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Every football fan across the country will be relieved to hear that the Premier League returns this weekend after the international break. A mouth-watering clash takes place at the Etihad with City hosting a confident Liverpool after their 4-0 win over Arsenal. Leicester welcome back a few of their former star players as they host Antonio Conte’s Chelsea - the champions looking to make it three wins in a row. Everton face off against Tottenham, while Mourinho’s Man Utd look...

Miles Reucroft is undertaking a different way of playing the ever popular Fantasy Football this season. To understand his methodology, read part one here. The Week 1 review is here, Week 2 transfers & preview here, Week 3 preview here, Week 3 review here. I received a rather unexpected call on Thursday 31 August. The international break was well under way and I was kicking about at FC Fakin’ Run Aboutabit HQ with not a great deal to do. I’d poured over hours of DVD...

London is awash with football stadia with several of England's leading football clubs plying their trade in the capital along with a host of league and non-league outfits. As well as being home to the home of football - Wembley - and several other big stadiums from the Emirates in Holloway to Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Stratford the city also has some of the best league stadiums the country has to offer and a healthy smattering of non-league grounds to boot. To...

Ever since Michael O’Neill took charge of Northern Ireland’s international side in 2011 the fortunes of the nation have been vastly improving. Ranked 129th in the World 2012 Northern Ireland notched-up an all time high of 22nd in June this year, showcasing the enormous impact the manager has had. Their improvement has been highlighted with success at Euro 2016, while they are currently sat comfortably in second place in Group C of qualifying for the 2018 Fifa World Cup. It’s...

</a ></a >Sport News</a > 24/7 By Richard de Winter & David de Winter (Sports Editor) @TLE_Sport  @rgdewinter  @davidjdewinter This week's episode focuses on qualifying for the World Cup.  The boys discuss the chances of the home nations as well as the looking at the other potential qualifiers from around the globe, including the possibility of Syria reaching the finals in Russia next year.  Also, the brothers give their take on the transfer window and the Premier League, revealing their...

England and the West Indies clash in the third and final test at the home of English cricket tomorrow. The second test at Headingley produced a hugely entertaining match that was eventually won by the tourists, after an inspired batting display from Kraigg Braithwaite and young Shai Hope. This victory for the Windies came as a surprise after they were torn apart in Edgbaston, losing 19 wickets in a day to lose by an innings and 209 runs. This sets...

Tottenham have enjoyed an underwhelming start to the new season. A 2-0 gift over Newcastle on the opening weekend courtesy of Jonjo Shelvey at St James Park was soon cancelled out by two lacklustre performances at the home of English football. The first home game saw last season’s top two clash, but Mauricio Pochettino’s side suffered defeat after a Marcus Alonso double resulting in a 2-1 win for the champions. Spurs looked to bounce back against an improving Burnley, but the Clarets...

Anthony Joshua’s next challenge has been revealed. On October 28, heavyweight champion Joshua will face Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev. Pulev is probably a boxer many British boxing fans will be unfamiliar with, but he certainly will be well known come October 28. The fight will take place in Cardiff, where Pulev will challenge for Joshua’s IBF, WBA and IBO heavyweight world titles. Nicknamed ‘The Cobra’, Pulev was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. The 36 year old was voted the country’s no 1...

Back in November 2016, as England prepared to face India in a tough test series, much had been anticipated about their new opener, Haseeb Hameed. The young Lancashire opener, who was just 19 when he made his debut, had showed a lot of promise at county level, scoring 1,129 runs, averaging 52 in the County Championship Division One that summer, meaning a lot was to be expected when he made is Test debut And he didn’t disappoint - scoring a...