London Stadium from the terrace at the new V&A

View from the terrace at the new V&A in Stratford

Massive win for West Ham. Massive pressure on Spurs & Forest. Decent start to the weekend

Stop the count

Never again will you see 𝗙𝗜𝗩𝗘 perfect penalties like this. Fifth Round tie West Ham v Brentford.

West Ham must've been practising only penalties this season.

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Spurs currently on track to lose this game 16-0

Tough one to take for West Ham tonight. So good in the first half but as soon as Chelsea got one back there was really only going to be one result. Three points next week now absolutely vital

Levante 0-0 Villarreal: Post-match review, Stats, Key moments Bwin’s post-match review of Levante 0-0 Villarreal in the La Liga on Sunday, 14 December 2025, with stats, key moments and our take on the match.

What happens when you let AI write match reports? You end up with reports for games that never happened. Levante v Villarreal was postponed due to bad weather but according to this site it was played, finished 0-0 and was very dull. They even awarded a man of the match! www.bwin.com/en/news/post...

Decent performance in the end and we seem to be moving in the right direction. So frustrating to concede so late

I know it's our 3rd game in a week but strange he's changed so many players as there's a week between this and the next game. Start with his best players and then change them later in the game if they get tired

They should also stop doing the little club fact after each team is drawn. I don't care if they won 4-2 at Shrewsbury in the last round or if this is their 15th appearance at this stage of the competition

Sawbridgeworth Town 4-2 Baldock Town- Sawbridgeworth win thriller Sawbridgeworth Town picked up all three points in an entertaining victory over Baldock Town, who almost pulled off an incredible comeback. A Michael Toner brace as well as goals from Jeffrey Agyema…

I've been enjoying this international break with another trip into the world of the non-league. Today I was up at Sawbridgeworth Town seeing them play Baldock Town and you can read about a thrilling match below. Like, comment and subscribe.

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Pathetic from West Ham tonight

Ilford 2-2 Harwich and Parkeston- Harwich fight back to earn point Harwich and Parkeston came from 2 goals down to gain a hard-earned point away at 10-man Ilford Luke Mayhew and Louis Bloom’s second half goals cancelled out a Daniel Izekor brace to give the …

Another international break which means another round of non-league football I was watching two teams who didn't have to worry about the FA Cup, unlike most teams. Ilford and Harwich and Parkeston. Please read this report, comment and subscribe
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Woodford Town 0-1 St Alban’s City- Woodford’s dream cup run comes to an end 9th-tier Woodford Town bowed out of the FA Cup at the 3rd qualifying round after a narrow loss to St Alban’s City, a team two tiers above them in the football pyramid. Harrison Smith’s …

Woodford Town (my local team) were playing in the FA cup 3rd qualifying round today in what was a historic run in the competition. Here's a report from their big match against St Albans. Feel free to read and comment
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Cowes Sports 1(3)-1(5) Eversley and California- Penalties take Eversley through Goalkeeper Josh Selby was the hero as Eversley and California defeated Cowes Sports on spot kicks to advance to the 2nd round of the Hampshire Senior Cup. Selby saved the only penalty of the shooto…

This last week, I've been on holiday in the Isle of Wight and managed to go to a local game as I love non-league football. So here's a report from a Hampshire Senior Cup tie between Cowes Sports and Eversley and California- feel free to read .
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‘I didn’t realise the game’s impact for years’: the making of the original Football Manager When Kevin Toms created the first footie tactics simulation in the early days of the gaming industry, it became a phenomenon – and a source of cherished memories

‘I didn’t realise the game’s impact for years’: the making of the original Football Manager

Being commemorated today by the hosting of a chicken wings festival outside the stadium

Buckhurst Hill v Ilford

First day of the football season saw us at Buckhurst Hill v Ilford in the Essex Senior League.
Home side won 3-1 including a goal which saw the Ilford keeper lobbed from 40 yards! Attendance: 92

League 1 2025/26- 5 Things to look out for It may feel like the last season only just ended but League 1, England’s third tier starts up again on August 1st. It is set to be another interesting campaign with 24 teams battling it out t…

With the new season fast approaching, here's a preview of the 2025/26 League 1 season. Feel free to read and comment
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Luděk Mikloško 🇨🇿

Women’s Euros 2025 Preview There is just a week to go until the 2025 Women’s Euros kick off in Switzerland with 16 countries vying for victory. Some big names will be looking to claim the title whilst some newbies and …

A preview of the Women's Euros which is starting next week, feel free to read and comment.
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Championship 2024/25- 5 Things we’ve learnt The Championship has been branded the most unpredictable league in the world and this season showed why. From tight promotion races to even tighter relegation scraps, this season had it all and to …

A brief review of the 2024/25 Championship season. Feel free to read and comment
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The wonderful world of Samuel The interests of a unique teenage boy

After completing his A Levels and with the summer stretching out in front of him, our son @samuelsegal.bsky.social is now on Blue Sky and has a football (& Eurovision!) blog to promote! Please give him a follow and read his latest posts thewonderfulworldofsamuel.wordpress.com

The wonderful world of Samuel The interests of a unique teenage boy

After completing his A Levels and with the summer stretching out in front of him, our son @samuelsegal.bsky.social is now on Blue Sky and has a football (& Eurovision!) blog to promote! Please give him a follow and read his latest posts thewonderfulworldofsamuel.wordpress.com

The first two episodes of The Assembly on ITV with Danny Dyer & David Tennant are just wonderful heartwarming TV. The young girl singing at the end is incredible

Thanks mate. Suspect you are right but seems to always be a fight for everything

Spending the morning appealing our council's decision to remove school transport for our autistic son which he has had for nearly 10 years. So tiresome

I hope we keep Fullkrug as he's clearly a class act. Not only is it good to have a real centre forward but it also frees up Bowen & Paqueta to play in their best roles

No idea what's a penalty anymore. Mitoma's elbow took the players leg away

Not to jump on their bandwagon, but about a year ago a former colleague of ours added me to the WhatsApp group for a Canadian Premier League soccer team which I stayed on for about a month before he realised. I knew their pre-season travel plans and had access to the training kit spreadsheet!