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World

30/07/2016
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England’s Golden Moment: The Golden Anniversary

Chris Farlowe was Out Of Time at #1 in the charts, BBC still broadcast in black and white, and the royalty at the top was… well, Queen Elizabeth II! July 30th, 1966. A very different time to now, but England‘s biggest chance to shine was upon them: The World Cup final, in England, and they’re in it against West Germany. The tournament had begun in a rather bemusing way, as a dog became a hero when Pickles found a stolen Jules Rimet Trophy (the cup given to the World Cup... Read More

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

02/02/2016
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Guardiola: The Hottest Free Agent Is Snapped Up…

It was a battle that top teams wanted: Chelsea were looking for a new permanent manager after firing Jose Mourinho back in December, and questions still linger over Manchester United‘s current manager Louis Van Gaal. In the end, they lost out to Manchester City, who announced that current Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola will be joining the Sky Blues for the 2016/17 season – outing current manager Manuel Pellegrini, whose contract runs out at the end of this season. As a player, Guardiola was a defensive midfielder who played 378 league games for a number of teams, but... Read More

06/07/2015
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Independence Day Weekend gets Better for USA: World Champions!

If you’re American, you’ve probably had one incredible weekend. Not only have you been celebrating the 4th of July – here’s to hoping you saved a fair few fireworks for yesterday as well because after 16 years, the USA are FIFA Women’s World Cup Champions! The occasion marks the third time it’s happened, making them the most successful nation in the competition. It started off all too perfect for the Americans – Carli Lloyd putting her side up by 2 goals after just 5 minutes, with Lauren Holiday getting a... Read More

10/06/2015
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Women’s Football Takes the Spotlight

Amidst all the corruption scandals, boring friendly internationals and summer break, one thing is shining away in Football right now – and that’s the women of the sport. There’s plenty to be happy about if you’re a fan of the women playing the beautiful game: for the first time ever, women’s international teams will feature in the FIFA video game series (see right, a screenshot from the upcoming FIFA 16), and of course right now the Women’s World Cup is taking place in Canada. At this early point in the... Read More