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20/06/2016
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UEFA EURO 2016: England’s Joy, Crying Welsh Fan, All Hail Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland get Belgium drubbing

Second round of group matches done, how are our four most favourite teams doing? (Sorry, we do have favouritism but… y’know, not sorry).   ENGLAND (2-1 win vs. Wales) So two of our teams came together. With four of our lot in the selection, there was a high chance it’d happen – and sure enough, England drew Wales. It was a highly anticipated contest, and much like when England played Russia, the Three Lions dominated for most of the match – but it was Wales who struck first. A Gareth... Read More

14/06/2016
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UEFA EURO 2016: Wales Shine, Irish & Polish Dance, England’s Usual Start

UEFA EURO 2016 is underway! Woo! It’s been a hectic few days already, and after the first round of games it’s already a mixed bag for the home teams…   WALES (2-1 win vs. Slovakia) That Gareth Bale free kick though. The quality of the tournament so far has been incredibly high, not only with Bale’s stupendous opener in their match on Saturday with Slovakia, but with Dimitri Payet doing his thing once again – this time in the French colours – but a win is exactly what Wales would’ve... Read More

07/06/2016
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UEFA EURO 2016: The Home Nations

So, the Euros are going to be particularly interesting for our home nations, as four out of five qualified (sorry Scotland) for the contest in France. While you can pretty much bank on England making an appearance (let’s just forget about 2008), for the other nations it’s not quite been so successful – Republic of Ireland are in their second consecutive Euro Tournament, but it’s also been 14 years since their last World Cup appearance. Both Wales and Northern Ireland are making their debuts in the tournament this time round... Read More

02/06/2016
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UEFA EURO 2016: One Week (and a day) To Go

As incredible as it was to see Leicester City of all teams win the Premier League, that’s now the past (and one we’ll look fondly on in decades to come). Right now… it’s time to upscale. Yep, we’re going International. It’s now June, which means the UEFA EURO 2016 Tournament is a little over a week away – with some slight differences to previous tournaments. Whereas previously the tournament consisted of just 16 teams, this year it will feature 24: eight more spots means more unusual names appearing – including debuts from Albania,... Read More

24/05/2016
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2016 Play-Off Finals – The Last Chance At Promotion

So this year’s season is wrapping up shortly – Leicester made the fairytale come true to win the Premier League, Burnley went straight back up with Middlesbrough returning after 7 years away, Wigan get back on the right path and head back to the Championship having only been in the top tier as recently as 2013 whereas Burton continue to surprise with automatic promotion in their first ever year in the third tier, and in League Two Northampton Town put financial worries aside to demolish the division, with Oxford United... Read More

18/05/2016
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#LCFCParade – My Return to Leicester

Here’s a rare blog for PunkFootball where I’ll be talking of my own personal experience. The Social Media Manager, as an individual. I was given the opportunity from work to go to Leicester this past Monday, celebrating the Foxes’ fairytale Premier League title success – having gone to De Montfort University from 2009-2012, it was a chance to once again visit my “home from home”… but unlike any other time I’d been before. Having lived in the city for the aforementioned years, Leicester is a busy place. Obviously not to... Read More

21/04/2016
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We’re On The Road To Wembley: The FA Cup’s Semi-Finalists

Leicester City lead the Premiership. Tottenham are having their best run in a very long time. Arsenal have won the past two FA Cups. None of these three teams feature in the Semi-Finals. Instead, Manchester United, Everton, Crystal Palace and Watford will be vying for the title – whichever team does take the crown, it’ll have been a long time waiting for each, and for different reasons. In the first Semi-Final, Manchester United take on Everton – two teams that already have multiple FA Cup trophies between them, but it’s been a long drought... Read More

30/03/2016
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Promotion Race: Are Northampton about to go up?

You might remember back in October, we discussed League Two’s Northampton Town and their financial battle to fight administration. Despite everything they were going through, the performance on the pitch was still doing relatively OK. What a difference five months makes. Not only have the Cobblers got any financial worries put well in the past, but their performances have been nothing short of dominant – they haven’t lost a league game since December 19th, having gone their last seventeen games undefeated which included a string of ten consecutive wins –... Read More

29/02/2016
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The First Trophy Is Sky Blue – With A Hero Goalie

Penalty shootouts. Nervous for everyone involved – and usually it’s decided by an off-shot, or the odd save here or there. But Manchester City‘s Willy Caballero – a man who had a disaster against Chelsea in the FA Cup just last week – pulled off a goalkeeping performance that’s going to be talked about for some time. Not one. Not even two… but THREE consecutive saves from Liverpool shots left the reds with no chance to even get involved in the shootout. Manchester City won the Capital One Cup 3-1... Read More

23/02/2016
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The Old Guards Gunning For The Top Once Again

This topsy-turvy season has seen Leicester City sitting at the top of the Premiership (and still are there now), having been dead last for a considerable length last year; Tottenham Hotspur put in possibly their best ever season in the Premier League to date… but right behind them sits an old guard. A team that knows how to do it, on more than one occasion, and wants to spoil both fairytale stories of those ahead. Except they too have an urge to get the job done. Arsenal, three-time Premier League winners (along with... Read More