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Now Alan Hansen adds an MBE to his list of honours

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9 months 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 suffer fresh injury blow after 0-0 draw with Bournemouth

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14 hours ago

December 7, 2025

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Chelsea striker, Liam Delap, is set to be unavailable for an extended period with a shoulder injury.

Delap suffered a suspected dislocated shoulder while tussling with Bournemouth defender, Marcos Senesi, during a Premier League clash on Saturday.

The 22-year-old was replaced in the game by Marc Guiu.

This is the second major injury Delap is suffering after he joined Chelsea from Ipswich Town.

Manager Enzo Maresca, speaking after the game, admitted the latest setback is “quite bad”.

He added: “Unfortunately he was already out for two months and he has to be out again.

“We don’t know for how long, but it looks quite bad, his shoulder.”

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EPL: Fulham must move on from defeat to Manchester City — Iwobi

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5 days ago

December 3, 2025

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Alex Iwobi says Fulham must stay positive despite their 5-4 defeat to Manchester City at Craven Cottage on Tuesday.

Marco Silva’s side put up a spirited display in the encounter, and were unlucky not to get at least one point.

Iwobi started the fight back by scoring the second goal for Fulham early in the second half.

The versatile midfielder’s compatriot, Samuel Chukwueze then rose from the bench to score two more goals for the Cottagers.

Manchester City, however, held on to go home with maximum points.

Iwobi stated that they deserved more from the game.

“I feel disappointed because we didn’t get anything out of the fighting spirit that we showed, but I think we have to take the positivity from the game,” Iwobi told the club’s official website.

Fulham will be away to Crystal Palace in their next Premier League game on Sunday.

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EPL: Guardiola names team that impresses him everyday

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5 days ago

December 3, 2025

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Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola has named the Premier League club that has impressed him so much this season.

The Spaniard said that Enzo Maresca’s side have really impressed him with the improvement they make everyday.

Speaking after Manchester City beat Fulham 5-4 in the Premier League on Tuesday night, Guardiola pointed out that a team must remain consistent to win the title.

Pep Guardiola’s side closed the gap at the top of the Premier League to just two points behind Arsenal with the victory over Fulham, but the Gunners could maintain their five points lead with a win over Brentford on Wednesday night.

“Chelsea impresses me more and more every day with Enzo [Maresca], but it’s long,” he told reporters after the win.

“Premier League is so long, many things will happen. We won six Premier Leagues, four or five when we in December, January or February we were behind.

“The team who wins the Premier League is the team who grows during the months and this is what we try to do. No injuries, it’s so long.

“But at the same time, if we push, we will be better and push ourselves and control the situations better, the emotions and we will see what happens.”