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This morning, the FA announced a ‘new era’ in women’s football, with a complete makeover for the top two divisions in English women’s football. Alongside a new logo for each division, the second tier has been renamed from the Barclays Women’s Championship, becoming the Barclays Women’s Super League 2, with the leagues headed up by […]
Sheffield United secured a crucial 3-0 victory over Bristol City in the first leg of the Championship play-off semi-finals, but a controversial decision played a key role in the match. Despite the debate, manager Chris Wilder believes the penalty was the correct call. “I don’t think he made an attempt to play the ball. He just […]
“I just couldn’t make it up, it was incredibly humbling, and I was blown away. You don’t do things to get recognition, but it is nice when some people do recognise what you’re doing. I feel very fortunate and very lucky that people have took the time to put my name forward for things.” These […]
Manchester City will compete in their third consecutive FA Cup final on Saturday, May 17th, as they face Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium. Pep Guardiola’s side will be aiming to regain the trophy after a 2-1 defeat to their rivals, Manchester United, in last year’s final. For Palace, this will be their fourth FA Cup […]
As in every competition, you get your standout players; Lamine Yamal in Euro 2024, Lionel Messi in LaLiga 2012, or even just Wayne Gretzky throughout his whole NHL career. Standout players don’t just have to be top level of their sport. They could also be players coming onto the scene or certain personalities that have […]
Bristol City manager Liam Manning said “we’ll keep fighting” ahead of their Championship play-off semi-final second leg fixture against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Monday evening. The Robins’ promotion hopes took a major hit after suffering a 3-0 defeat in the first leg at Ashton Gate last Thursday, with defender Rob Dickie being shown […]
Football is ever growing all around the world, but it’s particularly growing right now in the UK, all thanks to the new competition, the Ballers League. What is the Ballers League? The Ballers League was founded in 2023 by an entrepreneur called Felix Starck who started the competition in Germany, taking inspiration from the Kings […]
Cheltenham Town Women manager Tom Davies is “excited for the challenge” as his side travel to top of the division Hashtag United this Sunday. “We’re after something similar in terms of how the game pans out,” Davies said, referring to the 1-1 draw CTWFC achieved against Hashtag in September. In last year’s game between the […]
Bristol Rovers head coach Inigo Calderon is focused on getting his side back to their “best” ahead of hosting Huddersfield Town in League One. Rovers currently sit 20th in the league table after only one point in their last four matches which has included defeats to Wycombe, Northampton and Rotherham, as well as draw away […]
Cheltenham Town manager Michael Flynn admitted the club could see a summer clear-out, should his side fail to deliver at the ‘business end’ of the season. The Robins sit 13th in the League Two table, nine points off the play-offs, with a game in hand, ahead of their Saturday afternoon clash against Colchester United. On […]