You’ve survived security and the brand new hassles of Covid-related checks. You settle into your seat and do what millions of passengers have done over the years: reach for the in-flight magazine. Only it’s not there. A familiar — much-loved, even — part of the travelling experience could soon disappear from seat pockets. Of all the surfaces you are likely to touch in an aircraft cabin, a magazine is the least likely to harbour any kind of virus. But airlines want to show they are...

The Premier League are set to release some of the funds that would have been due to clubs at the end of the season in order to help counter some of their financial worries over a lack of TV cash. The Times report that the 20 clubs reached an agreement last week that would see the normal merit payments based on final league positions given to clubs before the 2019/20 season concludes. This money is based on a sliding scale, with clubs at the top receiving over £20million and the numbers then...

Dimitar Berbatov says Sir Alex Ferguson was so determined to pitch him straight into battle for Manchester United against Liverpool that he went back on a promise of giving him a week-long break. The Bulgarian forward tied up a deadline day move to Old Trafford from Tottenham at the beginning of the 2008/09 season, with his switch from White Hart Line going right down to the wire. Berbatov admits that he wasn't too aware of the rivalry between the clubs back then, but he soon was. "Liverpool...

Neymar had been planning to mock Erling Haaland in Paris Saint-Germain's fiery Champions League last-16 tie against Borussia Dortmund last month, according to his teammate Marquinhos. PSG overcame a 2-1 first leg deficit to beat the Bundesliga side 3-2 on aggregate and book their place in the quarter-finals, which may take place later this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Haaland had scored both of Dortmund's goals in the first leg, and celebrated each by sitting down cross-legged and...

The EFL are planning to return to action on June 6 in order to complete the 2019/20 season and ensure the financial future of many lower league clubs. Football around the globe remains on lockdown amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but there is a growing desire to return to action as soon as it is safely possible in order to ensure that clubs don't go bankrupt. An emergency fund of £50million has been set up in order to help struggling Championship, League One and League Two sides, while...