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  1. Sky Sports gleefully picking over Carrick's still warm corpse and suggesting replacements before he's even out the door.

    #ManUtd #EPL #EnglishFootball

  2. Decisions, decisions. Do I watch Man Utd being cuffed again, which should end up with Carrick being sacked, or watch the 'Pool?

    #EPL #EnglishFootball #EnglishFitba #Sport

  3. From Sales to Saltdean: A Life in Women’s Football

    Some people grow up knowing what they want to be. Georgia Bridges grew up knowing what she wanted…
    #Football #Soccer #News #EnglishFootball
    europesays.com/football/75957/

  4. Liverpool sign five-year Turkish Airlines sponsorship deal

    Liverpool will change their main shirt sponsor for the first time since 2010 after agreeing a five-year partnership…
    #EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #StandardChartered #BreakingNews #EnglishFootball #Liverpool #Sponsorship #standardchartered #TurkishAirline
    europesays.com/britain/120482/

  5. Liverpool sign five-year Turkish Airlines sponsorship deal

    Liverpool will change their main shirt sponsor for the first time since 2010 after agreeing a five-year partnership…
    #EuropeSays #Turkiye #Türkiye #breakingnews #englishfootball #Liverpool #Sponsorship #Standard‌Chartered #Turkish #TurkishAirline
    europesays.com/turkiye/49007/

  6. Egypt forward Omar Marmoush set to join Tottenham

    Tottenham Hotspur has verbally agreed with Manchester City to sign Egyptian forward Omar Marmoush, in a move that…
    #Football #Soccer #News #Egypt #Egyptfootball #EnglishFootball
    europesays.com/football/53448/

  7. Football watchdog consults on backstop costs amid fears of New Deal stalemate

    English football’s regulator is consulting on rules that will further intensify the cost pressure on clubs if the…
    #Football #Soccer #News #backstop #Consultation #consultationprocess #EnglishFootball #EnglishFootballLeague #IFR #PremierLeague
    europesays.com/football/49069/

  8. Israeli soccer star Manor Solomon completes move to West Ham United

    Israeli international soccer player Manor Solomon has signed with London-based club West Ham United for a reported £5…
    #NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #Championship #Englishfootball #Israel #Israeliathletes #israelisports #PremierLeague #Soccer #Sports #UnitedKingdom
    newsbeep.com/687149/

  9. Israeli soccer star Manor Solomon completes move to West Ham United

    Israeli international soccer player Manor Solomon has signed with London-based club West Ham United for a reported £5…
    #EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Israel #Championship #EnglishFootball #Israeliathletes #IsraeliSports #PremierLeague #Soccer #sports #UnitedKingdom
    europesays.com/iran/244718/

  10. Wolt World Cup data: Pizza, ice cream orders spike among Israeli soccer fans

    The FIFA 2026 World Cup affected Israeli consumers’ habits, as food delivery orders surged by 20% during match…
    #Football #Soccer #WorldCup2026 #Argentina #Belgium #Egypt #England #EnglishFootball #fifa #fifaworldcup #hamburger #LionelMessi #pizza #Shawarma #spain #sushi #Wolt #worldcupsoccer
    europesays.com/football/37466/

  11. The Three Lions

    There are few symbols in England more instantly recognisable than three golden lions marching proudly across a field of red.

    Today they adorn football shirts, cricket caps and rugby jerseys. They are painted on pub signs, stamped on passports, embroidered onto military uniforms and waved from terraces whenever England dares to dream.

    Millions sing Three Lions without ever stopping to ask a simple question.

    Why three?

    Why lions?

    And why has this particular emblem survived almost nine centuries while kings, dynasties, empires and governments have all faded into history?

    Like so many ancient symbols, the answer lies somewhere between history and mythology.

    The lion itself had never roamed Britain. Wolves, bears and wild boar once stalked these islands, but lions existed only in stories carried home by pilgrims, crusaders and Roman writers. To medieval Europe, the lion represented everything a king was expected to be: courageous, just, noble, watchful and fierce.

    Long before heraldry became an organised system, lions appeared throughout Christian art. Medieval bestiaries claimed that lion cubs were born dead before being brought to life by the breath of their father three days later. Whether believed literally or symbolically, the tale became an obvious parallel with the Resurrection of Christ. Lions were therefore not merely dangerous beasts; they were creatures associated with kingship, divine authority and eternal life.

