With the coronavirus spreading across the globe, unsurprisingly the majority of sporting events have been cancelled for health and safety precautions. The Premier League and Football League released statements earlier this week, with matches being postponed until April 4 at the earliest. One league however, which is still continuing as normal is the Vanarama National […]
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Former Scotland and Everton star Pat Nevin on coronavirus impact, Liverpool’s Premier League title hopes and Euro 2020
With it being announced that elite football has been suspended until at least April 3 due to concerns over the Coronavirus, former Chelsea player Pat Nevin believes the authorities has done the right thing in suspending football temporarily. “We’ve gone into completely uncharted waters with coronavirus, and the game is doing the right thing in […]
Women’s football: Make our goals SMALLER!
In a sporting world where we are endlessly competing for gender equality, we seem to be missing a target we should probably consider aiming for. We seem to be scared to take a step backwards – to play the ball away from our goal – out of fear we’ll struggle to go forward again, to […]
TOP 5: Biggest events cancelled because of COVID-19
1. Premier League, EFL and WSL weekend English football has been put on stand still. The Premier League, Women’s Super League and English Football League governing bodies agreed that all matches will be suspended until April 3 at the earliest. However this is a positive for non-league teams as the amount of people through the […]
Breaking: Australia vs New Zealand limited overs series postponed
Australia’s One day international series against New Zealand is the latest sporting event to be called off due to the coronavirus. Aaron Finch’s side won the first match of the series yesterday which was played behind closed doors. There were due to be a further two ODIs and three T20s involving the sides, with the […]
Gloucester City’s home clash with Blyth Spartans off
Gloucester City’s relegation battle clash with Blyth Spartans is off due to coronavirus. This came after members of the Tiger’s squad showed signs of symptoms earlier today. The National League, had earlier said that all games would go ahead, although games in the Premier League and EFL have been suspended until April 3. Gloucester are […]
Breaking: Emiliano Sala pilot and plane did not have required license
It has been revealed that neither the pilot or plane in the death of Emiliano Sala had the required license for commercial flights. Sala died when travelling to Cardiff from Nantes on 21 January, when the plane came down in the English Channel. The Argentine forward signed for Cardiff City for a club record fee […]
Cheltenham Town boss Michael Duff wins League Two manager of month
Cheltenham Town manager Michael Duff has won the League Two manager of the month for February. The Robins won six of their seven games in month, including wins over promotion rivals Colchester United and Northampton Town. The former defender wins the award for the second time having also won it in September. “The award is […]
Coronavirus: Chelsea’s Callum Hudson Odoi tests positive
Chelsea announced this morning that 19-year-old winger Callum Hudson-Odoi has been tested positive for COVID-19. The England winger was said to be showing signs of the virus on Monday, and since then has not been at their Surrey training ground as a precaution. Hudson-Odoi posted an update on his condition via Twitter this morning: The […]
Midfielder Rohan Ince confident Cheltenham Town can continue promotion push
Cheltenham Town midfielder Rohan Ince is confident the Robins will be able to continue fighting for promotion as the season reaches it’s conclusion. Michael Duff’s side are unbeaten in their last six games and sit fifth in Sky Bet League Two with 10 games remaining. They’re five points behind joint leaders Crewe Alexandra and Swindon […]