The 2013/14 season was one that will live long in Liverpool fans’ minds, and Premier League followers from around the world. The Reds, managed by Brendan Rodgers, had a first league title for 24 years in their grasp, needing to achieve seven points from their final three matches of the season. Liverpool were on a […]
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How Gloucestershire’s Sports Stars Have Been Spending the Lockdown
The roar of The Shed at Kingsholm, the sound of the overly enthusiastic stadium announcer at the Jonny-Rocks, and the taste of the Q-Pie at The New Lawn. It all seems like such a distant memory now, doesn’t it? It’s been over seven weeks since we’ve watched any of our local teams in action. Under […]
Virtual races and FIFA: How the world of sport is coping with COVID
With the world of sport at a complete standstill, all sports leagues around the globe are finding creative ways to keep their fans engaged and to give people some much-needed distraction. This has happened in many different ways: live-tweeting old games as if they were happening now, broadcasting classic events in their entirety and eSports […]
What have Gloucestershire’s sports teams been up to in self-isolation?
The coronavirus pandemic may have left a fairly sizeable hole in the sporting calendar. Gloucester Rugby had their most recent match against Worcester Warriors postponed and their upcoming home match against Bristol Bears has also been struck by the virus. Gloucestershire were set to return to the top division of county cricket for the first […]
Forest Green Rovers vs Cheltenham Town: Combined XI ahead of this weekend’s postponed fixture
This weekend was meant to be the second and final meeting of the season between League Two’s two Gloucestershire sides: Forest Green Rovers and Cheltenham Town. However, due to the coronavirus outbreak taking its toll on European football, the game has been called off, with the EFL aiming to get the season back underway on […]
La Liga season put on hold following coronavirus outbreak
The La Liga season has been suspended indefinitely following the escalation of the coronavirus outbreak in Spain. The Spanish top-flight had originally been suspended for two-match weeks after a Real Madrid basketball player contracted the virus. However, more drastic measures have been taken in order to curve the virus in Spain, which has been one […]
Gary Neville believes it’s too early to have behind closed door games due to coronavirus
Former Manchester United full back Gary Neville feels that it’s far too soon to consider playing matches behind closed doors. All games in England are suspended until at least April 30 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Several games have already been played behind closed doors, including Manchester United’s and Wolves’ Europa League ties against Lask […]
Football Manager 2020: things to try while the game is still free
Perhaps one of the best, and smartest, reactions to this pandemic has to be from Sports Interactive – allowing hundreds of thousands of hopelessly bored football fans the opportunity to fill the void left by coronavirus by making Football Manager 2020 free to play for a week. And having played the game A LOT over […]
How are Forest Green Rovers’ media team coping with the coronavirus outbreak?
With the coronavirus pandemic causing all English football games to be postponed until April 30 at the very earliest, how do clubs deal with the no football aspect behind the scenes? Forest Green Rovers media assistant Noah Dougherty has insisted the general spirit at the Nailsworth-based club is “great” despite there being no footballing action […]
The future of football fanzines
A big part of match-days for many people is the experience of feeling the atmosphere before kick-off, and fanzines contribute to this. The Square Ball is a fanzine for Championship club Leeds United and one of its editors Michael Normanton has helped run it since 2010. Normanton runs The Square Ball as a full-time job, […]