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Now Alan Hansen adds an MBE to his list of honours

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1 year ago

March 19, 2025

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Just a few months ago, he was fighting for his life in hospital.

But former Scotland footballer Alan Hansen was amongst those to be honoured at an investiture at Windsor Castle yesterday.

Mr Hansen, the former Liverpool defender and long-time Match of the Day pundit, was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to football and broadcasting.

He joined Liverpool from Partick Thistle in 1977 and won three European Cups, eight league titles, two FA Cups and three League Cups in 620 appearances for the Anfield side.

Mr Hansen, 69, was discharged from hospital last June after Liverpool said he was ‘seriously ill’.

Hansen, nicknamed Jocky, won a long list of honours: Eight First Division league titles, three European Cups and two FA cups.

He also won 26 caps for Scotland and played for his country at the 1982 World Cup in Spain.

Alan Hansen was amongst those to be honoured at an investiture at Windsor Castle

Mr Hansen made more than 600 appearances for Liverpool

After retirement, Hansen spent another 20 years as a pundit for the BBC. Memorable moments included his infamous 1995 comment on Match of the Day that ‘You can’t win anything with kids’ about Liverpool’s big rivals Manchester United’s ‘Class of ‘92’.

The players on the receiving end, including Paul Scholes and David Beckham, then unknown and newly promoted to the first team, went on to prove him wrong by winning the title that season.

Retiring from television in 2014, Hansen declared: ‘I’ve been in football for 41 years and I’m going out right at the top, just as I did at Liverpool.’

Others honoured at the ceremony included DJ Steve Lamacq, who has hosted a number of awards ceremonies and won accolades including the special recognition gongs at the AIM Independent Music Awards and the Sony Radio Academy Awards, both in 2013.

Two-time Olympic champion rower Helen Glover was also made an OBE at the Windsor Castle ceremony.

At the 2012 Olympics, in partnership with Heather Stanning, Glover won the gold medal in the women’s coxless pairs, which was the inaugural gold medal won by Team GB.

Ms Glover, 38, was coaxed back for the Paris Olympics after giving birth to twins in January 2020.

After learning of the honour, Ms Glover said: ‘I was determined that this Olympic journey would lead to winning a medal in front of three children and I felt supported by the parenting community.

‘It makes me very proud to be recognised for trying to make a difference within this space.’

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Chelsea mathematically out of title race after 3-0 defeat to Everton

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3 days ago

March 21, 2026

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Chelsea are now mathematically out of the Premier League title race.

This follows their 3-0 drubbing in the hands of Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday night.

Liam Rosenior’s men came into the match with 48 points, looking to keep pace with the teams in front of them.

However, Beto opened the scoring for the hosts in the first half, before adding a second after the break.

Chelsea barely threatened Everton and looked flat for most of the game, before Iliman Ndiaye added a third.

The result means the Blues cannot match the 70 points that league leaders Arsenal currently have with seven matches left.

Champions Liverpool are also on the verge of being mathematically ruled out, as they have 49 points.

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Super Eagles player bounced me from Iheanacho’s room — Osimhen

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4 days ago

March 21, 2026

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Galatasaray striker, Victor Osimhen, has claimed that a senior member of the Super Eagles squad in 2017 sent him away from a hotel room during his first call-up to the national team.

According to the 27-year-old, it was Kelechi Iheanacho who intervened and welcomed him inside.

Osimhen revealed this while appearing on a Twitch livestream with comedian, Carter Efe in the early hours of Saturday.

He said: “When I came, I met Iheanacho. And I told him, ‘ah, see me, I’m gonna carry your boots.’ So he said I should come to his room so, he gave me his room number.

“So, as I got to his room — I don’t just want to mention the name — he had a roommate. So, as I knocked on the door, the roommate opened the door. So, he like bounced me out of the room.”

Osimhen refused to reveal the identity of the player who sent him away.

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AFCON 2025; Drama as Senegal Reportedly Relocates Trophy To Military Base After CAF Decision (Video)

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5 days ago

March 20, 2026

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Drama as Senegal reportedly relocates AFCON trophy to military base after Confederation of African Football (CAF) viral decision.

‎It would be recalled that CAF stripped Senegal of their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title, awarding it to Morocco instead.

This decision came after Morocco appealed the result of the January 18 final, where Senegal won 1-0 in extra time.

‎ According to the CAF Appeal Board, Senegal had forfeited the match due to their players walking off the pitch in protest of a penalty awarded to Morocco, citing Articles 82 and 84 of the AFCON regulations.

The controversy surrounds the AFCON final, where Senegal’s players walked off the pitch in protest of a late penalty awarded to Morocco.

In a clip circulating on the microblogging platform, X (formerly Twitter), a young man with glasses is seen holding the AFCON trophy surrounded by military personnel.

The clip captures the military personnel’s excitement as they support the trophy, with an officer recording the moment.

In a recent development, Senegal has announced plans to appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), with some officials and players expressing outrage and disappointment.