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SJA Broadcast Journalist of the Year 2020/2022. Sports Editor and News Presenter @itvnews

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Steve Scott
6 years
Before you consider wading into Loris Karius today, spend 20 seconds watching this from last night and remember he's only 24 years old. #LFC @LFC #Karius
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3 years
BREAKING: @ManCity are out too.
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Goalkeeper @deanhenderson slams #ManUtd for making “false promises” to him and tells @itvnews that no one really cared when he was going through “tough times” at Old Trafford. Henderson is on a season long loan at PL returnees @NFFC
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3 years
Maybe before banning him for 3 games, members of UEFA’s Ethics and Disciplinary body should have explained to @GlenKamara4 how he should react after being called a “f**king monkey” by another player.
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6 years
Ronaldo returns to Old Trafford. @ManUtd #mufc #Juventus @juventusfcen
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3 years
Morons. Doing their best to ruin what should be a proud night and a great occasion. Kid’s crying, Wembley temporarily shut down. Idiots, every last one of them. #ENG #ITA #EURO2020
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3 years
Racist abuse of Saka, Sancho, Rashford; storming Wembley; violence inside; terrified, crying children; fireworks thrown into crowds (we’ve got video); glass bottles hurled; Wembley Way trashed. Disgusting and depressing. #ENG team deserves so much better. #EURO2020
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2 years
NEW: FIFA set to suspend all Russian teams from international football.
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Steve Scott
8 years
No one sings like the Welsh. #WAL V #POR
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Steve Scott
8 years
If you're over 50 and voted #Brexit please take an under 30 aside today to explain why you decided their future was better this way
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Steve Scott
4 years
Is it any wonder referees turn their backs on amateur football. ⁦ @refsupportuk
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3 years
Breaking: @ChelseaFC preparing to withdraw from Super League
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Steve Scott
6 years
When you’ve reached a #WorldCup semi final, you can party any way you want. #ENG
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2 years
NEW: The International Olympic committee is urging all sports to relocate or cancel any sports events planned for Russia or Belarus.
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Steve Scott
3 years
NEW: PAI Capital agrees long term lease deal on London Stadium pending agreement over majority control with current @WestHam owners. @rioferdy5 and brother Anton are backing the deal, Rio:"it will be an honour to give something back to a club that means so much to me." #WHUFC
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Steve Scott
6 years
Outside the King Power stadium. @LCFC #foxes
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Steve Scott
3 years
Overwhelmed to win 2 awards tonight - thank you @SportSJA , thank you @dsj_itv without whom it wouldn’t have been possible but most of all thank you to all the gymnasts brave enough to talk to @itvnews - especially @CatherineLyonsx whose interview changed everything.
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Steve Scott
3 years
Becky Downie’s team is both mystified and saddened by her exclusion from the @TeamGB @Tokyo2020 squad. They believe her stats justify a place, which is why they appealed. She is not even on the @BritGymnastics list of reserves for the Games.
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Steve Scott
8 years
No one sings like the Welsh. #WAL v #POR
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2 years
Roman Abramovich on “his honour of a lifetime” and his pride that sale of #ChelseaFC will benefit millions of people. No mention of Ukraine.
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Chelsea FC
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Statement from Roman Abramovich.
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Steve Scott
4 years
@hendopolis Not sure if I’d just risked my life and disarmed a murdering terrorist I’d be happy with this front page.
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Steve Scott
3 years
In a letter to Gareth Southgate, the Queen wishes @England good luck for the big match tomorrow and praises the team for conducting themselves with “spirit, commitment and pride..” #ENG #EURO2020
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Steve Scott
3 years
. @ManCity have withdrawn from the breakaway super league as @ChelseaFC finalise documentation to do the same.
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Steve Scott
2 years
BREAKING: Confirmed FIFA/UEFA suspend all Russian teams, international and club, until further notice.
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Steve Scott
5 years
ITV to show live coverage and highlights of La Liga from this weekend til the end of season.
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Steve Scott
4 years
EXCLUSIVE: Two of Olympic medallist Amy Tinkler’s former coaches have been suspended by British Gymnastics. Rachel Wright and Nicola Preston are both from South Durham gymnastics club which @amytinkler2 left a few months after winning bronze in Rio. 1/4 #gymnastalliance
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Steve Scott
4 years
A strong message from Mark Roberts, the police chief responsible for football in England, to Premier League clubs opposed to finishing the season at neutral venues: "Get a grip...."
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Steve Scott
6 years
Finally justice. Three courageous men, shoulder to shoulder, facing the cameras in Liverpool after their abuser, former football coach Barry Bennell, is found guilty of 50 counts of historic child sexual abuse. @steven_walters4 @CUnsworth1 @fallon_micky
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Steve Scott
1 year
Raheem Sterling's home was broken into by armed men while his family were there. As soon as he was told he wanted to get home. He's clearly shaken and concerned for his children's well-being. He could return to Qatar but now he just wants to get home and be close to his family.
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Steve Scott
3 years
The longer those behind the Super League stay silent the quicker the abuse aimed at coaches and players at Big 6 clubs will intensify. If they’re so convinced the SL is the way forward, stand up to face the music and shield your staff from the anger you’ve created.
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Steve Scott
5 years
ITV to show the @EmiratesFACup from 2021. In partnership with the BBC the 4 year deal means ALL games will be free-to-air. @itvfootball
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Steve Scott
2 years
NEW: The English FA says none of its teams will play any matches against Russia for the “foreseeable future”
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Steve Scott
5 years
Joe Marler in full, well, @JoeMarler mode. His #RWC2019 highlights reel to follow soon. What’s he up to? Channelling the movie Four Lions. Relevant scene here:
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Steve Scott
6 years
It may only be a 20 seconds clip but there is so much going on here. Starting with @JesseLingard jumping the gun... #ENG #ThreeLions @England
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Steve Scott
3 years
You seem to be saying that mental health issues are only legitimate if they strike outside a major sporting event not during it. It doesn’t really work like that surely? Also by standing aside Biles probably helped her team. I don’t get what is so difficult to understand here.
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Piers Morgan
3 years
If he quit in the middle of a Test match with no physical injury, leaving his teammates in the lurch like Simon Biles did, & complained he wasn’t having enough ‘fun’, then I would have said that. Especially if he had GOAT embroidered on his shirt. But he didn’t. So I didn’t.
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3 years
“When I grow up I want to be the first female jockey to win the Grand National...”
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Steve Scott
3 years
British Gymnastics have set up a qualifying event for @Bdownie giving her the chance to make the Olympic team. Becky withdrew from the recent trials after the tragic and sudden death of her 24 yr old brother Josh. Sister Ellie has decided to take some time away from the sport.
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Steve Scott
4 years
The NHS is in line to receive a "really substantial" figure of many millions of pounds in donations from Premier League players thanks to a fund being coordinated by @LFC captain @JHenderson . Talks about the fund have been going on for a week now between club captains.
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Steve Scott
7 years
Two front pages, two brave footballers, two terrible stories.
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Steve Scott
8 years
#WAL come for a quiet drink in Dinard. Not sure they got away with it
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Steve Scott
3 years
Executive Vice Chairman Ed Woodward at @ManUtd quits. A key figure in the breakaway league has paid with his job and reputation.
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Steve Scott
3 years
. @British_Airways seems to have a new cabin crew member #teamgb #Olympics
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1 year
BBC say “step back”, what they mean is “taken off air”
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ITV News
1 year
The BBC confirmed the presenter's role on the programme would be paused after he caused controversy with a tweet comparing the home secretary's language to that used by Nazi Germany
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Steve Scott
3 years
All 4 remaining PL clubs withdraw from Super League. A victory for good over greed. The house has crumbled, just the explanations, apologies and resignations to come.
