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James Hadland In this week’s Premier League roundup, Chelsea seem the real deal, West Ham suffer heartbreak twice, and Pep’s plea to fans couldn’t inspire 3 points. James explains the highlights. Newcastle 1-1 Leeds With a winless Newcastle side facing an equally winless Leeds team, both managers needed 3...

Rhys Thomas Many football fans were grateful for the return of the Premier League following the first international break of the season, and with good reason as Rhys explains.  Crystal Palace delivered a fantastic 3-0 win over Spurs in the early kick-off, with deadline day signing and debutant Odsonne...

Cole Pearce After an emphatic 4-0 win over Ukraine on Saturday night, Gareth Southgate’s men faced Denmark at Wembley in what would be their second consecutive semi-final under Southgate’s tutelage. After a turbulent start, England rallied to victory, defeating the Danes 2-1 after extra-time. The result places them in...

Josh Collins The full-time whistle of Nottingham Forest’s final-day 2-1 loss to Preston signalled the end of a rocky campaign that saw a relegation battle, a managerial change and, ultimately, a disappointing lower mid-table finish. But the 17th place that Forest eventually achieved does not tell the full story...

Josh Collins England’s ‘Big 6’ football teams announced in a statement that they intend to join the European Super League, a new club competition set to commence “as soon as possible.” Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea join Spanish sides Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico...

Josh Collins Rangers, Swansea City and Birmingham City have all announced that they will boycott platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram from Thursday evening to protest the lack of action of social media companies against online abuse. The move, which is hoped will be followed by others, is a...

Matthew Cotter Following Boris Johnson’s announcement that the government is keen to see the 2030 FIFA World Cup be hosted across the five nations of the British Isles, we take a somewhat light-hearted look at what such a tournament would look like.  The UK government has pledged £2.8m to...