Bristol City manager Nigel Pearson has said that the Robins had “too many players out of sorts,” after their 1-0 defeat to promotion chasing Luton Town on Wednesday night. City fell behind early in the contest, Carlton Morris rising well to head in Cody Drameh’s cross and register his 16th goal of the campaign and […]
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From Mario Balotelli to Scott McTominay: British Football’s Most Embarrassing Derby Day defeats
Yesterday saw one of the most eye-catching derby results in British football history, as Liverpool thrashed in-form Manchester United 7-0 at Anfield. So here at Park Life Sport we’re rolling back the years to take a look at some of the most embarrassing derby days, and where better to start than the eventful evening on […]
Barnsley 2-0 Bristol City: Nigel Pearson ‘Players Have The Opportunity To Show What They’re Made Of’
Bristol City fell to a fourth defeat in five games after losing 2-0 to relegation candidates Barnsley at Oakwell last night. The Tykes got off to a great start after the Robins failed to clear a corner in the tenth minute where forward Carlton Morris was at hand to stab the ball home from close […]
OPINION: West Brom are more than capable of achieving Championship Playoffs after 1-0 win over Fulham
At the beginning of the season, fresh from Premier League relegation, playoffs were seen as bare minimum for a West Brom side that surely contained enough quality to challenge for the automatic places. Now, it would be something of a miracle if the Black Country side were able to sneak into 6th place. But it’s […]
OPINION: Is English football’s social media boycott going to have an impact on kicking out racism?
Teams across the English football pyramid will boycott social media, starting this Friday at 3pm until 11.59pm on Monday 3 May. The boycott is in response to the consistent online racist abuse that players are suffering, with Kyle Walker the latest victim following Manchester City’s Carabao Cup victory yesterday afternoon. Teams from the Premier League, […]
OPINION: Why something should be done about the Premier League’s gambling problem
Football has a gambling problem, but it’s the future of the young generation at stake. As social media and smartphones evolve into an ingrained aspect of daily life, the gambling industry has become one of many to take advantage of the accessibility modern technology has to offer. Take the recent Cheltenham Festival as evidence – […]
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, […]