News Archive –May

Stones and Barkley go to the Euros

John Stones and Ross Barkley are named in the final squad of 23 England players for Euro2016

Everton trio make Ireland squad

Seamus Coleman, James McCarthy and Aiden McGeady have been included in Martin O'Neill's final 23 for Euro2016 but there is no place for Darron Gibson.

Stones: Quiet confidence in England camp

The Everton defender says that the 23 players selected in Roy Hodgson's squad today want to make the nation proud.

Tarashaj makes final Swiss squad

Everton forward Shani Tarashaj's bid to play in the European Championships has been successful.

Reports suggest Everton aren”t giving up on their top targets

Separate reports in England and Spain are claiming that the Blues are not letting up in their pursuit of Unai Emery and Ronald Koeman.

Bellew realises his Goodison dream with WBC belt

Tony Bellew's world title dream came true at his beloved Goodison Park tonight as he knocked out South African Ilunga Makabu in the third round for the world cruiserweight belt.

Lukaku on target in friendly victory

Romelu Lukaku scored Belgium's first goal in a 2-1 win over Switzerland as Shani Tarashaj was handed his third cap as a second-half substitute.

Everton par for the course under the lights

Everton would finish in the same place they ended up at the end of the 2015-16 season if all of their games were played under floodlights according to research by the UK's leading online LED lighting retailer, LED Hut.

Stones impresses but Barkley only a sub in England win

John Stones played the full 90 minutes and Ross Barkley came on for the last half an hour as England won their friendly with Australia

Replays to be scrapped for FA Cup quarter-finals

FA Cup ties will no longer go to replays beyond the fifth round of the competition following an announcement by the Football Association.

McCarthy expected to make Irish squad despite injury

The midfielder won't play in the Republic's friendly against the Netherlands on Friday but Martin O'Neill says he should be fit for Euro2016.

De Boer tipped to get the best out of Stones

Ronald de Boer says that his brother would be an ideal manager to oversee the continuing development of John Stones, a defender very much in Frank's mould.

Favre claims he was considered by Everton

Lucien Favre says that he was aware of interest from the Blues but infers that he didn't want to wait for the club to make a decision while he had an offer on the table from Nice.

Lukaku will hear Moshiri out but wants silverware

Romelu Lukaku says that it's time for him to 'write a CV' by winning titles but has given further hints that it won't be with Everton.

Barry: I want to keep going

Gareth Barry says he has plenty of time to relax when he retires and he has no desire to hang up his boots any time soon.

Sevilla chief: Emery is not on the market

The club's president, Jose Castro, says that Unai Emery is staying with Los Rojiblancos despite reported interest from Everton and AC Milan.

Funes Mori given go-ahead for Olympics

Everton appear to have granted permission to Argentina for Ramiro Funes Mori to play in both the Copa America and the 2016 Olympic Games this summer.

Everton nominated for five awards

Everton and Sodexo have been nominated for five honours at the forthcoming 2016 Stadium Events & Hospitality Awards.

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Docks is the opportunity Blues can't miss again

The Echo's Greg O'Keeffe argues that after letting the Kings Dock fall through their fingers over a decade ago, if there's a chance of securing a stadium on Liverpool's north docks, it's one Everton should grab with both hands.

De Boer 'would take Everton job' if offered

Ronald de Boer says that his brother, Frank, is keen to talk to Everton about the managerial vacancy at Goodison Park.

McGeady out in the cold but could yet make Euro2016

The Irish international's season at club level may have hit rock bottom but he still has hopes of being involved in next month's European Championships.

Lukaku talks of players' "broken" relationship with Martinez

In his latest comments to the Belgian media, Romelu Lukaku puts Everton's struggles over the last quarter of the season down to fractured relations between the players and the manager.

Stones plays as England edge Turkey

John Stones was in the starting XI for England's friendly against Turkey at the Etihad Stadium while Ross Barkley was an unused substitute.

Report claims Everton to hold talks with Emery

Everton are expected to sit down with Sevilla manager Unai Emery about the vacant manager's role "within 72 hours" according to The Telegraph and ESPN.

