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Forest Green Rovers captain Jamille Matt has praised the man management skills of gaffer Rob Edwards off the back of his sides first league defeat since October. Rovers’ 1-0 defeat at the hands of Michael Flynn’s Walsall marked the end of a 19 game unbeaten run last Saturday. Matt gave an insight into Edwards the […]
America’s Major League Soccer is set to return this weekend and a handful of English players will be looking to impress. 11 players will feature across the Atlantic this year, with the first games starting on Saturday, February 26. The league is growing in stature with a series of huge signings over the off-season, and […]
Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte has bizarrely questioned his own future in North London after his side fell to a 1-0 defeat against Burnley. Conte’s side followed up last weekend’s impressive win against league leaders Manchester City with a loss to Sean Dyche’s relegation strugglers at Turf Moor last night. The defeat was Spurs’ fourth […]
The current second-tier record of 42 goals in the 1992-93 season is held by former Portsmouth forward Guy Whittingham. In 2004 the league was given a revamp becoming the now recognisable ‘Championship’, thanks to his opening goal last night Mitrovic now holds the record since the remodel. There’s no selfishness in Whittingham’s mind, as he […]
A spokesperson from UEFA has confirmed that an emergency meeting will take place tomorrow in order to discuss the venue of the 2022 Champions League final. An official statement from UEFA’s verified twitter account read stated: “Following the evolution of the situation between Russia and Ukraine, the UEFA president has called an extraordinary meeting.” Reports […]
Despite their best efforts, Lee Mansell’s Gloucester City failed to break the deadlock once again as they’re held to a draw. While they continue to put distance between themselves and the drop, Mansell will feel as if his players should have taken more from the game. Not for the first time at New Meadow Park […]
Ralf Rangnick’s trust in Anthony Elanga was rewarded as the Swedish attacker scored late to equalize for Manchester United against Atletico Madrid. Joao Felix had opened the scoring for Atleti inside the first seven minutes, and United had struggled to recover and get back into the match. However, Elanga was brought on in the 75th […]
Jacob Fairbrother saved the decisive shootout spot kick to send the University of Gloucestershire into the Western Conference Trophy final at the expense of Solent University. A hat-trick from Rene Nistor saw the winger steal the show during the game, before a nail-biting penalty shootout after an action packed 120 minutes. After a cagey opening […]
Late goals from Millie Bright and Fran Kirby sealed a first senior trophy on home soil since 1966 and a first trophy since 2019 as England overcame Germany at Molineux. It was the perfect start for the hosts as the ever reliable Ellen White got on the end of Fran Kirby’s through ball to slot […]
Michael Duff’s Cheltenham came away with a point from play-off hopefuls Ipswich in the Gloucestershire club’s first trip to Portman Road since 1938. The former Southern League adversaries were of vastly differing opinions at the final whistle with the home side left frustrated by ‘boring boring Cheltenham’ while Duff’s makeshift side were happy to have been […]