• An empty Wembley stadium

    Women’s World Cup: Is England’s Dream Over Before It’s Even Begun? 

    Olivia Hughes As it nears a year since England’s first major tournament victory post 1966, the present is perhaps bittersweet for close followers of women’s football. Though the pre-tournament buzz may be setting in, with club football coming to its climax, England stars have been hit with several injury...
  • American football player kneeling on the field

    The Progression Of Sports And Politics Since Kaepernick’s Kneel

    In hindsight, it seems to be a logical division: sport is entertainment and politics is politics. Sports have been used as a getaway to the reality politics brings, yet a rapid growth in political awareness within the past few years have slowly peeled away at this boundary. Edelline Sutanto...
  • A referee helps a young footballer with their shoelaces

    From Grassroots to Premier League: Treatment of Referees Needs to Change 

    Recently, Aleksander Mitrovi? was sent off for pushing a referee during Fulham’s FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Manchester United. Mitrovi?’s actions were aggressive and in the end his teammates and coaching staff had to shepherd him off the pitch. It came in response to the awarding of a penalty...
  • UON in action against NTU in the Varsity men's football match

    UON Cruelly Beaten By Trent On Penalties In Varsity Finale

    The University of Nottingham suffered a cruel defeat in the final Varsity event of 2023, losing out in the men's football penalty shootout despite leading going into second half stoppage time. UoN were the better side, in what was not the most attractive game of football, and were unfortunate...
  • County FC Pitch

    Industrious Performance Earns Notts County A Well Deserved Three Points

    Ayman Ahmer Notts County 3-1 Dorking Wanderers Despite gaining only 1 point from their last two matches, Notts County bounced back with resilience on Saturday evening. The home fans produced a rocking atmosphere, rallying their team throughout all the difficult periods of the game. Macaulay Langstaff, taking on leadership...
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    Forest 2-2 Everton: An Ill-tempered Scrap Where A Football Game Was Played Somewhere In The Background

    Nottingham Forest welcomed relegation rivals Everton to the City Ground on Sunday for a game which held massive possibilities for both clubs. For the Liverpudlians, this was a chance to drag the Tricky Trees back into the relegation race and for Forest, it was an opportunity to create a...
  • View of the Olympic Stadium pitch from high in the stands

    West Ham 4-0 Nottingham Forest

    Dom Allin Well, that was rough. After a leap forward it feels like Nottingham Forest reversed months of progression in a four-goal thumping against relegation rivals West Ham United. Dom Allin was in London to feel the pain.  After a superb point and incredible atmosphere last Saturday against Manchester...