Matthew Cotter

Matthew Cotter This Sunday, 27th June, sees celebrities and former footballing icons join together in an attempt to raise money for the Treetops Hospice. The event is being held in honour of Samantha Birtles, wife of former Nottingham Forest centre-forward Gary Birtles, who sadly has terminal pancreatic cancer.  The Samantha...

Matthew Cotter The world’s oldest professional football club will once again be forced to languish in the abyss of non-league football after suffering a devastating semi-final defeat to Torquay United. It took extra time to settle the bout but, in the end, the challenge was seemingly too great for...

Matthew Cotter When YouTube was founded in 2005, no one would have quite imagined the impact it would go on to have on present-day society. The past 5 years have even seen YouTube infiltrate the sporting world, but has this been detrimental to the traditions and ethics of professional...

Matthew Cotter Last Sunday’s Carabao Cup Final was the third event in two weeks to trial the re-introduction of fans into sporting venues. Back in late February, when the Prime Minister set out the UK’s COVID-19 roadmap for the easing of lockdown restrictions, many sports fans would have circled...

Matthew Cotter Undeniably, rising sea levels are one of Earth’s current biggest threats. But in the world of sport, its consequences are somewhat unknown. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has reported that sea levels are set to rise by 3.6 feet by the end of...

Matthew Cotter With the ever-exciting Indian Premier League (IPL) returning to action this week, here is a quick guide to the tournament and who to look out for when watching… The Indian Premier League is a professional T20 Cricket Tournament established in 2008. T20 is the shortest format of...

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...