English football clubs have been initiating the symbolic stance since June 2020, but some players are beginning to question its real worth. Colin Kaepernick was…
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Sport and Covid-19 a year on
It is just over a year since sport tested positive for Covid-19, and it is still a long way from returning to normal. All sports…
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Ali Salvador: Bringing South American flair to NTU
Alexandra Salvador, the NTU Alumni making headlines in the South American women’s football world. For many, representing your country in the world’s most popular sport…
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Football: Platform’s Top 5 Goals of all-time
Notts County forward, Elisha Sam, scored an unbelievable against Oxford City last week. The ball was crossed into the Belgian on the edge of the…
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The Top 5 Premier League balls of all-time
Some of you may be asking, what is the point in listing the top five Premier League footballs by design? However, as a football fan,…
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Hitting the nail on the head – Why The Hammers are doing so well this season
For many, if you had told them West Ham would be sitting in fourth place, two points ahead of champions Liverpool after 25 games played,…
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The East Mids Derby – Being a Trent student and Derby County fan
A Derby County shirt with the name of England’s all-time leading goal scorer printed on the back is something I’ll keep forever. Yet very rarely…
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Nottingham’s Top 10 Sportsmen and Women
Before we start, I just wanted to say that some of the athletes in this list may not be from Nottingham. But, they may be…
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The curious case of Ilkay Gundogan
Since Sergio Aguero has been out injured and Gabriel Jesus has also had inconsistent health, Pep Guardiola has put his considerable football genius and no…
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Cycling: Team Ineos shows intentions on Ventoux
When Tao Geoghegan Hart won the Giro D’Italia on the final day in Milan last October, Dave Brailsford, Ineos Grenadiers general manager, suggested that it was…
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