    It is hardly surprising that Europe’s rulers eagerly adopted them.

    England’s relationship with lions began with the Norman kings. William the Conqueror himself probably bore no official coat of arms because heraldry had not yet fully developed, but by the twelfth century shields and banners had become increasingly important on crowded battlefields. Knights hidden beneath mail and helmets required instantly recognisable devices.

    The first English royal lions seem to appear during the reign of Henry I. Henry married Matilda of Scotland, linking Norman and Anglo-Saxon royal bloodlines. Some historians believe one lion may have entered the royal family’s symbolism through this marriage, while another emerged through subsequent dynastic alliances.

    Heraldry during this period was fluid, with symbols evolving rather than appearing fully formed. The decisive moment arrived with Henry’s son, Richard I.

    Richard Plantagenet.

    Richard the Lionheart.

    Few English monarchs have acquired such legendary status. Ironically, Richard spent remarkably little time in England. He spoke French, regarded his continental possessions as more important than his English kingdom, and devoted much of his reign to warfare and the Crusades. Yet he became the king most closely associated with English courage.

    Richard originally used seals depicting two lions passant guardant – walking with one forepaw raised while turning their faces towards the viewer. During his reign a third lion appeared, creating the royal arms that remain instantly recognisable today.

    Whether Richard consciously chose three lions or inherited an evolving design remains debated by historians, but by the end of the twelfth century England possessed one of Europe’s most distinctive coats of arms. Three gold lions with blue claws and blue tongues, marching one above another upon a crimson shield.

    In heraldic language the animals are not technically “lions” at all. They are described as lions passant guardant. Passant refers to the walking pose. Guardant means the head faces directly towards the observer. To medieval eyes this posture conveyed confidence rather than aggression. A rampant lion, rearing upon its hind legs, symbolised battle. A passant lion suggested calm authority – a ruler who possessed strength but had no need to prove it.

    There may also have been another layer of symbolism. Throughout medieval Europe, the number three carried profound meaning. Three represented the Holy Trinity. Birth, life and death. Past, present and future. Faith, hope and charity. The symbolism would have been immediately understood by contemporary audiences. Whether Richard deliberately chose three lions because of religious symbolism remains uncertain, but medieval rulers rarely ignored such powerful associations.

    Once adopted, the badge spread rapidly.Royal seals, coinage, castles, government documents,military banners. It became the visual signature of the English Crown.

    As English armies marched across France during the Hundred Years’ War, three golden lions marched with them. The emblem flew above the armies of Edward III, the Black Prince and Henry V. It fluttered above muddy battlefields at Crécy, Poitiers and Agincourt, becoming associated not simply with monarchy but with English identity itself. Ironically, the badge survived periods when the monarchy itself seemed close to collapse.

    During the Wars of the Roses, rival claimants fought beneath variations of royal heraldry. Under the Tudors, dragons, roses and portcullises joined the royal display, yet the three lions remained.

    When James VI of Scotland inherited the English throne in 1603, the royal arms expanded dramatically. Scotland’s rampant lion and Ireland’s golden harp joined the shield, yet England’s three lions retained their place.

    Empires rose. Empires fell. The lions remained.

    One reason for their remarkable survival maybe lies in what they came to represent. Originally they belonged solely to the king. Gradually they became the property of the nation.The shift happened slowly over centuries. The English Civil War challenged royal authority. The Industrial Revolution transformed society. The British Empire reshaped Britain’s place in the world. Yet somehow the ancient lions adapted, and by the nineteenth century they had become less a symbol of monarchy than of England itself.

    Then came football.

    In 1863, when the Football Association sought an emblem, it turned naturally towards the ancient royal arms. The modern FA crest retained the three lions while adding Tudor roses between them. Few sporting badges possess such extraordinary ancestry. Every England football shirt carries a design whose origins stretch back to the Crusades. Every chant echoes nearly nine hundred years of history. Every major tournament briefly reconnects modern England with a medieval kingdom.

    Of course, symbolism rarely remains fixed. To Victorian imperialists the lions represented national destiny. During the World Wars they became symbols of resilience. For football supporters they came to embody hope, frustration and stubborn optimism in equal measure.