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Steve Scott
8 years
Bad crush getting into stadium in Basel tonight. Supporters very angry, some hurt, children crying.
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Steve Scott
4 years
Ben Stokes' father Ged has fallen seriously ill in Johannesburg. Full @englandcricket statement:
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Steve Scott
7 years
. @WayneRooney 's Aunty Tracy with cousin Anthony first in queue for @Everton shirt "he's back where he belongs"
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Steve Scott
3 years
NEW | @RangersFC and @BCFC follow @SwansOfficial in week-long boycott of social media. Football starting to take matters into its own hands.
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Steve Scott
2 years
Olympic heptathlete Louise Hazel says the lifetime ban on Jess Ennis-Hill's former coach Toni Minichiello is a watershed moment for UK athletes. UK Athletics found Minichiello guilty of 'inappropriate sexual conduct' over a period of years. Charges he strongly denies.
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Steve Scott
8 years
An #AUS journalist feels the pain of one sided 'rivalry' with #GBR in #Rio2016
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Steve Scott
3 years
Given the news agenda it is a testament to the bravery of gymnasts and other whistleblowers who spoke to @itvnews that their stories have been recognised by @RTS_media in a nomination for 'Scoop' of the year at this year's TV journalism awards. #GymnastAlliance @Gymnasts4Change
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Steve Scott
4 years
This illustrates the madness of the government’s ‘no fans’ policy. Bristol City is opening up hospitality areas next week so fans can come to watch a game indoors on a giant screen that is taking place literally metres away outdoors in a 25k plus seater stadium. Go figure 🤷🏼‍♂️
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Bristol City FC
4 years
🍕 @ashtongatestad Sports Bar and Pizzeria will be open to watch our games live on the largest indoor pub screen in the country! Find out more: 👇 #BristolCity
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Steve Scott
6 years
I wouldn’t usually post something this long. Eat your heart out @MarcusRashford #ThreeLions @England
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Steve Scott
2 years
@OSIBpodcast 🎤His hair’s f***ing plaited🎤
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Steve Scott
3 years
If no one has done anything wrong or is facing disciplinary action, then why not publish the report in full?
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Yorkshire CCC
3 years
CLUB STATEMENT: The Yorkshire County Cricket Club is pleased to announce the actions it has taken since they received the Report prepared by the Independent Panel in August this year.
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Steve Scott
2 years
Trans women to be banned from ALL women's rugby in England as the RFU is set to agree to "a policy change for contact rugby to only permit players in the female category whose sex recorded at birth was female." This is at all levels of the game, not just elite.
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Rugby Football Union
2 years
RFU Council to vote on Gender Participation Policy for Rugby Union in England
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Steve Scott
6 years
This @England group are a breath of fresh air, compared to other #ThreeLions squads. Dignified, humble and engaging. A mirror of Gareth Southgate. Croatia deserved their final spot but this lot deserve a heroes return. They gave the whole country something to smile about. #ENG
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Steve Scott
6 years
. @GeraintThomas86 tells me he understands the animosity around @TeamSky due to a catalogue of controversies from Wiggins' TUEs to the jiffy bag saga. But he adds that fans can trust in him as he contemplates a move away from Sky.
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Steve Scott
4 years
Paywall or no paywall, this should be in EVERY newspaper, on every digital outlet, government and NHS websites and direct to camera on free-to-air TV. Not in a broadsheet read by few of the people who really need this information.
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Matt Hancock
4 years
NEWS: My Telegraph article on the next stage of our #coronavirus plan: We must all do everything in our power to protect lives
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Steve Scott
5 years
NEW | The @FA enquiry into historic sex abuse is now investigating potential links between known offenders and Celtic kitman Jim McCafferty. “We are currently considering whether any of the matters raised by the James McCafferty conviction fall within our terms of reference.”
