Gray charged by FA over homophobic tweets
The Football Association has charged Burnley striker Andre Gray with misconduct after homophobic posts from his Twitter account were widely circulated. The tweets, posted in 2012 and shared across social media last weekend after he scored in Burnley’s surprise 2-0 Premier League win over Liverpool, included the remark: “Is it me or are there gays everywhere? #Burn #Die #Makesmesick”.
Moyes ‘worried’ about Mannone’s injury
Goalkeeper Vito Mannone is a doubt for Sunderland’s Premier League fixture at Southampton on Saturday after picking up an elbow injury. Jordan Pickford is set to play in today’s League Cup tie at home to Shrewsbury Town, but the absence of Mannone will come as a blow to the Black Cats, for whom striker Fabio Borini remains sidelined.
Stoke confirm Jones interest
Stoke City are interested in Manchester United defender Phil Jones as assistant Mark Bowen said “something may happen”. Jones, 24, has been riddled by injuries throughout his career and appears set for a battle to earn a regular place at United. Mark Hughes is believed to be keen to bring Jones to the club and Bowen confirmed there was a level of interest.