• Emery: Flavour of the month or genuine article?
• Everton hold talks with Pellegrini?
• Emery happy at Sevilla

Lukaku: I've made my decision

Romelu Lukaku has suggested his mind is made up about his future, hinting that he probably won't be playing for Everton next season

Everton reportedly preparing new deal for Davies

The club will seek to tie the 17-year-old to an improved new contract following his recent breakthrough into the first team.

Lukaku strike named FA Cup goal of the season

Romelu Lukaku's excellent first goal in the FA Cup quarter final against Chelsea was selected as the best of the tournament.

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Could new Everton stadium prove attractive to docks owner Peel?

Peel Holdings, the owner and developer of the north docks area that is believed to be under consideration by Everton as a site for a new stadium, have not shown much appetite for the inclusion of a sporting arena in their plans for Liverpool Waters. Could they be persuaded if a new ground for the Blues would help kickstart development of the area.

De Boer looking forward as he departs Ajax

The rumoured Everton managerial target says he does not know what he will do next but is ready for his "next adventure."

Ginola suffers heart attack

Updated Former Everton midfielder David Ginola is recovering in hospital after undergoing a quadruple heart bypass operation following his cardiac arrest yesterday afternoon.

Everton set for season ticket sales record

The club are reportedly on target to break their previous records for season ticket uptake with sales currently 10% up on last season.

Tarashaj named in provisional Swiss squad

Everton's Shani Tarashaj is a step closer to realising his dream of playing at Euro2016 after he was named in Switzerland's initial 28-man squad for the tournament.

Goodison hosts schools finals day

Leighton Baines and Jonjoe Kenny were the special guests as Goodison Park hosted the prestigious Premier League Schools Tournament for the very first time on Tuesday.

Dowell already looking ahead to pre-season

Kieran Dowell was buzzing after making his full debut on Saturday and he says he now wants to hit the ground running next season so he can be involved in first-team football.

EitC scoops communication award

Everton in the Community’s ‘Proud to be Blue’ campaign was presented with the Communications Award at last Thursday’s prestigious Better Society Awards in London.

Lukaku's father expects his son to leave Everton soon

Romelu Lukaku's father has been speaking about his son's future again, saying he expects the striker to leave Everton before the European Championships.

Mayor: Everton can finance new stadium

Joe Anderson has expanded on his comments published yesterday around his confidence that the Blues could be in a new ground within three years

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How Andrei Kanchelskis tore down the Iron Curtain

This piece by Andrew Flint glosses almost completely over the flying Ukrainian's time at Goodison Park but it provides some interesting insight into one of the first players from the former Soviet Union to succeed in England.

Jagielka expects 'massive' change this summer

The captain says that results cost Martinez his job and admits that as many as 10 players could leave the club in what promises to be a busy summer

Blues finish 10th in prize money table

Everton will collect £83.04m in Premier League prize money for the 2015-16 season which would place them 10th out of top flight clubs but almost £18m short of Arsenal who will receive the most.

No new stadium at Walton Hall Park

Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson says he believes Everton will be in a new ground within three years but it won't be at Walton Hall Park

• Everton could revive waterfront stadium dream

Barkley and Stones named in initial Euro2016 squad

The Everton duo make the provisional England squad for Euro2016 but there is no place for Leighton Baines or Phil Jagielka.

Martinez disappointed to leave Everton

The former manager issued a statement through the League Manager's Association earlier today expressing his regret that he wouldn't be able to finish what he started with the club.

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Why Ronald Koeman would be the ideal managerial appointment for Everton

"When pondering a replacement for Roberto Martinez, it's imperative the club consider a more balanced coach," writes Matt Jones.

Goodison's mood lifted as Blues offer hope for the future

Everton signed off a miserable season on a high note and with optimism for the future as they comfortably beat relegated Norwich City.

• Match updates and reaction
• Report by Paul Traill
• From My Seat: Norwich (H)

Howard's heartfelt goodbye after a decade's service

In addition to his emotional farewell on the pitch at Goodison Park this afternoon, Tim Howard has penned a heartfelt tribute and goodbye message to the Everton fans whom he has represented for a decade.

Unsworth hails 'fantastic' Everton players

The caretaker manager was full of praise for his side as they finished the season with an uplifting performance, three points and a clean sheet against Norwich.

Report: Niasse arrested on suspicion of assault

The Senegal striker has been bailed pending further enquiries into an incident that occurred in Manchester yesterday.

