A brainteaser that features 16 circles in what looks to be an arrangement of straight lines is the latest optical illusion to leave puzzlers baffled. Named the ‘Coffer Illusion,’ it challenges players to located 16 circles in a drawing of vertical and horizontal lines, which seem to create squares. The illusion was created by Anthony … Read more
Hundreds of players attend funeral procession in online game Final Fantasy after coronavirus kills their gamer friend Friends of the character known as Ferne Le’roy organised the funeral procession The mourners gathered in the desert city of Ul’dah on the game’s Zalera server The procession began in the middle of the night and crossed different … Read more
Chinese retailers ban popular Nintendo game Animal Crossing: New Horizons after players use it to organize virtual protests against Xi Jinping and the World Health Organization Chinese retailers have removed listings for Animal Crossing: New Horizons The bans come after activist groups used the game to organize protests Protests included a mock funder for president … Read more
Tottenham have reversed their decision to use government money to furlough non-playing staff after their players expressed their fury at the club’s controversial call. Spurs have joined Liverpool in backtracking on their original plan to use tax-payers’ cash via the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which entitles businesses to claim from the British government 80 per … Read more
Tottenham have reversed their decision to furlough non-playing staff after players expressed their fury at the club’s controversial call. Spurs have joined Liverpool in backtracking on their original plan to use tax payers’ cash via the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which entitles businesses to claim from the British government 80 per cent of an employee’s … Read more
Dear Colleague, COVID-19 – Board Update I trust you are keeping well in what are increasingly strange and testing circumstances. As you are aware, the EFL Board is committed to focusing fully on the EFL’s response to the coronavirus crisis and held its weekly meeting again today to consider a number of financial and operational … Read more
Premier League stars unite to form #playerstogether initiative – instigated by Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson – to raise money for coronavirus crisis amid criticism for not yet agreeing to wage cuts The announced initiative was instigated by Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson Funds will go to those fighting for us on the NHS frontline as well … Read more
Piers Morgan has slammed Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho after he was spotted taking a training session with players in a London park. The Spurs boss faces a police warning after organising the workout, in which his players appeared to flout the government’s social distancing guidelines amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and the club have since received … Read more
Having given up £1million of his salary, England manager Gareth Southgate must have been rather surprised to end up as the villain on Sunday. So too Eddie Howe and Graham Potter, managers of Bournemouth and Brighton, who have also elected to go short. This is how warped the rhetoric around coronavirus has become. This is … Read more
‘Don’t just pick on footballers’: Gary Lineker insists he has spoken to players ‘desperate’ to help contribute to coronavirus crisis amid criticism Top-flight footballers are facing criticism over their lack of action amid the crisis Health secretary Matt Hancock took a dig at players over not taking pay cuts Former striker Gary Lineker has hit … Read more