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A new Guardian documentary follows the story of the Kurdistan team in football’s world cup for unrecognised territories
17 October ~ Over summer, football’s “rebel” ...
Clitheroe 0 Consett 1, 20/08/2016, Shawbridge, FA Cup preliminary round - Images by WSC Photography
Clitheroe play Consett at Shawbridge in an FA Cup preliminary round tie. Northern Premier ...
... season. Then Burnley, defending League champions, made it to the fifth round of the FA Cup where they met today’s opponents. It was the third time the teams had been drawn together in the Cup in four years ...
Hibernian’s reputation for falling at the last has resulted in the “Hibsing It” insult
20 May ~ This weekend’s Scottish Cup final is the first in its 143-year history to be contested by two lower-league ...
Bacup Borough 4 Holker Old Boys 1, 25/04/2016, Brain Boys West View Stadium, North West Counties League Division One - Images by WSC Photography
Bacup Borough play Holker Old Boys Brain ...
... today”. Broadly speaking it works, as Ian Passingham tells the story of the 1966 World Cup in modern journalistic style. That means lots of headlines, short sentences and picking the newsworthy angle out ...
23 April ~ This evening will be the third time Everton and Manchester United have met in an FA Cup semi-final, with the Toffees having won both previous matches. While the last encounter is relatively ...
... pyramid.
The flagship event of this association is the AFA Senior Cup, the 97th final of which was contested by West Wickham and Old Garchonians and took place at the Old Wilsonians’ Association sports ...
17 April ~ After sealing promotion to the Scottish Premiership with a 1-0 win over Dumbarton on April 5, Rangers have the chance to reach the Scottish Cup final today. Standing in their way are Premiership ...
... their return to top-flight football by beating Celtic at Hampden in next Sunday’s Scottish Cup semi-final. Defeating the Premiership leaders would be a statement of intent. However, this Sunday’s trip ...
... However, a look back at the 1952 FA Cup sixth round might give Rovers fans hope.
Burnley were an established top-tier team at the time and would win the title within a decade, so went into the matc ...
Radio 2 producing show which celebrates 50th anniversary of England’s win
26 February ~ BBC Radio 2 are making a programme celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1966 World Cup final that tells the ...
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23 February ~ Another weekend of FA Cup action has passed by, with coverage packed with platitudes from pundits, commentators, managers and players towards the world’s oldest football ...
South Africa 2-1 Algeria, January 27, 1996. FNB Stadium, Johannesburg. Africa Cup of Nations, South Africa.
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10 January ~ Tottenham’s FA Cup tie with Leicester this weekend is the 12th time the two team have been drawn together in the competition. While the first was a thriller – 5-5 in 1914, with Spurs winning ...