‘Lautaro & Lukaku are the perfect partnership’ – Inter’s Esposito hails strikeforce after virtual derby draw with Milan’s Leao

With real football on hold, the pair of youngsters played out the latest instalment of the Milan derby on Pro Evolution Soccer […]

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Heroes & Villains – Crystal Palace

Hero – Jim CannonEvery club had an archetypal tough centre-back during the 70’s and 80’s.In the 1970’s, Leeds had Norman Hunter, Liverpool had Tommy Smith and Chelsea had Ron Harris. The 1980’s introduced the likes of Terry Butcher, Paul McGrath and Tony Adams to the fore.Jim Cannon played through both eras for Crystal Palace. Between […]

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On This Day – 10th April

Football has long been used for experiments over the years. Golden Goal, Silver Goal and kick-ins replaced throw-ins in the 1994/95 season in the lower leagues in England, Belgium and Hungary. One experiment trialled in the first five seasons of the 1970’s was a Third and Fourth Place Play Off between the two losing semi-finallists […]

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An Interview with…Dave Roberts

I understand that you started your career in football freelancing for ITV Sport and Capital Radio.  How did that come about?By being a typical cheeky Boro lad! I started working at Radio Tees setting up football reporters on the phone for sports presenter Tony Lockwood to broadcast match updates.This progressed to me reporting on football […]

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