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The Journey: Part 2 – Former Hibernian midfielder Kevin Nicol aiming high as manager in Norway

June 19, 2017 // 0 Comments

Kevin Nicol discusses swapping Scotland for Norway as he strives to take third-tier club Asker to the next level. * * * You probably haven’t heard of Kevin Nicol, but if [...]

My Story: Former Chelsea & Liverpool coach Michael Beale – From Bromley to Brazil

June 16, 2017 // 0 Comments

* * * Moving from Liverpool and somewhere you’re respected was a big challenge, I wanted to go abroad to earn that respect elsewhere. I’d prepared myself over a number of [...]

Premier League Memoirs: Liverpool’s Jan Kromkamp recalls his time on Merseyside

June 8, 2017 // 0 Comments

I was on holiday back in Holland when the move to Liverpool began to take shape. Villarreal had only recently signed me from AZ [Alkmaar], Manuel Pellegrini was the manager [...]

INTERVIEW: Roy O’Donovan – from Sunderland to Newcastle via Brunei

June 5, 2017 // 0 Comments

Many English football fans won’t remember Roy O’Donovan. Despite being sold by Cork City as the most expensive League of Ireland player when he joined Sunderland for [...]

Ref Review with Mark Halsey: Arsenal can have no complaints

May 26, 2017 // 0 Comments

After 38 weeks of excitement, it all came down to the final weekend of Premier League football where quite literally nothing was up for grabs, bar a battle for 4th place [...]

INTERVIEW: Manchester City duo ready for SSE Women’s FA Cup final

May 12, 2017 // 0 Comments

Lucy Bronze and Keira Walsh experienced very different paths to becoming regulars at Manchester City Women, the latter arrived in 2014 as a teenager from Blackburn Rovers, [...]

Ref Review with Mark Halsey: Liverpool manager needs to show some respect

May 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

As the Premier League now quickly winds down to what is turning into a rather tepid finale, the only excitement right now seems to surround the man in the middle. On a [...]

Ref Review with Mark Halsey: Tottenham penalty spot on, Manchester United & City got lucky

May 4, 2017 // 1 Comment

As we crawl towards the end of another Premier League season, simulation and diving took centre stage last weekend with several dubious penalties awarded on Sunday afternoon. [...]

Ref Review with Mark Halsey: Manchester City vs Arsenal refereed poorly

April 26, 2017 // 0 Comments

It was perhaps the busiest weekend of refereeing yet this weekend as six Premier League matches intertwined with the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley. With more and more on the [...]

INTERVIEW: Liverpool’s Natasha Harding raring to go

April 21, 2017 // 0 Comments

Like Liverpool’s other eight winter signings in preparation for the 2016 FA Women’s Super League campaign, Welsh international Natasha Harding was taking a big step into [...]