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Telegraph
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Trio of glorious farewells welcome respite from Gary Lineker's excruciating goodbye
A weekend of farewells and retirement parties – for Danny Care, Jamie Vardy and Goodison Park. It is too soon to say if Gary Lineker will get a lovingly engraved carriage clock or an unceremonious ejection at the hands of a burly BBC security guard, but it was nice to have almost one full day without the former Queen Mum of Football monopolising the sports news headlines. If that wretched row has encapsulated so much that is depressing about modern media and sport, a very welcome antidote arrived on Sunday as TNT Sports covered the stirring and often moving final act at Everton's stadium. Southampton were the perfect guests, the sun was out, and the stars also: Martin Tyler, Andy Gray and Richard Keys reunited on the Goodison pitch, and an opportunity for Keys to try his hand as a post-match interviewer for current employer BeIN Sports. David Moyes, his subject, joked: 'Is this your first time doing this?' "English football will have lost a little piece of its soul." The last ever men's match at Goodison Park today. Richard Keys & Andy Gray are there to witness history. #EVESOUT #EndOfAnEra #Goodison — beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) May 18, 2025 There were legends everywhere you looked, and fair play to the TNT broadcast team for taking a deep breath and leaning into the happy chaos inevitably wreaked by a gaggle of men in late middle age let loose for a weekend without their handlers. Peter Reid, in shades, had started early. 'I've had a few shandies,' confirmed The Blue Monkey, to the surprise of nobody. 'Apologies for the sunglasses, but I was on the lash last night,' he expanded, and said sorry in advance if he swore. Another Everton great who knows the importance of keeping your fluid intake up on a sunny day, Duncan Ferguson, turned the air fittingly blue, as did the crowd as they accompanied Ellis Murphy, an Evertonian singer-songwriter, for a naughty-bits-included rendition of It's A Grand Old Team To Play For that had some choice words for Liverpool FC. "UP THE TOFFEES!!" 🔵 Duncan Ferguson and Wayne Rooney say their goodbyes to Goodison Park 👋 📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK — Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) May 18, 2025 Ally McCoist, on co-commentary, rightly made the point about the links between his own Rangers FC and the Goodison club: Gary Stevens, Trevor Steven, Richard Gough, Duncan Disorderly and Gray as aforementioned, Gazza of course, and Walter Smith to name but a few. There could be no better companion for this sort of affair, McCoist's boundless enthusiasm and jocularity to the fore as he and Darren Fletcher grabbed quick words with the great and the good. What a superb assemblage of thirsty Scotsmen it all sounded. Thoughts and prayers are with the bar staff of Merseyside, some shift they will have put in this weekend. 🎶 D̶a̶d̶d̶y̶ ̶C̶o̶o̶l̶ Danny Care rings round Twickenham Stoop, but a spelling error needs some correction in the crowd 😅 Watch live on TNT Sports & Discovery+ — Rugby on TNT Sports (@rugbyontnt) May 18, 2025 A couple of hundred miles or so south, another send-off was soon under way as Harlequins said goodbye to their greatest player, Danny Care. This was altogether a more family occasion, and not because the scrum-half brought his kids out onto the pitch both before and after the match in the modern way. For a while, it looked like Exeter Chiefs might spoil the party, but Care came on and his side did just about enough to ensure that he signed off with a win. Nick Mullins, as he always does, hit the spot with his commentary: 'It's more than the tries he has scored, it is what he has brought to the game on and off the pitch,' he said. Some hardcore fans in the crowd were so into it that they got their placard order wrong. All hail, 'Danny Crae'. It is testament to the esteem in which second-half replacement 'Mr Crae' is held that the man who started in his position, Will Porter, wore number 21 on his back, a highly unusual dispensation that allowed Care to wear the nine. Leicester City fans organized an incredible send-off for Jamie Vardy in his final match at the King Power Stadium. 👏🦊 — NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) May 18, 2025 Another modern-day club great associated with that number, Jamie Vardy, also bade farewell this afternoon but sadly there did not appear to be any live TV coverage of his 200th goal in his 500th Leicester City game. Care says in his book that he was a Sheffield Wednesday kid in the same cohort as Vardy, but he got cut because he was too small. Both of them have had magnificent careers in any event, although you suspect that the Vardy party on Sunday would have been the livelier affair. It was a pleasure to spend a Sunday with these well-earned celebratory send-offs, some uncomplicated and joyful respite before another former Leicester City striker no doubt dominates the sporting news agenda for the next few days.
