Blair was keen to move Premier League football team to Belfast in late 1990s, files reveal
Thursday, 28 December 2023 Former prime minister Tony Blair was keen to relocate a Premier League football team to Belfast in the late 1990s, previously confidential state papers have revealed.
RETRO TACTICS EPISODE 1
Team: Chelsea FC
Manager: Jose Mourinho
Era: 04/05 - 05/06
In the first installment of our Retro Tactics series, we look at the almost invincible Chelsea team of 2004-2006, when incoming manager Jose Mourinho led them to consecutive Premier League titles in his first two...
We ask 30 BBC Sport football pundits to predict who will win the Premier League title, and which clubs will finish in the top four this season. BBC Sport
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Everton's summer signing Iliman Ndiaye says he "always knew" he would be a Premier League player one day - even during a short spell in non-league football. BBC Sport
First Minister Michelle O'Neill has condemned far-right attacks on people and businesses in Northern Ireland, insisting there is 'no place for racism in any form'. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Protesters clashed with riot police in cities across the UK on Saturday. People threw rocks and objects at police vans in Liverpool, in Belfast a man tried to break the doors of a hotel using a table. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn