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The Football Association have announced that England captain Harry Kane will not be wearing the One Love armband in England’s game against Iran this afternoon. Previously, FA chief executive Mark Bullingham had backed the decision to wear the armband and was willing to pay if there were sanctions , “I think there’s a possibility that […]
For the first time in the 92-year history of the World Cup a host nation was defeated in their opening group game as Qatar fell to Ecuador. Enner Valencia was the hero for Gustavo Alfaro’s side, despite having an early goal disallowed after a controversial VAR decision he went on to score twice in the […]
Forest Green Rovers fell to the bottom of the table on Saturday for the first time this season after a 2-0 defeat at home to Wycombe Wanderers. Burchnall and his team left the field at half-time to a chorus of boos from the home faithful with a certain section of the fanbase calling for a […]
People in Cheltenham are preparing to cheer local hero Eric Dier as he prepares for his second World Cup for England next week. Gareth Southgate announced his 26-man squad for the tournament recently. With familiar faces such as Captain Harry Kane and young talents such as Bukayo Saka and Jude Bellingham. Included in the list […]
Wales will play their first World Cup since 1958 beginning their campaign against USA on the 21st of November. There are many questions to ask with Wales vying for qualification to the knock-out rounds. We ran a poll to see who Wales fans feel will be their player of the tournament come the end of […]
Bristol City striker Tommy Conway has burst onto the scene this season, with 13 goal contributions so far in all competitions, earning himself a Scotland under-21s international call up. Ask the majority of Bristol City fans if they thought such an impact would be made from a 20-year-old striker on their breakout season, and they […]
Dr Emily Ryall revealed her conflict with the idea of elite international sporting competitions in a public debate held at the University of Gloucestershire’s Park Campus yesterday evening. “If we’re serious about climate change, the days of these World Cups are numbered”, was the way Dr Ryall described the only acceptable avenue to stop the […]
This evening’s Challenge Cup match between Cheltenham Saracens and Brimscombe and Thrupp at the Big Local Stadium is “in doubt” due to heavy rain. A yellow weather warning for rain is in place throughout South West England until 1pm this afternoon and Saracens boss Ryan Betteridge confirmed the pitch is already waterlogged. It’s one of […]
With the world’s top leagues having a month break as their players head to Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, League One and Two continues with a full roster of fixtures with Cheltenham Town nearing the halfway mark of their League season. So what better time to give the side a ‘mid-term’ report and […]
Cheltenham Town defy the odds to take point at Portman Road despite injury crisis that saw seven first team players unavailable. Ryan Broom’s ruthless strike and heroic second-half defensive effort earn Cheltenham a hard-earned point at Portman Road Manager Wade Elliott made four changes to the side that was embarrassingly knocked out of the FA […]