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Why Newcastle won’t be the next Manchester City

The planned acquisition of Newcastle United has generated plenty of interest, partly because of the identities of the old and new ownership and the generous sum...

Project Restart: A vital conversation

In the midst of a national crisis, and in a news climate dominated by daily updates of infection and mortality rates across the country...

Oxford United mask distribution praised in parliament

Layla Moran tabled a motion in the House of Commons last week to celebrate the work of Oxford United Football Club in response to...

Football’s American-style statistical revolution

The 2017-18 Premier League season may go down as one of the most significant in football history. Manchester City, led by legendary manager Pep Guardiola, broke...

The other BPL: Belarusian Premier League

Amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, major sports events the world have been delayed or cancelled, necessitating eager sports fans to divert their attention elsewhere. While...

Review: The English Game

Despite what social media analytics might suggest, Tiger King was not the only Netflix Original series released last month. The English Game, created and directed by...

Season Zine – Championing Women in the football-fashion conversation.

Season Zine is the publication leading the conversation around a series of modern day economic, political and social discussions regarding the relationship between fashion...

The stars so far: the breakout players of the 2019/20 season in the BPL and WSL

The Women's Super League Riding the wave of the Women’s World Cup, the Women’s Super League has seen its most popular season yet. Crowds are...

‘Studied carelessness’: How Virgil Van Dijk makes us think he’s even better than he is

Virgil Van Dijk has cultivated a clear sporting persona: he is a formidably calm presence. His meteoric rise has often descended into a barrage...

Should Manchester City have been banned?

The recent decision by UEFA to ban Manchester City from European competition for the next two seasons has sent shockwaves through the footballing community....

A bridge too VAR: Is technology killing the game?

For VAR "KILLING THE PASSION. KILLING THE ATMOSPHERE. KILLING THE GAME. END VAR NOW" read the banner held up by the Crystal Palace Ultras in...

Finding my Religion: Notes from a Leeds United supporter

The car pulled to a momentary stop and I stepped quickly out onto the wet concrete. (Leeds City Centre is always wet). I was...

Road to Euro 2020

In England’s eight Euro 2020 qualifiers, 10 different players have scored. Both Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling have a goalsto-games ratio better than 1,...

First round of football cuppers launches

Oxford's premium college football competition gets underway

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