Everton to play in Dresden Cup

Everton will play in the Dresden Cup on 29 and 30 July, together with Real Betis, Werder Bremen and hosts Dynamo Dresden.

Moyes would consider Goodison return

As Everton get their search underway in earnest for Roberto Martinez's successor, David Moyes says he would be open to returning to the club as manager.

Everton vs Norwich City

Caretaker bosses David Unsworth and Joe Royle take charge for a match that could have as much as £6m riding on the outcome for the Toffees

Unsworth says new boss has to be a winner

The stand-in manager says that whomever Everton appoint as Roberto Martinez's successor has to be able to work well with youth players and, above all, win matches.

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Heitinga: De Boer is a perfect match for Everton

The former Everton defender has added his voice to those saying that the departing Ajax boss would do well at Goodison Park.

Proud Unsworth looking to end season on a high

"Rhino" described yesterday as the most difficult he has experienced since returning to Everton but has told the players to beat Norwich for the fans

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Everton sack Roberto Martinez: How the stubborn Spaniard's Goodison Park reign unravelled

ToffeeWeb's Lyndon Lloyd spoke with International Business Times about where it went wrong for Roberto and who could replace him.

Koeman insists he is staying at Southampton

Ronald Koeman has dampened speculation that he is interested in the vacant manager's position at Everton by saying that he is staying with the south coast club.

Reports: Koeman installed as Everton's top choice

Southampton boss Ronald Koeman is the man most wanted by Everton to fill the managerial vacancy left by Roberto Martinez according to tomorrow's back pages.

Everton call time on Martinez

Roberto Martinez's time as manager is up with the club now confirming his departure with immediate effect

• Who could replace Martinez?
• Royle and Unsworth in charge
• Koeman top target?

End-of-Season Awards night postponed

Everton have announced that the club's awards gala to mark the end of the season has been postponed following the departure of Roberto Martinez.

Jones's departure part of backroom shake-up

Roberto Martinez's assistant Graeme Jones will be following his boss out of Everton along with coaches Dennis Lawrence and Iñaki Bergara and chief scout Kevin Reeves.

Unsworth and Royle oversee final game

Updated David Unsworth and Joe Royle will take temporary charge of Everton for Sunday's match against Norwich City.

De Boer interested in Everton job

Frank de Boer has announced his decision to part company with Ajax with 12 months left on his contract and has expressed an interest in the vacancy at Goodison Park.

• Frank de Boer – A view from the Continent

Lukaku named in Belgium's Euro2016 squad

Romelu Lukaku is in his country's squad for next month's European Championships but Kevin Mirallas is only on standby.

Everton unveil 2016-17 home kit

The club have officially unveiled the new home strip for next season, featuring a rounded white collar and yellow accents on the sleeves and socks.

Everton embarrassed again as Sunderland clinch safety

Everton offered up another shameful away performance, going down meekly to Sunderland who picked up the points needed to stay in the top flight

Martinez: Effort and intent was there

Roberto Martinez refused to lay into his players, suggesting that he was pleased with the way they never gave up in the 3-0 loss to Sunderland despite conceding two goals in quick succession at the end of the first half.

Sunderland vs Everton

Everton play their final away match of a wretched season against a Sunderland side who could secure their Premier League safety with a victory

Hibbert back on the treatment table

Tony Hibbert's brief return to first-team action is over after he suffered an ankle injury that ends his season following just one 45-minute cameo.

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Mystery over stadium-related projections

The Echo are teasing a series of images apparently related to Everton's stadium that were projected onto Liverpool landmarks on Sunday night.

Martinez assures Sunderland's rivals over crucial game

The manager says his team's need to respond after Leicester means that they won't roll over to Sunderland tomorrow evening.

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Roberto Martinez has lost the ordinary Everton fan and now there seems no way back

"Martinez, it seems, has lost the ordinary fan," writes Greg O'Keeffe. "Not only the keyboard warriors, not just the habitual cynics who love to rant on social media. Everton aren't at a crossroads with their manager any more. They're at the end of the road."

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Mediocrity is a disease at Everton… Fans aren”t allowed to think big

Former Everton chairman Sir John Moores once said: "Everton expects success. We've a very good crowd and our crowd are very loyal. But, of course, they pay money and they expect to see us do well. If we don't do well then something should be done about it and something will be done about."

