Met investigation leads to 11-year sentence for footballer intent on flooding south London with drugs – FINCHANNEL

Met investigation leads to 11-year sentence for footballer intent on flooding south London with drugs – FINCHANNEL

A man has been jailed after a Met investigation accessed his Encrochat device and discovered an operation using south London gangs to supply cocaine and cannabis with an estimated street value of... Read more »
Professional footballer who helped supply cocaine and ketamine in south London jailed for 11 years

Professional footballer who helped supply cocaine and ketamine in south London jailed for 11 years

* PASSWORD Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number Show * YEAR OF BIRTH You must be at least 18 years old to... Read more »
Man arrested over murder of talented footballer, 32, in south London

Man arrested over murder of talented footballer, 32, in south London

D etectives investigating the fatal street stabbing of a footballer in south London have arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of murder. Theo Porteous, 32, was knifed a number of times on... Read more »
Footballer Marcus Rashford supports Tower Hamlets youngsters

Footballer Marcus Rashford supports Tower Hamlets youngsters

England World Cup goalscorer Marcus Rashford named an East London teenager as a national award winner in an online awards presentation. The Manchester Utd striker spoke to young people at the Osmani Trust youth club... Read more »
Scotland’s only openly gay footballer on breaking stereotypes and his own liberation

Scotland’s only openly gay footballer on breaking stereotypes and his own liberation

An announcement on the website of Gala Fairydean Rovers changed Zander Murray’s life beyond recognition. After three decades of covering up and denying his true sexuality, the striker was now the first... Read more »
Arsenal Footballer Ian Wright Invests in Hackney’s Willy’s Pies

Arsenal Footballer Ian Wright Invests in Hackney’s Willy’s Pies

Arsenal and England legend Ian Wright has announced that he now supports Willy’s Pies, the lockdown-born, Hackney-based pie company founded by entrepreneurial chefs Will Lewis and Josh Hill. On the same day... Read more »
BBC News apologises for showing image of wrong footballer in rape arrest report | UK news

BBC News apologises for showing image of wrong footballer in rape arrest report | UK news

BBC News has issued an on-air apology after mistakenly showing a picture of the footballer Raheem Sterling when reporting on a case about another Premier League player arrested over alleged sexual offences.... Read more »
Premier League and international footballer arrested in north London on suspicion of rape

Premier League and international footballer arrested in north London on suspicion of rape

Premier League and international footballer is arrested in north London on suspicion of rape following an alleged attack in June The player is currently in custody being questioned over the alleged attack It... Read more »
Premier League footballer reportedly arrested in London on suspicion of rape

Premier League footballer reportedly arrested in London on suspicion of rape

A Premier League footballer has reportedly been arrested in north London on suspicion of rape. The man, who is 29 but cannot be named for legal reasons, was being questioned by police... Read more »
Tower Hamlets FC player used homophobic slur against footballer days after he came out

Tower Hamlets FC player used homophobic slur against footballer days after he came out

A footballer who verbally abused another player has been convicted of a homophobic hate crime. Tower Hamlets FC player Ayokunle Odedoyin, originally from Barking, targeted Sheppey United’s Jahmal Howlett-Mundle with a homophobic... Read more »