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VAR – Can the boring curse be cured
VAR is here whether we like it or not, but is there any hope for improving the experience? Jack Wills rants on football’s marmite.
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FA Cup Third Qualifying Round: Five To Follow
The qualification rounds of the Emirates FA Cup are quickly drawing to a conclusion and with only two rounds to go until the competition ‘proper’, many teams will be looking to secure their place in Monday’s fourth qualifying round draw as the promised land of the First Round Proper is within touching distance. These qualifying rounds bring in some…
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Blackburn Rovers & The 5000 Club.
English football history is littered with milestones. The creation of the Premier League; Treble winning seasons of both Manchester Clubs; England winning the World Cup; the creation of the football league itself. In 1888, Scotsman William McGregor founded the football league and 12 clubs began playing each other home and away. These clubs were Accrington,…
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Chelsea’s #9 Curse: The highs and lows of the 21st century
The number 9 shirt at Chelsea FC, in the 21st century anyway, seems to have carried an unusual curse… A succession of predominantly high-profile players have donned the now infamous jersey and faced challenges and struggles. From high-profile signings to promising talents, each wearer encountered difficulties that resulted in their usual goal-scoring prowess waning, in…
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Celebrations, Commiserations and Embarrassing Ignorance.
Colombia beat Germany There is just something about seeing Germany get beat. Being English, it is something of a rarity to see the Three Lions triumph over their historic rivals but it does occasionally happen and when it does it just feels good. Germany are obviously a heavyweight among footballing nations, regardless of gender. Although…
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The Greatest Penalty Shootout Ever?
Is there anything that epitomises tournament football more than withstanding 120 minutes of attack after attack from arguably the best team in the world and knocking them out on penalties in the most dramatic fashion? That is what Sweden have just delivered against USA. We’ve all seen some absolutely belting penalty shootouts over the years.…
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Women’s World Cup: The Story So Far
As the Women’s World Cup kicks off, here are five stories that have piqued our interest in the run-up to the tournament itself.
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Summer transfers 2023, Saudi spending, hypocrisy, and optimism
Lionel Messi rejected a sensational return to the Camp Nou to join MLS side Inter Miami. Karim Benzema leaves the Champions League powerhouse Real Madrid to join Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad, and Jordan Henderson at the ripe old age of 33 is on the verge of cashing in his morals for one final payday. For…
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Football Writers: Join us on our search for the Heart of Football
We are a writing community at heart, and would love for you to join us – we don’t demand a whopping great CV, but we do expect a desire to find good stories.
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The Island Games
You may or may not be familiar with the Island Games; I wasn’t. I stumbled across them while researching another competition of the same name – the second season of the Canadian Premier League which was held in the isolated location of Prince Edward Island under the strict shackles of Covid restrictions. Once I had…
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