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2019- What’s in store for the rest of the season and beyond: Part One

January 1, 2019

2018 will forever be remembered as the year football should have come home. It was an unforgettable summer watching Gareth Southgate and the Three Lions, the nucleus around a crazy year in football. Manchester City broke Premier League records for goals and points on their way to the title, France were crowned the World’s finest … More 2019- What’s in store for the rest of the season and beyond: Part One

Oranje Is the New Black

November 20, 2018

Orange is the New Black’, a critically acclaimed Netflix drama about life for women in prison. ‘Oranje’, the nickname for the national football team of Netherlands, headed by Ronald Koeman. The relation, the TV show’s title means black is fashionable, as it goes with everything, but as the women wear orange uniforms, that’s the ‘new … More Oranje Is the New Black

The pressures on teenage footballers

October 31, 2018

As I stood on the touchline in Ipswich on Saturday lunchtime, 22 footballers were representing Ipswich Town and Crystal Palace respectively, in the U18s Professional Development League. All competing to earn a vital three points, Ipswich the top scorers in the league and looking to reclaim top spot, Palace were hoping to build consistency. Yet, … More The pressures on teenage footballers

Sam Tonks

Social Media Executive & Sports Journalist

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2019- What’s in store for the rest of the season and beyond: Part One

Oranje Is the New Black

The pressures on teenage footballers