Manchester City 3 Newcastle United 3
Back in 1996, Kevin Keegan’s title chasing Newcastle United dubbed ‘The Entertainers’ travelled the Maine Road to face a relegation threatened Manchester City side. Most gamblers would have had this down as a banker away win for the Magpies but Alan Ball’s Sky Blues put in a performance that defied their low league position. This […]
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Deadly Duo
Germany International striker Jurgen Klinsmann arrived at White Hart Lane in the summer of 1994 for £2m and formed a deadly partnership with England front man Teddy Sheringham. The pair bagged 52 goals between them in their first season together (Klinsmann 29 / Sheringham 23). Can you name a better striker partnership? SHOP the official […]
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The Claret Life
With the new season in it’s infancy, Burnley find themselves back in the Football League after a very topsy-turvy campaign that nearly saw them stay up on the final day of the 21/22 Premier League Season. As host of the YouTube Channel (Turf Moorhouse TV) It seemed like a good idea at the time to […]
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90 seconds with Richard ‘Shoza’ Shaw
After coming through the youth team system at Crystal Palace it wasn’t long before this young Eagle was making his league debut against Reading aged just 19. The defender soon established himself as a first team regular in the late 80’s before going on to make 207 appearances for the Eagles. During his time at […]
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BBC 5 Live Vs TalkSPORT
You don’t have access to a TV to watch the big game action live, so radio it is. Who do you choose?
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Mud, Blood and Studs.
It’s all about origins – whether through work, friendships, or eventual relationships – the question about your family background always comes up. Most often, you mention your parents and where they are from. Or you might talk about your grandparents, especially if they came from another country, or discuss where you’ve lived and why. However, […]
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World Cup Countdown
32 Nations from 5 confederations will all compete in the first World Cup finals in it’s 92 year history to be held in the Arab World. The FIFA World Cup has taken place on 21 occasions so far with Brazil being the most successful nation winning 5 titles to date with Germany and Italy behind […]
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Lily Parr: Football Trailblazer
Lily Parr was a pioneer, a trailblazer and a maverick of the women’s game. Originally the prolific goal scorer started her footballing career as a left back playing for her local side, St Helens Ladies where she amassed over 100 appearances. Shortly after the outbreak of World War 1, Lily aged just 14 started work […]
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Matchday Juniors
By midday on a Saturday, most football stadiums would see large groups of junior football fans eagerly awaiting outside the main terrace entrances waiting for the narrow doors to open and unique sound of the turnstiles clicking into action as fans pass through one by one. The match day programme is carefully stowed away safely […]
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Quiz: World Cup
Since it’s inception in 1930 the World Cup comes around every four years except in 1942 and 1946 due to World War 2. Out of the 21 tournaments undertaken so far how many teams can you name that reached the last four in each FIFA World Cup? Take the test here
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