Like most Southampton fans, when I first heard that we were being expelled from the Championship play-offs over ‘spygate,’ my reaction was one of raw, unbridled anger. This was an outrage, embarrassment and apocalyptic event all at once, and heads had to roll. Specifically, one head in particular; in all...
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Last November, Coventry City appointed Frank Lampard as their new Head Coach – and just about everybody agreed it was a really bad idea. It didn’t help that Lampard’s managerial career to date had consisted of failing to get Derby promoted, being hounded out of a seemingly relegation-bound Everton and...
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Well, here we are. On Thursday, the long-awaited 23rd edition of the FIFA Men’s World Cup will kick off when co-hosts Mexico take on South Africa at the iconic Estadio Azteca. This year’s tournament is being split between Mexico, Canada and the United States, the first time since 2002 that...
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Next week will mark ten years since Leicester City shocked the world and gave hope to football fans across the country by somehow, impossibly, winning the Premier League. What a difference a decade makes. Today, that same club went into the final fixtures of their Championship season knowing that, despite...
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If the supporters of Péter Magyar were worried, they needn’t have been. In the end, it wasn’t even close. After 16 years of uninterrupted power, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán suffered a humiliating defeat in Sunday’s election as the 62-year old’s grip on power came to a humbling end. For...
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All year, I — like most sensible football fans — have been utterly convinced Arsenal were going to win the league. Liverpool proved as early as October that they were clearly not up to the task of defending their title. City, whilst markedly improved from last season, were clearly not...
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For many fans, the international break is a fortnight of hell as the twists and turns of the club football season are abruptly put on hold. As the season is coming to a climax, there are so many fascinating storylines to explore. Will Manchester City’s Carabao Cup triumph lead to...
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As we enter 2026, an estimated nine million people are at risk of becoming reliant on food banks. Sadly, this is no surprise – the number of food banks in the UK has grown by 8100% since 2010 to nearly 3,000 centres, which are already regularly used by as much...
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Frank Lampard’s Coventry City remain top of the Sky Bet Championship, but are now only ahead of title rivals Middlesbrough by one point after a 2-1 defeat to Queens Park Rangers last weekend. City went into this one winless on their travels in two months, and it was the home...
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It’s official – Manchester United are yet again in the market for a new manager after Ruben Amorim’s tenure at Old Trafford was brought to an abrupt end in the aftermath of a 1-1 draw at 16th-placed Leeds. It is no huge surprise to see Amorim go – it has...
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“Jury trials are a fundamental part of our democratic settlement. Criminal trials without juries are a bad idea.” These are not my words, but a direct quote from David Lammy, then the Shadow Justice Secretary, in June 2020. And they are absolutely spot on. Lammy was right, even in the...
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Over 14 centuries after Saint Augustine was consecrated in 597 AD, Canterbury now has its first female archbishop. The appointment of Dame Sarah Mullally as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury was announced earlier this month, marking a significant moment in the Church of England’s recent history. Unsurprisingly, the majority of...
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