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An eye witness report of a troubling day at the home of football by Steve Clare who has watched crowds arriving at his on and off home for 50 years. He could tell something was different as early as 3pm as the police ignored the signs all around them.
Mark Bonner has been working hard to improve Cambridge United’s squad after winning promotion, but their threadbare midfield is still an area of concern.
Brennan Johnson scored in his first outing back with Nottingham Forest following a loan spell at Lincoln City.
Blackpool opened their account for pre-season with a comfortable 2-0 victory at Haig Avenue against Southport.
Wigan Warriors welcome Huddersfield Giants to the DW Stadium on Sunday on the back of a five-game losing streak which has seen pressure mounting on head coach Adrian Lam.
At the start of this tournament, the nation couldn’t be more split in opinions on Southgate and his ability to potentially bring this England side together playing entertaining football, I was doubtful myself whether Southgate could really be the one, looking back though it now seems daft to question it.
Roberto Mancini and Gareth Southgate prepare to face off at Wembley, having skilfully navigated their way through the pitfalls of the previous rounds. Both sides have shown adaptability and resilience that saw many early tournament favourites fall at the first hurdles.
Roy Keane was quoted to have said “the two best teams made the final” following England’s famous Euro 2020 semi-final victory over Denmark on Wednesday night and to a degree, he is right its felt by many in what he said.
England’s stand-in ODI squad got off to the best possible start with a dominant nine-wicket win against Pakistan in Cardiff.
Over time, the notion of foul-play has altered quite significantly. In the days of mud-bath like pitches, what are now regarded as reckless tackles flowed freely.
Denmark’s emotional Euro 2020 campaign came to an end on Wednesday night, after suffering a 2-1 defeat in extra-time at the hands of England, but the nation should be proud of their tournament as a whole.
Blackpool will begin their pre-season campaign with a trip to Southport as supporters will hope to see a glimpse of several new additions.
Sunderland have completed the signing of former Premier League midfielder Alex Pritchard.
Teen-whiz Michael Olise has become Patrick Vieira’s first signing as Crystal Palace manager, and comes at a bargain price. What will he bring to Selhurst Park, and where does this leave Reading?
Kalvin Phillips has been one of England’s key players on their way to the final of Euro 2020. The Leeds man has enjoyed a fantastic tournament and has become one of the shining lights of the Three Lions’ team – this begs the question, should he be a contender for England’s player of the tournament?
Gareth Southgate has led England to a first major final in 55 years and can point to the management of his squad as a key reason for reaching Sunday’s showpiece.
Argentina will meet Brazil in the final of the 2021 edition of the Copa America as Lionel Messi and Neymar prepare for the big stage.
Chelsea are set to spend big in the transfer market in order to bolster their squad ahead of the new season.
Rhys Oates becomes Nigel Clough’s latest recruit as the highly-rated forward signs for the Stags after the expiration of his contract with Hartlepool United.
Liam Walsh joins Swansea on three-year deal.
As the U’s step up their pre-season preparations, many fans will be speculating as to how their side will line up to face Oxford United in their opening League One fixture on August 7th.
Former Cambridge United loanee Sam Smith has returned to The Abbey on a two-year deal.
Luke Shaw over the past 12 months has completely reworked himself and has once again become one of the best left-backs, if not the best left-back in the Premier League. So far this summer, he has further shown his ability on the international stage deeming him the name ‘Shawberto Carlos’
With Blackpool’s pre-season campaign getting underway this weekend ahead of their first Championship season since 2014/15, now seems like as good a time as any to see how things are shaping up so far.