Animal rights group urges Crystal Palace to retire bald eagle mascot
Peta calls on club to never again use a live animal mascot ‘There’s no reason to drag a wild animal into a stadium’ A leading animal rights group has urged Crystal Palace to retire their American bald eagle mascot because, it says, the matchday experience can leave the bird “frightened, disoriented and panicked” and…
Read full article on Guardian — Football →Opens in a new tab. Original reporting belongs to Guardian — Football.
Upcoming fixtures
More coverage
- BBC Sport — Football1 day ago
Animal rights group asks Crystal Palace to retire eagle mascot
Animal rights group Peta is urging Crystal Palace to retire their bald eagle mascot, saying a "bright stadium filled with boisterous fans is no place for animals".
- CRY
- BBC Sport — Football3 days ago
Palace manager Sage facing fight to keep his job
Crystal Palace boss Pierre Sage faces a fight to keep his job, but will be given more time.
- CRY
- Guardian — Football3 days ago
Crystal Palace to give Sage more time but manager under serious scrutiny
Frenchman under pressure after Brighton thrashing McKenna and Frank among potential replacements Pierre Sage has been granted more time to fix Crystal Palace’s defensive issues but he has been warned that things must improve quickly after the 5-0 defeat at Brighton on Sunday. The Frenchman’s future was in serious do…
- CRY
- BRI
- Guardian — Football3 days ago
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Florian Wirtz takes on more responsibility in Liverpool’s attack while Pierre Sage is under pressure at Crystal Palace Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s physicality overpowering Bryan Mbeumo in Manchester United’s area at a corner grabbed him a fifth goal in 10 outings for Leeds: a pretty respectable ratio. “I just tried to c…
- MUN
- CRY
- LIV
- LEE
- BBC Sport — Football4 days ago
Gomez scores extraordinary goal as Brighton put five past Palace
Diego Gomez scores a sensational goal from the halfway line as Brighton hammer rivals Crystal Palace.
- CRY
- BRI
- Guardian — Football4 days ago
Gómez halfway-line wondergoal sparks Brighton’s 5-0 thrashing of sorry Crystal Palace
At last, Fabian Hürzeler has the scalp that matters most to all Brighton fans and in humiliating fashion. Diego Gómez’s breathtaking goal-of-the-season contender from the halfway line, à la David Beckham, was the highlight of another hugely impressive performance from the Premier League’s top scorers as they continu…
- CRY
- BRI