    The song Three Lions, first released during the European Championships in 1996, captured something far older than football itself. “It’s coming home” resonated not simply because the game originated in England, but because the badge itself already felt timeless. The lions seemed to belong to history rather than any particular generation.

    Yet there is another, older way of looking at them.

    Folklore often blurs the line between animal and guardian. Across Britain, churches possess spectral black dogs, castles harbour ghostly ravens and forests boast white stags. England’s lions occupy a similar symbolic space. Not literal creatures. Guardians. Sentinels. Beasts that exist not in the countryside but in the collective imagination of a nation.They have watched Norman knights become Tudor courtiers, Georgian soldiers become Victorian industrialists, and factory workers become football fans. They have witnessed plague, civil war, empire, Blitz, victory and defeat. Kings have died beneath them. Queens have ruled beneath them. Governments have come and gone. The lions simply continue their silent march.

    Unlike flags, or borders, which shift. Unlike politicians, who disappear into history. The three lions remain reassuringly constant. Almost nine hundred years after Richard the Lionheart’s reign, children still draw them in school exercise books. Soldiers still wear them into battle. Sportsmen still carry them onto the world’s biggest stages.

    Most never think about where they came from.But perhaps they should because hidden inside those three ancient beasts lies the story of England itself. And it’s a story of crusaders and kings, of heralds and holy symbolism, of battlefields and belief, of history transformed into legend.

    And that is one of the greatest mysteries of all.

    Not that three lions came to symbolise England.

    But that, after nearly nine centuries, England still instinctively recognises them as its own.

    #BritishHistory #castles #chivalry #ChristianSymbolism #coatOfArms #Crusades #England #EnglandFootball #EnglishFolklore #EnglishFootball #EnglishHistory #EnglishIdentity #EnglishMonarchy #Folklore #FootballAssociation #HenryI #HenryII #heraldicLions #heraldry #historyOfEngland #knights #lionSymbolism #medievalBestiary #medievalEngland #medievalHistory #medievalKings #medievalSymbolism #nationalSymbols #NormanEngland #passantGuardant #Plantagenets #RichardI #RichardTheLionheart #royalArms #royalHeraldry #royalHistory #StGeorge #symbolism #ThreeLions #ThreeLionsEmblem
  12. Leicester's Steep Slide: From Premier League Elite to League One Depths

    Leicester City confirmed relegation to League One following a 2-2 draw. Fans are unhappy with ownership and player wages.

    #LeicesterCity, #LeagueOne, #FootballRelegation, #LCFC, #EnglishFootball

    newsletter.tf/leicester-city-r

  13. The Archival Echo of Joe Royle: Five Decades in English Football

    Joe Royle, 77, receives an honour from Everton for his 50-year career in English football, highlighting changes in the game.

    #JoeRoyle, #Everton, #EnglishFootball, #FootballHistory, #Merseyside

    newsletter.tf/joe-royle-honour

  14. Joe Royle, a 77-year-old football legend, is being recognized by Everton for his 50-year career. This honour comes as the game has changed a lot since he started.

    #JoeRoyle, #Everton, #EnglishFootball, #FootballHistory, #Merseyside
    newsletter.tf/joe-royle-honour

  15. Defoe Trades Boots for Bench at Woking

    Why did Jermain Defoe join Woking as manager? Learn how the former England striker will lead the team after Neal Ardley was fired in March 2025.

    #jermaindefoe, #wokingfc, #nationalleague, #footballmanager, #englishfootball

    newsletter.tf/jermain-defoe-be

  16. Jermain Defoe has taken his first permanent manager job at Woking. This is a big change for the former Tottenham star who retired from playing in 2022.

    #jermaindefoe, #wokingfc, #nationalleague, #footballmanager, #englishfootball
    newsletter.tf/jermain-defoe-be

  17. New UWCL Format: An Analysis of Its Impact on English Teams

    The UWCL's new format from 2025-26 means more games for English teams like Arsenal and Man Utd. Find out how it changes their path.

