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Relegation is inevitable for Everton Football Club, and there is only one culprit. With the Toffees on the amidst a second successive relegation scare following Sunday’s loss to Manchester City, the future looks bleak. Everton haven’t suffered relegation since 1951, but barely secured safety on the penultimate game of the season, when the side turned […]
Amid the cost-of-living crisis, there is no wonder more people are being tempted into illegal streaming. Four police raids took part in March, as Stoke, Manchester, Edinburgh and London saw their hotspots for illegal streaming services targeted. The use of Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) has skyrocketed in recent years, with an estimated 50,000 devices in […]
The Premier League run-in is well underway, with plenty to be decided at both ends of the table in the closing fixtures including tonight’s clash between Leicester City and Liverpool at the King Power Stadium. Jurgen Klopp’s Reds are still in the hunt for the Champions League places, four points behind fourth placed Manchester United, […]
Following the recent news that all UK gambling companies will ban footballers, celebrities, and other social media influencers from advertising on their platforms, should we have already had a complete ban of all betting promoting in sport such as shirt sponsorships and media advertisements? Why has it taken so long? Throughout the years gambling has held […]
Vavel writer Alex Mitton believes that football would be more appreciated without social media, and that fans have evolved over the last decade. Social media has it’s benefits and its downfalls in football, it has allowed the sport to grow in popularity, make more money and give fans much more inside access and news than […]
Erling Haaland has not been in England too long but it is clear that he could go on to be the greatest striker in Premier League history. The Norwegian forward has undoubtedly set the Premier League on fire this season. The goal machine has a fantastic scoring record, with 48 goals in 42 games in […]
Former Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl is said to be favourite to take over at Crystal Palace following the dismissal of Patrick Vieira, according to Oddschecker. Palace chairman Steve Parish has said in a statement: “It is with enormous regret that this difficult decision has been made. Ultimately, results in recent months have placed us in […]
Crystal Palace have sacked manager Patrick Vieira after one win in 14 Premier League games left the club three points above the relegation zone. Palace have not won a match in 2023 and were beaten 1-0 by Brighton in the Premier League on Wednesday, their third defeat in a row. Chairman Steve Parish told the […]
On this day in 1872, Wanderers FC beat Royal Engineers AFC in the first ever FA Cup final, a 1-0 win for Wanderers at The Oval. This weekend sees the quarter finals of the latest iteration with Cheltenham Town Academy Graduate George Lloyd’s Grimsby Town facing Brighton having already beaten Plymouth Argyle, Cambridge, Burton and […]
Bristol City manager Nigel Pearson quickly denied that Wolverhampton Wanderers had placed a £25m bid for 19-year-old midfielder Alex Scott, but admitted he expects there to be plenty of Premier League interest in the summer transfer window. Scott scored his first Championship goal of the season in the Robins’ 2-0 win over Blackpool at Ashton […]