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Transfer gossip, it is just about everywhere right now a lot of it is just to sell newspapers or get internet clicks. Thankfully with this new series I can save you a trip to the newsagents and the battery on your phone as I once again debunk the latest rumours. …

I may have mentioned in the past that I am not just a football writer but also a Data Analyst and because there is not a great deal of action going on in the footballing world right now, I thought it would be best to put my Data hat for …

The transfer gossip comes thick and fast and the beauty of the BBC Gossip Column seemingly being updated twice a day is that you get to have all the gossip debunked twice as much, so without further delay I am going to run a fine tooth comb through all the …

After taking a week off last week it has without doubt been great to recharge the creative batteries and in the words of the former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard “go again” – although the last few days have felt relatively slow in the world of football as you should know …

I know what you are thinking “hang on, didn’t the Champions League Final only take place at the beginning of June?” Yes that’s right Real Madrid beat Juventus in Cardiff on the 3rd of June, just 24 days later the 2017/18 edition begins in earnest with the First Qualifying Round. …

By the time this match kicks off the two nations will already know who will be waiting for them in the Friday’s final of the UEFA Under 21 European Championships, will it be England or Germany but more importantly who will progress from this mouth watering clash between Spain and …

We have reached the Semi Final stage of the UEFA European Under 21 Championships and this evening will see two old foes once again pitted together as Aidy Boothroyd’s England are paired up with Stefan Kuntz’s Germany, with the winner going on to the Final on Friday night. For England …

After the success of my transfer gossip debunking yesterday, it is full steam ahead as we do exactly the same this morning. No need to buy a newspaper as I’ll give you the full rundown of the ins and outs, without further ado here are this mornings back page headlines …

You wait for one BBC Gossip Column to be debunked and then two come along at once – yes that’s right unbeknown to me they are now updating it twice a day which means you end up getting twice the debunking. So without further ado, here are my thoughts on …

In a new summer series I am going to run through the BBC Gossip Column each day and give me two pence on all the transfer rumours. Firstly because it is a good idea by myself and secondly there is very little to write about. Later in the week I …