The coronavirus pandemic took us all by surprise. It came out of nowhere and has brought a halt to nearly every single sporting event possible. However, it hasn’t stopped sports clubs around the world producing content for their fans, who are missing out on the live action each week. This is no different for Cheltenham […]
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Opinion: Without the fans, football isn’t the game we know and love
Over the last few days, the Bundesliga made its comeback. The moment it was confirmed that it would return without the fans, due to the COVID-19 social distancing restrictions, it was obvious that games would be played in a stranger atmosphere than usual. Just seconds into BT Sport’s coverage of Borussia Dortmund vs Schalke, I […]
LISTEN: Jamie Cureton on his time at Cheltenham, Johan Ackermann leaves Gloucester, and how local clubs will survive COVID-19
Listen below for our latest radio bulletin. We speak exclusively to veteran striker Jamie Cureton as he reflects on the 2013/14 campaign, his only season at Cheltenham Town FC. Mark Yates’ side finished 17th in what was a disappointing season for the Robins. Cureton reveals what went wrong, and what his favourite moments were playing […]
Five Live Sports you may have missed this weekend
Whilst it was almost impossible not to see that top tier European football returned this weekend, as a bumper weekend of Bundesliga fixtures returned on our screens. For all the action and reaction you have have missed this weekend, keep up to date on all the latest sporting stories on Park Life Sports Live Blog. […]
Opinion: Let’s stop comparing ourselves to Germany, football is nowhere near close to returning in England
Maybe it’s the fact that we’re all cooped up inside, and the thinking of the excitement and enjoyment a football match brings is making us even more depressed. Maybe it’s the fact that whenever this does blow over, it will be a long, long time before the game returns to how it was just two […]
FA Chairman: Hard to see fans returning to football soon
Football Association chairman Greg Clarke has said it is hard to see fans returning to matches “any time soon”, with clubs facing the prospect of having to play remaining matches behind closed doors if the Premier League and English League resumes following the Covid-19 pandemic. It is understood top-flight clubs were told on Friday that […]
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 […]