The Sun
07-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Sky Sports star quits role after 23 years in ‘diffcult' announcement after news of channel transformation
A SKY SPORTS star has quit after 23 years following the broadcaster's announcement there would be a shake-up. Several presenters and reporters are expected to leave their roles. 2 2 It is the latest shake-up by the broadcaster as they aim to become "more agile and better equipped to serve audiences". Key figures such as Geoff Shreeves, Martin Tyler and Bianca Westwood have left their posts in recent years, along with a number of match reporters. The latest big-name journalist to quit is Alan Myers, who worked for Sky Sports for more than two decades. He announced on Twitter: "After a 23-year association I have decided to leave Sky Sports News. Difficult decision but one that I felt was right. "It's been such a fantastic experience from my first report at a Bolton Wanderers outwood bound course, to [the] World Cup finals, ECL Finals and everything in between! "I couldn't wish to have worked for a better company with the most talented and professional colleagues. I thank every one of them for their support and friendship over many years. "It's been a blast and I have some incredible memories, worked on some headline stories and visited over 30 countries, thank you." Myers was largely based in the North West and North East during his time at Sky Sports News, covering the likes of Manchester City, Newcastle, Liverpool and Everton. Several more staff are expected to leave amid the shake-up, with Sky Sports News prioritising breaking news stories. Senior reporter Melissa Reddy is reportedly set to leave her role, along with Jeremy Langdon.
The Irish Sun
30-04-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Sky Sports News ‘set to axe top reporters in channel transformation leaving staff shocked'
SKY SPORTS NEWS are set to axe some top reporters in their latest shake-up, according to reports. Well-known presenters and reporters could leave the broadcaster. Advertisement 2 Sky Sports News are set to make cuts in a shake-up 2 The broadcaster aims to adapt to the changing demands of its audience Staff have reportedly been left shocked by the news - the latest in a string of cuts made by Sky Sports News. According to the Instead, the broadcaster is aiming to become "more agile and better equipped to serve audiences". Sky are understood to be keen to ensure their departments keep up with changing behaviours of audiences. Advertisement READ MORE IN FOOTBALL But the broadcaster will continue to prioritise breaking news content. It is believed well-established reporters and presenters will be included in the cuts. A Sky Sports News spokesperson told the Mail: "We've shared proposals with the Sky Sports News team to change how we're structured, aimed at making us more agile and better equipped to serve audiences across TV, digital and social. "A small number of roles are impacted, and we are now entering a period of consultation with those colleagues." Advertisement Most read in Football Breaking Exclusive BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS Sky previously made notable cuts in 2023, with several Soccer Saturday reporters being made redundant Martin Tyler and Sky expert reveals seven hidden tricks to boost your TV instantly
The Guardian
06-04-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Fulham v Liverpool: Premier League
Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Sixteen years ago, almost to the day, Liverpool visited Craven Cottage and, when Yossi Benayoun scored the winning goal in injury-time to send his team two points clear at the top of the table, the away end could contain itself no longer. 'And now you're gonna believe us, and now you're gonna believe us,' resounded the chant, 'we're gonna win the league!' Bereft of the title since 1990, relief was palpable. The problem was, Manchester United had two games in hand. The first, the following day, climaxed with Martin Tyler's 'Machedaaaaaaa' moment, and the second at Wigan, six straight wins later, effectively settled things. Anfield would have to wait a further 11 years to see the Premier League trophy – and even that was disrupted by the pandemic. This season, there will be no such mishaps. Liverpool have been, by some distance, the best side in the country – a low bar, yes, but also one they've sailed over – and all that remains now is for them to indulge in six weeks of parties, starting today. Only they who have suffered can know true joy. Fulham, though, won't want to be their patsies – especially after the resounding disappointment of last weekend, a 3-0 home tousing, to Palace, in the last eight of the Cup. With all the noise made elsewhere, it's easy to overlook the excellence of Marco Silva's work, but taking a side up from the Championship and immediately establishing them in the middle of the Premier League – without wild spending – is a task proving beyond almost every manager attempting it, and one for which he deserves much praise. The neutrals among us might forgive his side if they mentally check out, but we can be certain that he will not. Kick-off: 2pm BST Share
