The winners of the hugely anticipated Leesa Northwest Football Awards 2017, recognising those who have achieved footballing excellence both on and off the pitch in the 2016/17 season, from both the Men and Women’s football leagues, from Conference though to Premier League, have been announced. Over 550 guests packed The Point at Emirates Old Trafford […]
Manchester City Women go top of WSL1 with easy win over Bristol City Women
MANCHESTER CITY WOMEN 4, BRISTOL CITY WOMEN 0 Manchester City’s women’s side made it ten straight wins in a row in all competitions this season as they leapfrogged Chelsea into top spot in the Women’s Super League with an impressive victory over Bristol City Women. There were goals by Izzy Christiansen, Claire Emslie, Abbie McManus […]
Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford puts pressure on Joe Hart with clean sheet on debut for England against Germany
ENGLAND 0, GERMANY 0 Jordan Pickford’s hugely impressive goalkeeping debut for England against Germany has put Joe Hart’s position as No 1 under threat. The Everton keeper described it as a “dream come true” as he kept a clean sheet against the world champions and top ranked team on the planet. Pickford made two splendid […]
Eoin Doyle and Jack Byrne at the double as Oldham Athletic beat Newcastle United U21s in the Checkatrade Trophy
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 4, NEWCASTLE UNITED U21 1 Oldham Athletic secured their passage to the knockout phase of the Checkatrade Trophy following a comfortable home victory against Newcastle United U21s. Two goals apiece from Jack Byrne and Eoin Doyle helped Latics finish runners-up to Port Vale in their group as they ended back-to-back defeats against Scunthorpe […]
Fabian Delph and Raheem Sterling pull out of England duty following injury
Fabian Delph will miss out on England duty again after withdrawing from Gareth Southgate’s squad today along with fellow Manchester City player Raheem Sterling. Embed from Getty Images Both played in the 3-1 win over Arsenal but Sterling will miss out on friendly games against Germany and Brazil with a back injury while Delph ended […]