News about Sol Campbell

Inside Arsenal's wild celebrations after sealing the Premier League title at White Hart Lane 20 years ago ahead of crucial North London Derby clash with Tottenham

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 28, 2024
This Sunday, Arsenal will travel across the Seven Sisters Road to Tottenham and hash out one of the most bitter, heated rivalries in English football - the North London Derby.  It's the first game fans pick out when the fixtures are released, the most in-demand tickets on the market, and undoubtedly the most stressful days of any supporter's season.  The stakes are just that much higher; defeats are all the more painful, every blunder and mistake will be sent your way for the next six months by rival fans. But the victories are celebrated like a Cup Final and every scrap of joy eked out until the next meeting.

Sol Campbell claims Arsenal's Invincibles triumph 'would have been recognised more' if Liverpool or Man United had done it - and blasts 'embarrassing' Premier League chiefs

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 28, 2024
Arsenal legend Sol Campbell wants the Premier League to officially recognise and honour Gunners players who lifted the title during the club's Invincibles season. Arsenal successfully navigated their way through 38 top-flight fixtures without being beaten on their way to the title, with no team able to replicate their stunning achievement since.

Portsmouth fans invade Fratton Park pitch after winning league title and promotion to the Championship

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 17, 2024
A dramatic late 3-2 comeback win over Barnsley sealed the League One title for Pompey as they returned to the second-tier for the first time in 12 years. Video footage from a bird's eye view above the stadium shows thousands of fans running onto the pitch at Fratton Park. Blue flares can also be seen getting lit as the jubilant fans embrace and hug their heroic players. Promotion marks a huge turning point in the club's history, who were relegated from the Championship in 2012 after receiving a 10-point deduction for entering administration for the second time in two years.

Sol Campbell, the former Chelsea footballer, has been charged with another £10 million off his eight-bed Chelsea townhouse to £15 million after being cheated out of £1.5 million by the property's renters

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 26, 2024
The former Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur star had the property on Chelsea's historic Cheyne Walk, which has its own lift, up for auction for £25 million. But he has now reduced the price of the house, which was created by his former partner interior designer Kelly Hoppen, to £15 million, an eye-watering 40% discount from its five-year counterparts.

How Hackney Marshes, which was built on to a slew of WW2 rubble, saw Bobby Moore and David Beckham's rise, and Lionel Messi graced the city

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 13, 2024
The patchwork of pitches on Hackney Marshes is synonymous with liberty, fitness, and football for millions of Londoners. These include Bobby Moore, Jimmy Greaves, David Beckham, Rio Ferdinand, Ian Wright, Sol Campbell, and John Terry, to name a few of the most popular names to have honed their skills on Sunday mornings. When Lionel Messi first arrived to sell his new Adidas boots, he was greeted by fans. But the sprawling 336 acres, England's beating heart, also played a key role in London's revival from the Blitz during World War II.

Before he had a wild year at Man City and was caught up in a spectacular fraud at Notts County, Sven-Goran Eriksson's vibrant career in England: Swede didn't inspire 'Golden Generation' to fame amid endless tabloid scandals

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 11, 2024
Sven-Goran Eriksson was never to be seen in the dugout, but it's fair to say that his teaching career was anything but dull. He attempted - and failed - to guide England's much-anticipated 'Golden Generation' to the triumph and silverware that the country's most coveted talent deserved. Despite some spectacular performances along the way, they failed agonizingly at two World Cups and one European Championship finals. In what was a wild last ride before the Abu Dhabi billions rolled in, Manchester City manager John Grey masterminded their first double over rivals United in over 40 years. Eriksson also appeared at Notts County, a League Two club, as part of what turned out to be one of England's biggest scams.

Sol Campbell, the England captain, is being sued for £810k after pulling out of a £3.85 million London flat' in Cadogan Square

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 1, 2024
According to The Sun, Sol Campbell is 'being sued for £810,000' after 'pulling out of buying a £3.85 million flat' in London. According to the newspaper, the former England captain and his partner, Fiona, had "put a ten percent deposit of £387,500 down" on the apartment, which is reportedly located in Knightsbridge's Cadogan Square. Lady Jadranka Beresford-Peirse, the property's owner, had reportedly agreed to purchase the apartment in 2021 but had not paid the outstanding balance.

Sol Campbell believes that Arsenal's duo William Saliba and Gabriel are the best defensive pairing since the Invincibles, although Sol Campbell admits there is one thing that could cost them in the title race

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 9, 2023
In a Gunners' backline that has conceded only 14 goals in 15 games, the pair have established themselves as the best defensive record in the league alongside Liverpool. Arsenal has been assisting the club in the Premier League once more as the team looks to challenge for their first title since the 2003-04 Invincibles season. Campbell came from Tottenham Hotspur for free this summer, playing Kolo Toure in 25 of the 38 games that saw Arsene Wenger's side lose just 26 goals on their way to an unbeaten season.

Fans call Ron the Rat for nearly sinking Southend, but the owner maintains he had the club's best interests at heart: you can decide if he deserved compassion after he pleads with Mail Sport

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 21, 2023
Exclusive biography of IAN HERBERT The details of Ron Martin's tenure as owner of Southend United - the winding petitions, the vociferous fans outside his house, and the toy rats thrown on the ground at home games - are so bad that you want to silence them when discussing them with him in the library of the five-star London hotel where he asks that we speak. Martin does not appear to be concerned about discretion, however. A man in the corner of the room feigns indignation in our discussion, but he does not leave his sofa once. And there's no wonder. Martin cruises his 25-year journey on the Essex coast, from beating Manchester United 1-0 in the League Cup to walking down his drive to greet demonstrators at the end of it. He wants to celebrate the good times. He skates gracefully and gracefully over the bad.

