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 […]
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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, […]
Forest Green Rovers: Coronavirus impact on finances and 2019/20 League Two season
The world of football has been placed on temporary suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic but for the so-called “smaller clubs”, the impact can be far more severe than it is on the wealthier sides. For Forest Green Rovers, a League Two side based in the small village of Nailsworth in Gloucestershire, the postponement of […]
Forest Green Rovers: How have FGR’s players and fans been keeping busy over the period of postponement?
It’s a weird time to be a football fan at the moment. Everything is a bit confusing and we’re all a bit lost. One thing is for sure though. When football eventually returns, nobody will ever take a Super Sunday featuring Bournemouth and Burnley for granted, ever again. During this break, footballers and fans alike […]
Chelsea’s Mason Mount left self-isolation to have kick about with England team mate
Chelsea players were told to self-isolate after team-mate Callum Hudson-Odoi had tested positive for Covid-19 Mason Mount has been photographed playing football with West Ham midfielder Declan Rice on a 5-a side pitch in London. Chelsea announced on Thursday night that stars would be self-isolating, in accordance with government guidelines. But Mount now faces a […]
No sport, what do we watch now?
So you’ve just had a weekend of no sport and you really don’t want to have to do it again come Saturday, well don’t worry Park Life Sport has you covered. with some alternatives for you to watch. E-Sport It might not be for everyone but E-sports are still going ahead as human contact is […]
BREAKING: Champions League and Europa League could be reformed as ‘mini-tournaments’
Uefa chiefs are set to hold a conference call tomorrow to discuss how to complete this season’s fixtures, with Euro 2020 set to be postponed. This is to allow time for the completion of all of Europe’s top five leagues. All members, the boards of the European Club Association and the European Leagues, and a […]
Premier League and Coronavirus: What’s next?
With the global spread of covid-19 or the coronavirus all elite level football has been postponed in the UK until April 3rd. However, the closer we get to that date it seems inevitable that football wont resume that early. This has left us with many questions but the most important one being, what’s next? A […]