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Ahead of England’s international friendly against the Republic of Ireland this evening, we look back at the top 5 worst decisions made by The Three Lion’s managers. 5. Taking Emile Heskey to South Africa in 2010 The former Leicester and Liverpool forward Emile Heskey was one of England’s top strikers for many years, but when […]
The San Francisco 49ers is one of the most recognisable franchises in world sport today, so the NFL side must’ve made both some good and bad decisions. Having had countless Hall of Famers play for them, the Californian giants have won five Superbowls and are one of the NFL’s most dominant teams to date. But […]
Mark Cooper has made 100 signings in just over four years in charge at Forest Green Rovers. They have been of varying success. Here’s five of Cooper’s best and worst signings since 2016. Christian Doidge Doidge was one of the first signings Cooper made at Forest Green, arriving from Dagenham & Redbridge in the summer […]
At the 2014 World Cup, James Rodriguez won the Golden Boot, goal of the tournament and was named in the All-Star team and the Dream team of the tournament. He later secured a £63m move to Real Madrid. At the 2010 World Cup, Thomas Muller won the Golden Boot and the Best Young Player. His […]
Cheltenham Town have announced the signing of Conor Thomas from Indian Super League side ATK after his contract expired. Thomas, 24, started his career in his hometown of Coventry, starting in the youth team and then graduating to the first team. He made his debut at the age 17 in the FA Cup, and the […]
Gloucester Rugby are currently installing a brand-new pitch ahead of the 2018/19 season. The pitch, described as a “significant investment”, will be a hybrid of artificial and grass fibres to maintain a better quality surface over the course of the season. Gloucester Rugby media manager, Duncan Wood, says making the transition to a hybrid pitch for the […]
The World Cup is one of sport’s greatest ever concepts – an all-inclusive competition uniting the entire globe. Teams from all the metaphorical corners of Earth will ascend upon a single nation – this time Russia – and compete to show why they are the best. A downside to this though, is there needs to […]
The French Open in Paris is just round the corner and we take a closer look at the British contenders competing. Andy Murray still remains injured with a hip problem, where he has been out of the game since Wimbledon last summer when he was knocked out in the quarter-finals. Johanna Konta The 27-year-old has had a slump […]
The football season is over and teams will be part of England’s fourth tier via promotion or relegation, so we take a look at the teams joining Cheltenham Town and Forest Green Rovers in League Two next season… Promoted from National League: Macclesfield Town Macclesfield had a spectacular season in the National League winning it by […]
Gloucestershire will be looking to bounce back after yesterdays defeat to Surrey when the face top of the group, Hampshire at home tomorrow. Gloucestershire are currently fifth in the south group with two wins from three. Embed from Getty Images A tight victory against Glamorgan and a fantastic run chase against Essex gave them a […]