It's time for your Everton FC evening headlines on Tuesday, March 28.
Everton new stadium completion latest after reports of delays due to Premier League investigation
Everton’s new stadium remains on schedule to be completed in the 2024/25 season with investment talks over the funding of the project continuing after the Premier League referred the club to an independent commission for an “alleged breach” of profit and sustainability rules.
An article published by the Daily Mail on Monday claims that the charge “could delay the completion of their new stadium with potential funding partners reluctant to commit until the matter has been resolved.”
However, while there are many potential reasons why the date of finishing Everton’s 52,888 capacity future home could, in theory, be delayed such as adverse weather conditions or accidents on site, Everton officials believe there are no issues with funders in any shape or form and last Friday’s announcement from the Premier League is not impacting on investment.
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Negotiations over how to structure a deal with New York-based investment fund MSP Sports Capital are continuing after co-founders Jahm Najafi and Jeff Moorad, along with vice president Peter Taylor attended Everton’s 2-1 home defeat to Southampton in January and Blues chiefs have always been confident about financing the £500million development through both owner Farhad Moshiri and external sources.
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'I got the hump' - Everton hero Duncan Ferguson shares the biggest regret of his career
Everton hero Duncan Ferguson has revealed that refusing to play for Scotland for 14 years was the biggest regret of his career.
The former Goodison Park favourite earned his international debut against the United States in 1992 and went on to make seven appearances for his country.
But the 6ft 4" striker was jailed for three months in 1994 after headbutting Raith Rovers defender John McStay while playing for Rangers in the Scottish top flight. And following his release from prison a major fall-out between Ferguson and the governing body unfolded.
Speaking in an exclusive BBC interview with former boxing champion and Evertonian Tony Bellew, Ferguson explained: "Absolutely, my biggest regret in my career is not playing for Scotland. That's my biggest regret and it's my pig-headedness that... because I thought it was a total injustice what happened to me. Not just about the prison, but when I came out of prison, the SFA asked me to serve another 12-game ban.
"So basically what happened is I'd been into the jug, right? I did the seven weeks or the three months. I'd missed X amount of games. I came out and then the SFA asked me to serve another 12-game ban on top of what I'd already done."
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