• THE CONTROVERSY THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN- THE 2024 BALLON D’OR

    Tomos Millward On October 28th in Paris, the 2024 Ballon d’Or awards should have signalled an uncontroversial entrance into a new era of the award’s lifetime. Following Lionel Messi’s record eighth victory in 2023 and effective retirement from high-level football in Miami, France Football had the simple task of...
  • FA CUP FIRST ROUND PREVIEW

    Kian Gadsby The first round of the oldest knockout competition in football kicks off on Friday, with 80 teams hopeful of progressing through and getting one of the giants of the game in the third round. With replays removed this year, smaller clubs may feel they have a better...
  • UNDERSTANDING THE MLS

    Kian Gadsby In 2023, Lionel Messi shocked the football world by signing for Inter Miami in the USA. This signing brought millions of eyes worldwide onto the MLS immediately, as one of the greatest football players ever was suddenly playing weekly. Now, the MLS is used to having exceptional...
  • PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM OF THE WEEK MATCHDAY 9

    William Wigg   GK : Mark Travers ( v Aston Villa A )    Travers has found game time hard to come by as of late on the south coast, which makes his performance at the weekend all the more impressive. Despite a lack of rhythm and opportunities, Travers...
  • LETHARGIC AND LACKLUSTRE MAGPIES LOSE 1-0 TO DISCIPLINED PORT VALE SIDE

    William Wigg and Tomos Millward Despite enjoying 72% possession, the home team lacked any sort of clinical edge and suffered due to Stuart Maynard’s maladroit system. Notts County came into the game in good form with five wins in their last nine League Two games. Port Vale also began...
  • PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM OF THE WEEK MATCHDAY 7

    William Wigg GK: Matz Sels ( vs Chelsea A)   Yet another resolute defensive display from Nottingham Forest, that has become typical of them under Nuno Espirito Santo, aided further by a top performance by the Belgian international. Sels made 7 saves with the pick of the bunch being...