"This is no longer the case," writes Elliot Bretland. "Nothing is done about it. Nothing is said, no action is taken."

Martinez 'expects a performance' at Sunderland

Having criticised his players following their dismal showing at Leicester, the manager says they have to react positively on Wednesday night.

Sunderland game to be shown live

Everton's match at the Stadium of Light on Wednesday will now be broadcast live by Sky Sports.

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Everton legend presented with League title medal

Everton legend Derek Temple has finally been presented with a League title medal, 53 years after helping the Blues lift the trophy.

Agent: De Boer would 'love' to manage club like Everton

The Ajax boss would be open to considering the job at Goodison Park as speculation over his future and that of Roberto Martinez builds.

• Tactical Philosophy: Frank de Boer

Martinez: We didn”t show up

The manager blamed his players' lack of focus and intensity for a "really disappointing" performance at the King Power Stadium today.

Everton soundly beaten by jubilant Foxes

The Blues were humbled by the new champions and were fortunate to only lose 3-1 as Jamie Vardy spurned a hat-trick.

• Match updates and reaction
• Full match report

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Speedo Mick: This season' true heroic tale

Not all heroes wear capes — but this season it has been discovered that some do wear speedos. That has certainly been the case regarding Everton fan Michael Cullen, aka Speedo Mick.

Club provide season ticket update

Sales approaching 25,000 after Guarantee Your Seat period

Arouna's Dodgeball Debut for EitC

Blues striker Arouna Kone was given his first experience of ‘dodgeball' earlier this week when he visited Springwood Heath Primary School earlier to take part in an Everton in the Community sports session.

Pre-order your Everton-branded earphones for £20 and support EitC

Everton in the Community's are delighted to have launched a unique 28-day campaign which will see all proceeds from Everton FC-branded earphones go directly to the Club's charitable arm.

Leicester City vs Everton

Everton travel to Leicester this weekend to witness first-hand the coronation of the new Premier League champions at the King Power Stadium.

Hibbert's determination rewarded with what could be Everton swansong

Tony Hibbert's refusal to give in to a succession of injury setbacks and his advancing years means that he has been able to fight his way back to fitness to feature at first-team level again after a long absence.

Jagielka determined to restore pride

Everton's captain insists that the players are now playing for their reputations as much as the financial boost to club from finishing higher.

Young Blues fall short of U18s title

Everton's Under-18s were held in a thrilling 4-4 draw with Manchester City at Finch Farm this evening, a result that means they will miss out on the league title this season.

Barkley looking ahead to Euro2016

Ross Barkley says he more mature now than when he played for England at the 2014 World Cup and he feels more confident in the England camp

Former Everton defender Neill declared bankrupt

One-time Everton player Lucas Neill has been declared bankrupt in the UK according to a report.

Jagielka and Baines likely to be overlooked by Hodgson

Phil Jagielka and Leighton Baines's hopes of playing in what would be their last European Championship tournament are set to be dashed, with Roy Hodgson likely to go with other, younger options.

Deulofeu out until pre-season with knee injury

Gerard Deulofeu's season has been ended prematurely by a knee strain sustained in training last week.

'Guarantee Your Seat' Deadline Approaches

Tomorrow (Tuesday 3 May) is the last chance for Everton Season Ticket holders to guarantee their seat for the 2016/17 season.

Surkis rules out Yarmolenko sale to Everton

The Dynamo Kiev owner says that his star player should leave for a Champions League-level club rather than a team "like Everton or Stoke City".

Martinez defends transfer record amid Niasse doubts

The manager says people should look at his recruitment record over the past three years rather than focus on his most recent signing.

Howard: Blame the players not Martinez

Tim Howard has become the latest player to come out and claim that Everton's poor record this season has been down to the players, not manager Roberto Martinez.

Under-21s earn a point at Chelsea

Everton U21s finished off their season with a 0-0 draw with Chelsea's second string.

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Roberto Martinez overly positive on Everton's season

Sky Sports Sunday Supplement panelist and journalist Jonathon Northcroft says that, in his opinion, some of Roberto Martinez's latest pronouncements are nonsense and that the Everton manager is guilty of over-spinning his team's record and performances this season.