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The Sun
19 minutes ago
- The Sun
Iconic music star, 46, captains non-league side and takes kick-off before being subbed within minutes
ICONIC music star Pete Doherty swapped the stage for the pitch as he took part in a non-league football match. The Libertines frontman, 46, walked out and took the kick off for Isthmian League South East Division side Margate. 4 4 4 Wearing his iconic hat - and the captain's armband - Doherty led Margate out on the pitch for their pre-season clash with Tonbridge Angels on Saturday. Margate had announced earlier in the week that they had "signed" Doherty and that the star would be making his debut against Tonbridge. A statement read: "We are delighted to announce that we have signed Pete Doherty to make his Margate debut tomorrow against Tonbridge Angels. "See you there, 2:45pm kick-off". However, those hoping to see the indie guitarist play the full 90 minutes were let down after he took the kickoff and was substituted just a few moments later. Perhaps Margate could have done with Doherty up top for longer after they ultimately fell to a 3-2 defeat on the day. Nonetheless, fans loved seeing Doherty make a brief cameo. On social media, one wrote: "The living legend Mr Pete Doherty wearing number 10". While another added: "Pete Doherty playing for Margate FC… never thought he'd be 'The Man Who Would Be Wing'." - a play on The Libertines' tune The Man Who Would Be King And a third posted: "Jacob Adams has shared a pitch with Pete Doherty, what a world we live in". The Libertines have sponsored Margate's kits since 2018/19 season and continue to adorn the front of their shirts for the upcoming campaign. After the game came to a close Doherty was straight back to his usual job, headlining a homecoming gig down the road at Margate venue Dreamland amusement park.
BBC News
33 minutes ago
- BBC News
Aberdeen experience improved me as manager, says Goodwin
Jim Goodwin's difficult Aberdeen experience has "definitely" improved him as a manager, says the Dundee United boss. After moving from St Mirren to Pittodrie, the 43-year-old was sacked by the Dons board in January 2023 following an 11-month spell in was back in work quickly, becoming United manager two months later, but he was unable to prevent the Tannadice side suffering he guided the club back to the top flight at the first attempt and led them to a fourth-placed finish last term, beating Aberdeen on the final day to finish above Jimmy Thelin's if he is a better manager as a result of his time at Pittodrie, Goodwin told BBC Scotland: "Yeah, I think I definitely am. I've definitely learned a lot about myself in terms of how I approach certain situations and how I handle certain individuals."You have to always try to learn and get better. The past two seasons [at United] have been some of the most enjoyable seasons I've had, certainly as a manager."Having enjoyed an impressive return to the top tier last season, Goodwin is out to emulate that success next term."The fact we finished fourth, everybody, from a Dundee United perspective, would want us to be at least in that top six and competing for those European places," he added."We're not stupid. We understand how difficult that's going to be, especially when you see the kind of investment that's been made in some of the other clubs."
The Guardian
41 minutes ago
- The Guardian
Lionesses will be going home if they do not shape up but history offers hope
The England fans in Zurich have a new favourite song, replacing the word 'Tequila!' with 'Sarina!' It is a fun twist on a 1950s number from The Champs, written by the American saxophonist Chuck Rio. If the band's name is fitting, for a few more days at least, for England's status as defending champions, by full-time at Stadion Letzigrund against France the artist's name was more in keeping with the mood among supporters, because Sarina Wiegman's side are in genuine danger of being chucked out of Euro 2025. England will point to Alessia Russo's goal at 0-0 being ruled out for an offside that did not seem conclusive even from zoomed-in VAR images, yet the simple truth is this: if England do not improve markedly when they face the Netherlands on Wednesday, they will probably be out before they face Wales in their final group match. Defeat would spell the end unless France lose to Wales later in the day. Losing 2-1 to France is, in isolation, no cause for panic. It is not as if England were beaten by minnows; France were semi-finalists three years ago, are one of the world's in-form sides in 2025 and their skilful, athletic team are contenders to win this trophy. It was the manner of England's performance that signalled alarm bells. The Lionesses had two shots on target, lost too many duels – France winning 52 to 37 – and looked vulnerable to pace when they turned over possession. There were too many sloppy errors, too many players not on the top of their game. At half-time, the English pundits on ITV were expressing huge concern, Emma Hayes saying 'England have been bullied all over the pitch' and Karen Carney stating: 'We looked like we've never played together. That wasn't good enough.' After the game, the England left-back Jess Carter admitted: 'I think we played like we were a little bit scared today. Maybe we weren't aggressive enough. We maybe were worrying about their threats in behind and what they can do rather than doing what we can do. 'We didn't do as well on the ball, or off the ball. The only positive to take is that last 10 minutes. For me watching it from the side I really believed we would get a goal, I really felt like we could get a second goal. We have to focus on that 10 minutes that we did have at the end and take that over to the next game. The energy the subs brought on was incredible, really pressing and being aggressive.' There were positives for the Lionesses, not least the late cameos by the promising young Arsenal striker Michelle Agyemang and the midfielder Grace Clinton, who provided energy, and the fact that England were much the stronger team for the opening 15 minutes. It was those middle 70 minutes – gulp – that were the problem. As holders, England are there to be targeted. After five consecutive Women's Euros between 1997 and 2013 where Germany successfully defended their title, the defending champions have gone out in the quarter-finals in the two tournaments since, the more recent fallen winners being the Netherlands. As it stands, England would be relieved to get that far. What will encourage England supporters – who sang their new song loyally in support of the head coach even at 2-0 down – is that under Wiegman the team have scarcely played two poor games in a row, tending to respond to disappointing results with some of their best football. Last summer in qualifying ties, for example, they regrouped rapidly after losing to France at St James' Park and beat the same opponents in Saint-Étienne four days later with arguably their best performance since the World Cup. A sloppy loss to Belgium in October 2023 was followed by an impressive home win over the Netherlands, and after this year's defeat in Belgium came a resounding 6-0 victory over Portugal at Wembley in May. Sign up to Moving the Goalposts No topic is too small or too big for us to cover as we deliver a twice-weekly roundup of the wonderful world of women's football after newsletter promotion Therein also lies one of the underlying concerns about this England team over the past 24 months: chronic inconsistency. There have almost been two England teams: the wasteful England who got an off-colour draw in Portugal in February and the impressive England who beat the world champions, Spain, at Wembley five days later; the England who have looked vulnerable to pace on the counterattack against technically-inferior opposition – twice conceding three goals against Belgium – and the England resolute and organised enough to secure clean sheets against the United States, Sweden and Spain. Which of those Englands will turn up against the 2017 European champions on Wednesday? The answer needs to be the latter. England are playing knockout football, with the Euros only days old. The time to rediscover their magic of 2022 and deliver the performances everyone knows they are capable of has arrived.
