Sam Matterface

This is how we have chosen to deal with hate and racism. We'd like to say thanks to Gareth and @england for a month of memories. And to Saka, Sancho and Rashford, thank you for your courage. #LoveNotHate #Eng More here ⬇️ instagram.com/p/CRPhFk8L8xg/…

⚽️𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐚 𝐯 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 🗓️𝟏𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞, 𝐆𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧 🏟️𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐀𝐮𝐟𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞 England fans will have access to the Trabrennbahn Gelsenkirchen, the racecourse, which has capacity for 40,000 people and will open at 11am on matchday and close at 3am. Entry is free. Inside there will be more than enough bars, €5 Bitburger Pils on sale as well as multiple food stalls including Bratwurst, Currywurst, pizzas, pretzels, nachos, tofu etc… There will be a large screen to watch the football for those without tickets to the game. There are some bars in the town centre, but not many. Serbia fans have sold their allocation of 10,000 and have a meeting point at Sankt-Urbanus-Kirchplatz in Buer, so it is advised not to use this area. 𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐛𝐚𝐡𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧 From Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof, there will be free shuttles to take you to the racecourse, plus you can take tram 107 to Revierpark Neinhausen, which is right next to Trabrennbahn. From Essen, you can catch tram 107 which will also take you direct to the racecourse. 𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐮𝐦 From the racecourse, tram 107 will take you direct to the stadium, there will be shuttle buses on standby should it be busy. We would advise heading to the stadium early. Journey’s should take around 20 mins. From Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof, you can take tram 302 which also goes direct to the stadium. The tram stop at the stadium, the Veltins Arena is where you will get off. Fans with accessibility needs should get off at Willy-Brandt-Allee, which is the station just before, assistance will be waiting to take you to the stadium. 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐀𝐮𝐟𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞 The stadium will open 3 hours before kick-off at 18:00. Cashless payments are preferred. Alcohol will be limited to two beers per sale, and drinking in the stands is forbidden. Power banks are allowed. Carry some form of valid ID. You must get your ticket activated at the stadium by a steward at the security perimeter, it won’t work at the turnstile without this process. 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 Tram services will run for at least two hours after the game, and to assist with the demand on trams, shuttle services will run from car park P6 to Essen Central Station and to Gelsenkirchen Central Station. We have been assured there will plenty of trains afterwards to take you to surrounding towns and cities. Patience is obviously required, be kind to the volunteers. 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐬’ 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐲 Our England Fans’ Embassy will be located outside of the main station in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday 15th June (around 11am-4pm) and on Sunday 16th June (around 10:30am-5:30pm). We have arranged for ESTC staff to join us on matchday, 11am-1pm. Issue 185 of the Free Lions will be available to collect. 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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Great night. Great cause. Thanks to those who watched, donated, played and enjoyed. It’s a great laugh and a bit of fun but the serious bit is raising money for a wonderful charity. £14 million … Wouldn’t have happened without @robbiewilliams @socceraid and @UNICEF_uk

Soccer Aid for @UNICEF_uk on air NOW!!!! With the brilliant @IainDoesJokes @radioleary @AlexScott @socceraid @ITV

In 2014 when @England went out of the World Cup Stuart Pearce & I sat down for an interview in our apartment on the Copacabana. 10 years on we will revisit that chat and discuss how England have progressed since then... Here's the article from that day.. talksport.com/football/16561…

Look fwd to it !

This is an excellent grown-up conversation between @sammatterface of @talkSPORT and @PED7 of @ToffeeTVEFC and is well worth watching after their @X drama 😃 Well done to both 👏👏👏

Thanks for inviting me - good chat, and all the best. 👏👍

@PED7 @ToffeeTVEFC Done - chat soon

@sammatterface @ToffeeTVEFC We'll DM you over on @ToffeeTVEFC if you can follow

Not a chance. You work for Murdoch, the station has turned into Radio Sun #JFT97

Massive congratulations @carras16 on signing a new three-year contract with @Boro ✍️👏

@PED7 @ToffeeTVEFC I would love to - let’s organise it.

@sammatterface If you fancy coming on @ToffeeTVEFC, we'd love to have you on, but as I said, I can't go on your radio station for the reasons given.

@PED7 If you know me or listen to me I hope you realise that my intention is never to stoke a fire, and if I’m wrong I’ll endeavour to put it right straight away.

@sammatterface But if the facts aren't right and the content is sensationalist, then we as a fanbase will only see it as nonsense. We know we have to sell, our DOF told us so a month ago, but throwing around those figures and administration feels poorly researched.

@PED7 Well firstly there are no real facts because we are talking about the future. It’s looks sensationalist because you clipped it that with respect. That was never my intention- hence why today we spent time with Kieran Maguire delving into the finances in detail.

@PED7 The central core was that the fans have been thru enough and Moshiri should have been better in his due diligence. The last thing anyone wants is more issue for Everton, i think there’s a bit of miscommunication here really, maybe a bit misunderstanding on both parts

@sammatterface I just thought it was really poor, & I know ppl at the football club feel the same. I just expect better from yourself & other high-profile journalists. The club is in a bad place right now, but it doesn't need hit pieces, especially after the club briefed the media this week

Brilliant working with @DMAC102 on @talksport - and the Morecambe issue is one we will keep following up on. 👍

@AndyHE29 Andy - yeh I think that was a clumsy figure, maybe not thought thru - but that came about after a longer discussion about how vultures devalue players / PSR/ etc … Let’s be honest, this is a manufactured clip that detracts from the REAL issue !

@sammatterface Sam whilst I agree with your wider point that we’ve been grossly mismanaged, saying we are going to sell 150m worth of players for 70m in the next 3 weeks is ludicrous don’t you think?

It would be good to get you on the show today and have a chat about the real issues

Hold on to your hats - he’s back 🙌🙌 @DMAC102

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