Over the last few days, you may have seen that the Bundesliga made its return, becoming the first major football league to try to bring their current season to a conclusion. In France however, all league positions were decided as final, with trophies, promotions and relegations all handed out. Over in the Netherlands, the season […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Gary Neville believes it’s too early to have behind closed door games due to coronavirus
Former Manchester United full back Gary Neville feels that it’s far too soon to consider playing matches behind closed doors. All games in England are suspended until at least April 30 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Several games have already been played behind closed doors, including Manchester United’s and Wolves’ Europa League ties against Lask […]
Premier League and Coronavirus: What’s next?
With the global spread of covid-19 or the coronavirus all elite level football has been postponed in the UK until April 3rd. However, the closer we get to that date it seems inevitable that football wont resume that early. This has left us with many questions but the most important one being, what’s next? A […]
BREAKING: Manchester City vs Arsenal postponed over coronavirus fears
Embed from Getty Images Tonight’s Premier League game between Manchester City and Arsenal has been postponed “as a precautionary measure” after some of the Arsenal players came into contact with a confirmed coronavirus case. The decision follows after it emerged that some players and staff from Arsenal had contact with the Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis, […]
Leicester City 4 Aston Villa 0: Five things we learned as the Foxes edge closer to Champions League football
Villa could be in a lot of trouble… Aston Villa had the chance to move out of the relegation zone last night with a win against Leicester. But after losing 4-0, they remain in 19th place in the league with a lot of tough fixtures to come. Villa do have a game in hand on […]