Despite boasting that he was "one of the best minds in football" just five years ago, an England and Arsenal legend calls time on his time as a manager

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 15, 2023
He started his career as a champion in the Premier League and was a regular for his country, but not to the same extent in the dugout. In 2020, his second and last managerial job came to an end as he was fired from a beleaguered then-League One team. Oxford United turned him down for his first job in 2018 and told him he was 'one of the finest minds in football' and was 'wasted due to a lack of knowledge.'

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: India Hicks' saucy secret to spice up sport this summer as she soaks up the sun in the Bahamas

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 1, 2023
RICHARD EDEN: India Hicks, King Charles' goddaughter, has been spicing up her summer with a very racy game. The granddaughter of Burma's 1st Earl Mountbatten is fond of playing pickleball, a racquet sport, but with an erotic twist. "Things you can say both during sex and during pickleball," says India, one of Princess Diana's bridesmaids. When we asked for suggestions, a few people came up with suggestions.' They include, 'We need more practice', 'Got time for one more? 'Watching videos really helps,' and 'We need to find a fun pair to do this with.' The interior designer, 55, claims she has been enjoying pickleball'sitting all day and not wearing much' due to the 'damn hot' weather in the Bahamas, where she and her husband, David Flint Wood, live.

Sol Campbell wants fans to know he didn't get a single penny of the £1.67 million owed to Portsmouth by Portsmouth

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 26, 2023
Sol Campbell does not ask for a penny back of the £1.7 million owed to Portsmouth Football Club because the club's survival was jeopardized. Campbell, 48, was captain of the team that won the 2008 FA Cup, but the South Coast club soon fell on hard times. The club was relegated several times and entered financial management twice before being saved by the Pompey Supporters Trust in April 2013.

After Sol Campbell's calls to relax, Tottenham fans double down with insulting chanting

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 28, 2023
Darren HUNTER: Fans of Tottenham Hotspur retaliated after Sol Campbell's request to refrain from bullying their former defender before their FA Cup triumph on Saturday night. Campbell pleaded with Spurs fans to remember the deeply derogatory songs they had been singing ever since his unpopular transfer to Arsenal in 2001. The 48-year-old also admitted that he is still abused in person and that he did not bring any of his three children to a match because they would not be present in the insults.

Sol Campbell has pleaded for Spurs fans to'move forward' from his turbulent free transfer to Arsenal

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 28, 2023
Sol Campbell has admitted that the abuse he still receives for his controversial move to Arsenal has shocked him, with the ex-England defender urging Tottenham fans to move forward. After his Tottenham loan deal came to an end, Campbell made the change between the North London clubs in 2001 under Bosman's ruling. Before making the surprise switch, the central defender had publicly stated that he would remain at Tottenham Hotspur, resulting in his being branded a 'Judas' by supporters of his former club.

Why Arsenal vs Man United rivalry is the Premier League's best

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 21, 2023
A match between Arsenal and Manchester United that has something riding on it? It's been a while. It seems like old times, with the Gunners roaring at the top of the Premier League table and United also in the title shake-up. Although United's two dropped points at Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon, there is no doubt that a victory at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon would have put them right back in the hunt. And for those football enthusiasts of a certain age who adored the high voltage rivalry between the two teams between 1997 and 2004, this would be highly deserved indeed.

Sol Campbell is mocked on Twitter over furious rant about the New Year Honours list

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 3, 2023
The former Arsenal and England defender said he had seen 'a lot of people' being honoured for their contributions to sport,' before insisting that he should be one of them. Campbell argued eight reasons why he should have been included in a series of tweets, but his tweet was met with a flurry of memes from social media. One fan called the rant 'bizarre,' while another said, 'This is what happens when you surround yourself with people who aren't opposed to your amusing viewpoints.'

Laura Muir's coach hits out at New Years Honours List

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 3, 2023
In the midst of ongoing snubs for Britain's top female track and field stars, Laura Muir's coach has called for a revision of the New Years Honours List. Using Dina Asher-Smith, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, and Muir, who have never appeared on the list despite winning 15 Olympic and world medals between them, Andy Young compared the current scheme to being'very structurally wrong.' Although it was less than vintage for British athletes outside of 1500m world champion Jake Wightman, it was notable that Asher-Smith and Johnson-Thompson were both omitted in 2019 when they won world gold, and Muir, the 1500m runner, remains yet to be honoured, despite Olympic gold, world bronze, and six European championships in one of the most fiercely fought sports.

Sol Campbell rants on twitter after he was not named in the New Year Honours list

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 3, 2023
Sol Campbell has sparked controversy on Twitter after not being included in this year's New Year Honours list. The former Arsenal and Tottenham defender said he has seen "a lot of people" receiving MBEs, OBEs, and knighthoods for services to sport, and he has made it clear he wants to be one of them. Other footballers made the list, with Leah Williamson, Beth Mead, Ellen White, and Lucy Bronze all named after their contributions to the Lionesses' triumph at the Euros.

Sol Campbell's eight-bed Chelsea townhouse's price was reduced to £20 million

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 26, 2022
The footballer, 48, has discounted the purchase of his eight-bed Chelsea townhouse, which had been on auction for £24 million. It comes after he was recently evicted by renters of the house, who said he had 'cheated' him out of £1.5 million in rent payments, causing him to go to court for an eviction order due to late payments.

EMILY PRESCOTT: After being cast in Elf the Musical, actress Georgina Castle's delight was palpable

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 14, 2022
EMILY PREACHERS: Georgina Castle, an actress, was devastated when Andrew Lloyd Webber canceled the Cinderella production in which she was playing, but her fortunes seem to be back on the rise. Georgina, the daughter of tennis commentator Andrew Castle, has been cast in the forthcoming Elf The Musical in the West End.