This is a sad tale. Sam Allardyce was on a salary of £3 million per year plus bonuses – and before he’d even had his first match as England manager he scored a net full of own goals. Now he’s reached a “mutual” agreement with the Football Association – and that’s game over. Could he have salvaged his job? No. (more…)

Marc Anwar was sacked from Coronation Street after making “entirely unacceptable, racially offensive comments [made] on Twitter…” according to an ITV spokesperson. The Pakistan-born actor, who has been playing the role of businessman Sharif Nazir in the soap, allegedly referred to Indian people as “b******s” and “p**drinking c***s.” The Sunday Mirror published a screenshot of the alleged tweets from Anwar’s private account, which also showed Anwar criticizing Indian people over Kashmir. On being informed of the comments, ITV announced that Anwar would be leaving immediately. Any surprise at Anwar’s fate? Not really. (more…)