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The ongoing coronavirus pandemic continues to have a major impact on football, with competitions across the world currently on lockdown for the foreseeable future. Administrators in England have cancelled fixtures until at least the end of April and many pundits are predicting they will be forced to suspend play beyond that. In what is undoubtedly […]

The Fabled Number 10 Role Jack Grealish and James Maddison are both enjoying phenomenal seasons at their respected clubs and have been catching the eyes of England boss Gareth Southgate of late. Both players are being tipped highly to don the famous number ten shirt for the upcoming 2020 Euros, but which athlete is a […]

There aren’t many — if at all any — Portsmouth fans who would have accepted a position of 14th in the League One table after four games of this, the new campaign. But reality bites for supporters of the Blues as that is exactly where they find themselves after tuesday night’s 3-3 draw with Coventry […]

Heading in to the 2018 World Cup in Russia, England manager Gareth Southgate has a wealth of talented goalkeepers to call on for his final squad; Jack Butland, Joe Hart, Jordan Pickford, Nick Pope and Tom Heaton, amongst others, are viable options between the sticks. Southgate’s selection headache, though, is nothing like the decision England’s […]

West Bromwich Albion are the biggest club. Sorry Baggies fans, but I’m sure you can admit that yourselves. Heroes of West Brom can probably be counted on one hand. I’m not talking about folk heroes who are revered by fans for being try-hards or doing something legendary. I’m not talking about the Chris Brunts and […]

As George Graham embarked on his journey down the M1, he left behind a club in desperate need of identity and direction. Enticed by the hypnotic lights of promise and stature offered by Tottenham Hotspur Graham accepted a new challenge in North London. The former Arsenal manager had guided Leeds United to UEFA Cup qualification […]

Becoming the first player to lift a World Cup trophy for an English side since the great Bobby Moore in 1966 is enough to cement your name in footballing history. Yet, for 20-year-old, Lewis Cook, the journey is just beginning. Having lifted the U20 World Cup in South Korea in June, Lewis Cook stepped up […]

Right now, Harry Kane can do no wrong. He is in the form of his life, and is consistently finding the back of the net with the authority of someone who is internationally respected as a proven goal scorer. After his two goals against Liverpool in Tottenham’s highly polished 4-1 performance, Kane has now scored […]

“ A Jock playing for England! We ain’t that bad are we?” On August 17th this month, it will be seventy seven years since Joe Baker, who sadly died in 2003, was born. If circumstances had turned out differently, then arguably Joe Baker not Geoff Hurst would have been leading the England attack in the […]

Football is very competitive heading into a World Cup year and that’s certainly going to be the case with England during the 2017/18 season, as Gareth Southgate has opened the door to those playing for less established clubs. The likes of Michael Keane, Jordan Pickford, Tom Heaton, Ben Gibson and Jake Livermore have all been […]