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Steve Scott
1 year
Very late in the day but thanks for all the lovely messages. An honour to win @SportSJA Broadcast Journalist of the Year last night against some fierce competition. Apologies for appalling acceptance speech, not often lost for words but…. #SJA2022
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Steve Scott
8 years
This from @kenearlys is spot on
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Steve Scott
4 years
This investigation is a direct result of gymnasts speaking about the abuse they suffered to @itvnews #gymnastalliance has had a huge impact beyond its own sport
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Peter A Smith
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After an investigation speaking with more than 60 women, @itvnews can now reveal the sexual grooming and bullying at Scotland’s biggest ballet school.
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Steve Scott
1 year
Here’s the explosive email from a senior coach at British Gymnastics after the recent World Championships that so offended Ellie Downie. Sent to members of Team GB and their coaches, it refers to “naysayers” and “non-believers” and says “success is the best revenge”
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Steve Scott
2 years
Confirmed: Abramovich has put Chelsea up for sale.
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Chelsea FC
2 years
Statement from Roman Abramovich.
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L'Equipe front page.
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Unimaginable. “It hurts me to know the things I had to miss. Picking the flowers for the funeral whilst I was away trialling, a tribute for my brother at his cricket club, which happened when I wasn’t even given a proper training slot. I missed that, for what?”
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Molly McElwee
3 years
Thanks to @Bdownie for trusting @WomensSport with this one. On the Olympic selection process and her disbelief at missing out on Tokyo. "There’s so much that was hurtful. I'll never forget that. And no amount of apologies will ever make that okay."
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Steve Scott
5 years
Significant 'survivors scheme' set up by @ManCity to compensate those who suffered abuse, without going through the courts. They will also get a personal apology from the club. Loss of earnings and therapy fees will also be part of calculations that could run into six figures.
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ITV News
5 years
Manchester City to pay compensation to Barry Bennell abuse victims. By @stevescott_itv
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Steve Scott
3 years
Hope there’s room in the cabinet at home. #TeamGB #Olympics
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Steve Scott
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Sutton United have been told 2 thousand bets were placed on Wayne Shaw to eat pie. If each bet was a fiver, bookies have paid out £80k.
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Steve Scott
5 years
Eddie Jones on being told Warren Gatland thinks England may have played their final one game too early. “Send my best wishes to Warren and I hope he enjoys the third/fourth place match.” #rugbybantz #RWC2019 @EnglandRugby @WelshRugbyUnion
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Steve Scott
4 years
Aimee Boorman also told me that winning medals can't be categorised as success if an athlete is broken at the end of it all. She also believes some coaches need to be more athlete focussed and those that aren't should change their methods. #gymnasticsalliance
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ITV News
4 years
Gold medal winning gymnast @Simone_Biles ' former coach Aimee Boorman says British athletes must keep telling their truths, writes @stevescott_itv
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Steve Scott
5 years
New | Update on @chrisfroome from his surgeon "He has now woken up, is conscious and knows exactly what happened. He knows there are difficult times ahead. That means a lot of recuperation but he's an athlete and athletes are used to suffering." #TeamIneos @TeamINEOS #Froome
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Steve Scott
2 years
Seb Coe, World Athletics President on banning Russia and Belarus from their World Championships says there are Ukranian athletes who are "living in a world where unspeakable acts of barbarity are taking place around them. We had to do something."
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Steve Scott
4 years
Health Secretary Matt Hancock piles into Premier League players “first thing Premier League footballers can do is make a contribution, take a pay cut and play their part.” None has said they won't but are being guided by the PFA who believe clubs should carry the burden too.
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Steve Scott
4 years
NEW | British Olympic medallist Amy Tinkler reveals she quit the sport because of her mistreatment not injury. She submitted a formal complaint to @BritGymnastics last December and has had no feedback let alone an outcome.
