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Niall Quinn urges caution over Clegg's 'Unbeatable' statement
Wed 25th Aug 2010 | Competitions
Sunderland Association Football Club chairman Niall Quinn has criticised deputy prime minister Nick Clegg for claiming England's 2018 World Cup bid is "unbeatable". The criticism came after the former...
Thomas Lyte to support England 2018 World Cup Bid
Thu 19th Aug 2010 | Competitions
The England 2018 World Cup Bid announced the signing of Thomas Lyte as an Official Supporter. Thomas Lyte has had a long-standing relationship with the Football Association and has maintained and...
Brazil to welcome Team Palestine at Rio 2010 Homeless World Cup
Tue 10th Aug 2010 | Competitions
Palestine will send a national football team to the 8 th Rio 2010 Homeless World Cup for the first time. Palestine will stand proud with 64 nations, hosted by Brazil from 19 – 26 September 2010...
Man City under pressure to 'trim' squad size
Mon 26th Jul 2010 | Competitions
Manchester City Football Club are under pressure to sell up to 12 players to adhere to the new rules for this season according to Soccerex daily. From the start of the 2010/11 season Premier League...
University of Essex Secures Prestige Status
Thu 22nd Jul 2010 | Competitions
Staff at the University of Essex, who operate at campuses in Colchester, Southend and Loughton, were jumping for joy recently when they were included on a new list of ten ‘Focus...
Sunderland boss rues Premier League 'monster'
Mon 12th Jul 2010 | Competitions
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has spoken out at the lack of home-grown talent breaking through into the "monster" the Barclays Premier League has become. Bruce is not optimistic for the future as the...
Sir Alex Ferguson hails US soccer
Fri 9th Jul 2010 | Competitions
Sir Alex Ferguson believes football (or soccer as it’s more affectionately know!) is beginning to take hold in the United States. Speaking on the MLS website, the Manchester United manager...
University Blind Team Claims National League Title
Fri 11th Jun 2010 | Competitions
Worcester Blind Football Club (WBFC), who are based at the University of Worcester, have won the Blind Football National League title for the second time in three years. The team, which largely...
U.S. President Barack Obama, V.P. Joe Biden Welcome U.S. Men’s National Team and USA Bid Committee at White House
Fri 28th May 2010 | Competitions
U.S. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden greeted the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team today at the White House, three days prior to the team’s departure to South Africa for...
England bid will not be affected by 'Hung' Parliament
Tue 11th May 2010 | Competitions
The leaders of England's 2018 World Cup campaign have insisted it would not be blown off course by a hung parliament, as they revealed that Prince William, Prince Harry and David Beckham would be...
Portsmouth to plead case to play in Europa League next season
Fri 23rd Apr 2010 | Competitions
Portsmouth are expected to appeal to the Football League and the Premier League to consider "the players and loyal supporters" following the governing bodies' joint statement that the club would not...
Old Firm derby considered for US audiences
Fri 23rd Apr 2010 | Competitions
Celtic and Rangers could take their unique sporting brand across the Atlantic this summer by staging an Old Firm derby in the United States for their North American-based supporters according to The...
Reading Football Club's U18 squad overwhelmed by US generosity
Wed 21st Apr 2010 | Competitions
After becoming stranded in the US due to the volcanic ash from Iceland, Reading's first year scholars staff have been absolutely overwhelmed by the incredible generosity that has come their way after...
Portsmouth’s bid to play in Europa League
Mon 12th Apr 2010 | Competitions
Portsmouth’s win over Tottenham yesterday has given the club more of a headache than expected. The club will now have to present its case to the FA in a desperate bid to be given the chance to...
Gordon Brown shows his support to Raith Rovers FC
Thu 8th Apr 2010 | Competitions
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has written a letter to Raith Rovers boss John McGlynn wishing the club all the best in Sunday's Scottish Cup semi-final against Dundee United at Hampden. Raith's most...
Full listing of World Cup games
Thu 25th Mar 2010 | Competitions
Chronological World Cup fixtures Friday, 11 June 2010 South Africa v Mexico, Gp A, 15:00 Uruguay v France, Gp A, 19:30 Saturday, 12 June 2010 Argentina v Nigeria, Gp B, 15:00 England v USA, Gp C,...
The great Portsmouth clear out begins
Thu 25th Mar 2010 | Competitions
After been given the go ahead to sell players outside of the transfer window, QPR Manager Neil Warnock has swooped to signed Dusko Tosic on loan from Premiership outfit Portsmouth until the end of the...
Eight teams successful in Women's Super League bid
Wed 24th Mar 2010 | Competitions
The Football Association have announced the eight clubs that were successful with their applications to be part of the new FA Women’s Super League, launching in March 2011. The new Super League...
Play-off for fourth Champions League spot
Mon 15th Feb 2010 | Competitions
The Premier League are reportedly considering introducing a play-off system to decide the fourth and final Champions League place. The Guardian reports that, while currently the team finishing in...
