Following a successful qualifying campaign, there were big hopes on England’s chances at the European Championships this year. However, due to the COVID-19 outbreak the tournament will now be played in the summer of 2021. Following a successful qualifying campaign, there were once again big hopes on England’s chances at this year’s Euros, along with […]
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Why the Eredivie cancelling the season is not relevant for the Premier League’s fate
The Eredivisie, the Dutch top flight in football, was declared null and void last week, sparking inevitable comparisons to the Premier League’s current hiatus. While people are arguing the FA should follow its Dutch counterpart’s example, the situations of the two leagues should really not be compared. This season (or should we say last season […]
Could sky high wages be the new transfer fees in the Premier League and football world?
Embed from Getty Images Although the crazy world of the footballing transfer market may have ceased trading for now, in unprecedented times, have the days of last ditch multi-million pound transfer ended? The British transfer market isn’t current open at this moment in time but although there is no football being played, the Premier League […]
Fifa propose use of five subs to get through matches in a quicker time frame
Fifa have proposed allowing clubs to make up to five substitutions per a match in order to get through matches more easily when it returns. Leagues throughout the world have been stopped due to the coronavirus pandemic but there is some light at the end of the tunnel, with teams in Italy and Germany set […]
Football Index: is there a cost to the pandemic?
With the football season at an indefinite halt, some of our favourite games have also been postponed as we wait for sport to resume. Competitions such as Fantasy Premier League and other variances of fantasy football that rarely fail to capture our imaginations are, obviously, impossible to complete and so we are left with little […]
ePremier League Invitational: Diogo Jota defeats Trent Alexander-Arnold to be crowned champion
With no Premier League football looking to take place for a while, the teams have instead decided to continue the action off the pitch, by making their own knockout tournament on FIFA 20. Each team either had a player, or a famous fan represent the club in the contest, with the likes of Raheem Sterling […]
Liverpool 0-2 Chelsea: “And Gerrard’s slipped” – Six years on from the day the Premier League title slipped away from Liverpool’s grasp at home to Chelsea
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 […]
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 […]