by Sydney Smith on May 18, 2017
Comparing UK Football Player to Gorilla leads to Columnist leaving The Sun
Controversial columnist Kelvin MacKenzie is out at The Sun. MacKenzie had been suspended by the daily tabloid after he compared...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 30, 2017
Sun’s MacKenzie says if he knew soccer star Barkley was of African descent, he wouldn’t have compared him to gorilla
The UK Sun suspended him earlier this month, but columnist Kelvin MacKenzie is defending his column that compared soccer player...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 19, 2017
Judge rejects Real Madrid owner’s libel lawsuit, must pay Spain’s AS newspaper’s legal costs
The owner of professional soccer team Real Madrid was upset when he read in Spanish soccer newspaper AS the suggestion that...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 20, 2016
Soccer Laduma Publishes Fake Interview with Kaizer Chiefs’ Lucky Baloyi
South African weekly soccer newspaper Soccer Laduma published a fake interview with Lucky Baloyi, a professional soccer player for the...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 22, 2016
Australian’s Radio Personality Eddie McGuire Said He Wanted to Drown & Bomb Football Reporter, apologizes
Australian radio personality Eddie McGuire apologized after making violent comments about the Age's chief football writer, Caroline Wilson. McGuire, the president of...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 08, 2016
Lionel Messi Wins Libel Case against La Razon
Spanish newspaper La Razon must pay nearly $75,000 to Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi after Messi successfully sued for libel. La...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 03, 2016
2 Scottish Columnists Fired after Controversy with Rangers Football Team
The Herald, a daily newspaper in Glasgow, lost two columnists over a controversy involving the Rangers Football Club (soccer) team. The controversy started when...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 25, 2015
BBC Being Sued over Scottish Documentary on Sale of the Rangers
Three accountants are suing the BBC for £3 million over a documentary about the sale of the Scottish football (soccer)...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 14, 2014
Newcastle United: ‘inaccurate,’ ‘disgraceful journalism’ led to ban of UK Telegraph reporters
Soccer team Newcastle United accused the Daily Telegraph of 'inaccurate" and "disgraceful journalism" and said it will no longer allow Telegraph...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 27, 2014
Look-a-Like Brazilian Soccer Coach Gave World Cup Interview, 2 Newspapers correct, apologize
Brazilian journalist Mario Sergio Conti was duped by a look-a-like soccer coach into publishing fake quotes. Conti published an interview...