Is Sky Sports TV Dominance Under Threat?
Interesting times ahead for the Premier League and televised football, particularly on the domestic front as Sky Sports feels the pinch.
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The Dave Bowler archives
A fascinating collection of Dave Bowler’s best work for First Touch. Dave is the author of many great biographies including Alf Ramsey and Bill Shankly.
A Tale Of Two City Managers
And so the inevitable happened and Pep Guardiola was finally unveiled as the manager of Manchester City from 2016/17 onwards.
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David Bowie Inspires Aston Villa To Victory
As Aston Villa walked out to face Crystal Palace at Villa Park on Tuesday night to the strains of “Heroes” by David Bowie, it sounded pretty startling.
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The FA Cup: The Cup That Cheers
The FA Cup has got the lot, like Woody Allen at his peak or The Beatles’ “White Album”, a hotchpotch of perfection confection.
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The Heyday Of The Football Annual
Written by veterans of ‘When Saturday Comes’, ‘The Heyday of the Football Annual’ will descend upon you like the Ghost of Christmas Past.
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West Ham United Leave Their Spiritual Home
As the season wears on, so pass the landmarks for the Boleyn Ground, ancestral home of West Ham United who move to the Olympic Stadium.
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Wayne Rooney Breaks England Goalscoring Record
Wayne Rooney became the first man to notch 50 goals for England, thereby breaking a record held by Sir Bobby Charlton
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Welcome To The Premier League Hunger Games
it’s very easy to forget that the Premier League is but the tip of the footballing iceberg,with the vast majority of its structure lying beneath the waves.
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Questions Pave The New Wembley Way
On this, the 8th anniversary of the new Wembley Stadium, it does make you wonder why the FA bothered building it in the first place.
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How To Avoid The Europa League
The end of season is approaching and so the English clubs out of the Champions League race are now playing the annual game of trying to avoid the Europa League.
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