    #UWCL #WomensFootball #EnglishFootball #ChampionsLeague #NewFormat

    newsletter.tf/new-uwcl-format-

  18. Erling Haaland lập cú đúp, tỏa sáng rực rỡ trong chiến thắng 3-0 của Manchester City trước West Ham tại vòng 17 Ngoại Hạng Anh. Chiến thắng này giúp Man City tạm thời vượt mặt Arsenal, vươn lên dẫn đầu bảng xếp hạng.

    #Haaland #ManCity #PremierLeague #BóngĐáAnh #NgoạiHạngAnh #ManCity3-0WestHam #TopOfTheTable
    #ErlingHaaland #ManchesterCity #EnglishFootball #Soccer #Vòng17NHA

    vietnamnet.vn/ket-qua-bong-da-

  19. Arsenal đánh bại Brentford với tỷ số 2-0 trong trận đấu tại vòng 14 Ngoại Hạng Anh, qua đó vươn lên dẫn đầu bảng xếp hạng. Hai bàn thắng của Mikel Merino và Bukayo Saka đã mang lại chiến thắng thuyết phục cho đội chủ nhà trên sân Emirates.

    #Arsenal #Brentford #NgoạiHạngAnh #PremierLeague #BóngĐá #TheThao #Arsenal2-0Brentford #MikelMerino #BukayoSaka #ĐầuBảng #TopLeague #Vòng14 #EnglishFootball #VietnameseFootball #Sports #FootballNews

    vietnamnet.vn/ket-qua-bong-da-

  20. All the Premier League Stadiums and their capacities for 2025/26 season🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏟️

    #EPL #PremierLeague #EnglishFootball

  21. Dear football fans in my timeline: please # your footie posts so I can mute them for 6 hours or so instead of having to mute your entire output for six hours or so which is what I’ve just had to do!

    Yours,
    can’t be bothered with footie chat
    #Football #ScottishFootball
    #EnglishFootball

  22. Great performance from England. Magnificent display from Hannah Hampton.
    #womenseuros25 #englishfootball

  23. Here are the Premier League clubs for 2025/26 season🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿✅

    Leeds United, Burnley and Sunderland are back to Premier League➡️

    #EPL #PremierLeague #EnglishFootball #england

  24. My head knows that after three promotions in five years, you're going to see some excellent club servants depart, but this one stings. One of my all-time favourites at Edgeley Park, a hugely important player who always gave his all and never seemed to have a bad game.

    His departure has been overshadowed by the loss of the legendary Paddy Madden, but Ryan Croasdale will be missed.

    #StockportCounty
    #EFL
    #EnglishFootball
    #EFLLeague2

  25. The new #EnglishFootball jersey is one of the best selling shirts in Nikes history and English football history. It seems like all the pearl clutching, rule Britannia, knuck dragging, faux outrage was energy wasted 😂😂 w⚓s

  26. @TheAthleticFC Which once again begs the question: exactly what value do Directors of Football/Sporting Directors bring to their clubs?

    Listening to my club's DoF (Simon Wilson, Stockport) you can see the ways he's involved with steering our long-term strategy, recruitment and tactical evolution. In most cases these roles seem like little more than 'jobs for the boys' though.

    #EnglishFootball
    #EPL
    #StockportCounty

  27. European champions England are on the verge of the women’s World Cup knockouts. Excitement around the lionesses has led to more resources being channeled int...
    From cubs to lionesses: English football prepares girls for the top
  28. CW: Football, eye content, alcohol

    Too tense to live toot the League Two playoff final. Stockport lead following a large slice of luck in the form of an own goal but I'd say we were slightly the better side in the first half. Carlisle are still very much a threat though and there's all to play for in the second half.

    #Football
    #Soccer
    #EnglishFootball
    #PlayoffFinal
    #StockportCounty
    #CarlisleUnited
    #Stockport
    #Carlisle

  29. Feeling nervy ahead of Stockport's playoff semi final against Salford. They have a slender lead but I'm expecting a tight game that could go all the way to penalties.

    I'm already happy after a strong first season back in the football league, but we could still bag back-to-back promotions!

    #Football
    #EnglishFootball
    #StockportCounty
    #SalfordCity

  30. Wow. Wrexham AFC, the down and out Welsh football club that Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought a couple of years ago, has won the National League (tier 5) and earned promotion to the 4th tier of English football: League Two. #wrexham #englishfootball #soccer theathletic.com/4400512/2023/0

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