Aston Villa moved up to fifth place in the Women’s Super League on Sunday with an impressive performance to come from 1-0 down against Reading at Villa Park. The Villans leapfrogged Tottenham Hotspur in the league who were on the receiving end of a 3-0 score line against league leaders Chelsea. Striker Rachel Daly bagged […]
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Pep Guardiola agrees to stay at Manchester City until 2025.
The City manager has agreed a two-year contract extension committing him to the club until 2025. However, the deal will be structured as an initial one-year deal, with both club and manager holding an option for a further season. This means either party could choose to end it sooner if they wanted. The structure is […]
“He is one of the nicer guys around”: Jack Grealish praised after brilliant gesture at the World Cup
England’s Jack Grealish received praise across the country for his performance off the bench in the country’s 6-2 win over Iran at the World Cup. The Manchester City winger scored England’s sixth, capping off an excellent attacking display from everyone on the pitch. Grealish also received plenty of plaudits for his celebration of the goal, […]
Aston Villa’s Carla Ward states “Hannah Hampton will start” ahead of their FA WSL Cup clash against Durham
The curse of the draws, who will blink first in group A of the FA WSL Cup as Aston Villa host Durham at the Poundland Bescot Stadium? With none of the five sides yet to pick up three points in 90 minutes, a win for either Villa or Durham, will stake a real claim in […]
Fostering World Cup Challenge to Recruit More Carers
By Marina Shestakova Gloucestershire County Council joins 26 authorities across the nation to share the importance of fostering locally. The campaign will bring together the fostering community with football teams, carers, young people and families. On social media, councils from across the country are taking part in the #fosterwithyourcouncil2022 challenge, sharing little clips and YouTube […]
“I would love Manchester United in the next round!” Chippenham Town captain and Hartpury coach Spencer Hamilton on Chippenham’s dream FA cup run
Every year in the FA cup there’s always a story to tell, last season we had National League side Boreham Wood, in 2021 it was non-league Chorley and in 2014 Northern Premier League outfit Blyth Spartans. What about this year? There’s many to talk about but one that stands out is Wiltshire-based side Chippenham Town […]
Lauren Smith speaks on the success of introducing youth into her Bristol City Women’s side
Bristol City Women suffered their first loss of the season yesterday in a 1-0 defeat to Birmingham City, after an excellent start to the new campaign. So far this season, Smith has been able to field young players such as Naomi Layzell who has broken into the side at the age of 17. Smith said: […]
Shortwood United vs Westfields Hellenic League Cup Preview
Westfields take on Shortwood United tonight in a Hellenic League Cup Round of 16 clash. There may well be a young side on show for the Hereford side as they look to prioritise their league campaign as they push for promotion. “Don’t get me wrong every cup is important as it is a chance to […]
“Being gay is not a choice”: is a country where the LGBT community are ostracized fit to host the FIFA World Cup?
Being gay is illegal in Qatar, with locals in the country often hunted, arrested and beaten by the local authorities. In fact, a Qatar official has said that “homosexuality is damage in the mind”, in short this is not a place where members of the LQBT community are accepted. European teams have decided to abandon […]
Was it a mistake to give the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, a look at the controversies surrounding the prestigious competition
In 2010 the decision was made to hand the 2022 World Cup to Qatar and while it was met by celebrations in Doha it has also sparked a lot of criticism. FIFA officials who voted for Qatar to host faced allegations of bribery and corruption and there has been a large concern over the human […]