Howard Webb will oversee the selected team for the remainder of the season.
The body responsible for referees in England said: “PGMOL can confirm that Select Group Director John Moss has left his position within the organization to pursue other opportunities.
“His work for PGMOL saw him mainly manage the group of professional match officials while he was instrumental in implementing the Elite Referee Development Plan.
Chelsea fans warn owners of ‘irreversible toxicity’
Football news: The Chelsea Supporters Trust (CST) said chief executive Chris Jurasek had failed to address the issues raised in a 1,500-word letter to the club.
Addressing co-controlling owners Todd Bohely and Behdad Eghbali earlier this month, CST sent a letter saying fan opinion was at its lowest since the 1980s and the relationship was on a path of “irreversible toxicity”, not just because of their Premier League. Performance this season but “broken” promises to supporters.
Jurasek today defended Chelsea’s current fan engagement mechanism in a reply that CST later published online – and which included CST chairman Mark McGuigan’s response that “it doesn’t really address the issues we have raised”.
CST initially set out a number of issues that supporters were angry and frustrated about, including a promise to “not hit the supporters’ pockets” which they felt had been “broken” in terms of potential ticket price hikes.
The group criticized “too little communication” with the wider fan base about the promised redevelopment of Stamford Bridge, amid an over-arching sense that a “communication void” is being filled by rumors that “can’t be healthy”.
In response, Jurasek said: “We strive to have regular and strong communication with all our supporters, across all our teams, and aim to develop and improve this connection season-on-season. We welcome ideas from our support group on how to improve this connection.
“Our aim is the same as yours: to ensure a bright and successful future for Chelsea Football Club in football news. To do this, we need to increase the club’s income to bring us on par with our rivals and allow us to compete in the Premier League and Women’s Super League, as good as domestic and European competitions. We already have different ways of doing this and will explore more.”
Football news: But on Wednesday, Meehan responded by saying: “We appreciate the response from Chelsea chief executive Chris Jurasek. However, in our opinion, this does not really address the issue we raised, which was about opening the club to a wider range of supporters to explain and reassure what is a difficult and challenging time for everyone. Follow us on Football news.
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