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Steve Scott
3 years
Don't try to get Gareth Southgate to take credit for anything - he told me today "It's a bit like being a parent, it's gone past the moment when it's about you..." #ENG #unicorns #EURO2020
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Steve Scott
2 years
NEW: UEFA has also suspended its partnership with Russian state-controlled gas giant Gazprom. Effective immediately - it was worth £80m and includes sponsorship of Champions League and Euro 2024.
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Steve Scott
4 years
Exclusive: Team GB Ellie Downie’s complaint of mistreatment as a teenage gymnast is NOT upheld. A nutritionist at the centre of body-shaming claims has had her suspension lifted. Full story:
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Steve Scott
1 year
When you're talking in glowing terms about Jude Bellingham and comparing him to the complete midfielder Roy Keane, and Keane wanders into your eye line. Grinning. @GNev2 "It was complimentary", Keane "I know it was." #Eng #Qatar2022
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Steve Scott
3 years
Wembley. The day before the day. #ENG #ITA #EURO2020 #Euro2020Final @England 🦁🦁🦁
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Steve Scott
3 years
Tony Cottee joins the Ferdinand brothers in backing PAI Capital’s bid to buy West Ham Utd. “ “Everyone knows how much this club means to me.” PAI expected to table a new improved bid for control of club imminently. #WHUFC @WestHam
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Steve Scott
2 years
NEW: the British Olympic Association calls for exclusion of Russia and Belarus from the “international sports family”
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Steve Scott
4 years
. @thompson_Jay has put athlete welfare before his career. He wants to protect the next generation of gymnasts. But that shouldn’t be a choice anyone has to make and hopefully won’t be before too long.
@itvnews
ITV News
4 years
"If I'm honest this will probably have a big impact on my career, potentially, career ending - just speaking about it." Gymnast @thompson_Jay is the latest athlete to speak out about a "culture of fear" within the sport
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Steve Scott
6 years
John Stones on Colombian street-fighting tactics “at the end of the day they’re on a plane home and we’re still here.”
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Steve Scott
4 years
This is what leadership looks like @MarcusRashford getting things done and inspiring the nation along the way. Who was it that turned on PL footballers for not “playing their part.”?
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Steve Scott
5 years
In the wake of Danny Rose’s comments, Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tells me today, if players staged a walk-off over racism, the authorities would have to understand. He says football ‘can not let the idiots win’
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ITV News
5 years
A visibly upset Ole Gunnar Solskjær tells ITV News 'it's heartbreaking' to hear how England defender Danny Rose feels about racism in football
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Steve Scott
4 years
The BBC will get 4 live games. The first time since its inception Premier League matches will have been free-to-air.
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Steve Scott
4 years
Exclusive | 4 Olympians among more than 20 former gymnasts in talks to join potential legal action against British Gymnastics. Full story on @itvnews at 6.30pm
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Steve Scott
1 year
Despite the scandal, despite the Whyte review, Ellie Downie quits a sport she loves saying that even now “some of the people within it don't know how to treat people with respect.” She’s also convinced she paid dearly for highlighting abuse 2 years ago.
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Steve Scott
7 years
Man of match Ander Herrera says the trophy is for the victims of the Manchester attack. #mufc
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Steve Scott
4 years
UPDATE: That offer by British Gymnastics to meet @amytinkler2 came 45 minutes AFTER she posted her open letter.
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Steve Scott
2 years
Sochi in Russia loses the F1 Grand Prix scheduled for September. "It is impossible to hold the Russian Grand Prix in the current circumstances."
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Formula 1
2 years
A statement on the Russian Grand Prix
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Steve Scott
4 years
Exclusive: 4 key staff at one club, including a Rio Olympian’s coach, are suspended by British Gymnastics. They are Sam James, @EllisOReilly1 ‘s former coach, Europa Gym Centre’s boss Len Arnold and his wife Yvonne, herself an Olympian. The 4th is club director Emma Sheriff.
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