Wednesday briefing: Everton dismiss oligarch links and stadium funding hole

Everton have rejected it has any ties with Alisher Usmanov, the under sanctions Russian oligarch, and played down speculation that costs on its new stadium have risen by as much as 50 per cent reports Senior Correspondent James Corbett.

The leadership of the embattled Merseyside club, who rose out of the EPL relegation zone following Saturday’s 1-0 victory over Leeds, have been engaged in an extraordinary stand off with their own supporters, who protested in large numbers again