premier league

“Racism in life was so terrible in the 70s and 80s; racism in football wasn’t any different” – John Barnes MBE Black History Month was first launched in the USA in 1970 and has been celebrated in the UK every October since the 1980s. In light of this annual...

In the first of a multi-part series from Impact Sport, Oscar Sephton takes a look at the issue of gambling advertising in football. The next part will focus on the case of Yerry Mina and PaddyPower’s #SaveOurShirt campaign. Recently, the beautiful game has developed quite the blemish: Ray Winstone’s...

It seems only yesterday that Fulham were touted for great things this season. Becoming the first promoted side to spend over £100 million in their first transfer window seemed a huge statement of intent from Shahid Khan, a man whose investment can’t be understated. These weren’t panic buys either,...

It has been a period to forget for Chelsea Football Club. After being given a two transfer window ban and the drama at the end of Sunday’s Carabao Cup tie, the club has been left in turmoil. The blues currently sit in 6th position, 3 points off of 4th place,...

Since parachute payments were increased for the 2014-15 Premier League season only one out of four teams promoted as playoff winners have stayed up – Huddersfield this season. The other three have all been relegated with point totals definitively behind the magic 40 point mark. Given the relatively poor...

The fact that it took 5 weeks to replace Ronald Koeman seemed farcical at times, but can big Sam turn this fragmented club into the successful team it’s fans demand? Koeman departed on 23rd October with Everton in the relegation zone, perhaps due to his inability to fill the Lukaku-sized hole upfront,...

All 3 promoted teams are sitting proudly in mid-table, so how have they kicked the usual habit of new teams struggling to adapt to the cut throat demands of the Premier League? Newcastle United were 9th in the table after their 1-0 defeat to Burnley. After several seasons of...