Tottenham Hotspur have announced that Nuno Espirito Santo has been relieved of his duties as Spurs’ head coach. The north London club also revealed that Nuno’s coaching staff Ian Cathro, Rui Barbosa and Antonio Dias have departed their roles at Spurs too. Embed from Getty Images Fabio Paratici, Spurs’ Managing Director of Football, said “I […]
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Forest Green Rovers record appearance holder and former Gloucester City midfielder Alex Sykes appointed as Cinderford Town boss
Forest Green’s record appearance holder Alex Sykes has been appointed as the new manager of Southern League Division One South outfit Cinderford Town. Sykes has replaced Steve Cleal, who resigned from his role as first-team manager on October 16. Cinderford currently sit fourth bottom of the Southern League Division One South, with just two wins […]
UCL Preview: Paris Saint-Germain need Mbappe magic to make it past Manchester City
PSG will be looking for star forward Kylian Mbappe to add to his Champions League goal tally on Tuesday night, in a game where they need two unanswered goals to secure their place in the final. Manchester City won the first leg 2-1 after goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez put them in […]
OPINION: Football needs to do more to protect its players from serious head injuries
Football as we know it has been played in England since 1815 and the fundamentals remain much the same, but the sport has discovered a serious issue with its links to head injuries and they can’t be ignored. Bobby and Jack Charlton, Martin Peters and Nobby Stiles. Four of England’s 1966 World Cup side who have all died with or are suffering with dementia. 2018 studies show that about two in 100 people aged […]
Preview: Cheltenham can secure promotion with a point against Carlisle
Cheltenham town moved within one point of promotion to League One with a narrow 1-0 win over Colchester United Connor Thomas volleyed home with eight minutes to go as the Robins moved back to the top of the league. The title is now in Cheltenham’s hands, with two wins from their last three games being […]
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 the ESL is a bad idea
“Without fans, football is nothing.” The legendary Sir Matt Busby’s quote is maybe even more prevalent now than ever before. Plans of a European Super League may have been put on hold for now, but football’s fate is set. The idea of the ESL is a good one, but it should remain as that. The […]
Cheltenham Town “want to win” the title – Michael Duff speaks ahead of Carlisle United clash with promotion on the line
Cheltenham Town manager Michael Duff insists they “still want to win it” going into their League Two clash with automatic promotion on the line against play off chasers Carlisle United. After beating Colchester United 1-0 on the weekend, The Robins leapfrogged Cambridge United at the top of the table and edged themselves closer to automatic […]
Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Patrick Vieira set to join Arsenal takeover with Daniel Ek
Former Arsenal legends Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Patrick Vieira are said to be joining Swedish billionaire Daniel Ek in a takeover bid for the London club. Last week Ek, who is co-founder and chief executive of music streaming service Spotify, expressed an interest in buy Arsenal after protests against the current club owner Stan […]
The European Super League: Ten local Gloucestershire football teams you can support instead of the ‘top six’
With the news that England’s ‘top six’ are all part of the 12 founding teams that have agreed to join a new European Super League, many football fans have been left feeling disenfranchised. In what would be a gigantic change for European football, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham would join AC […]