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Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Md2-2GGE9Y Word count: 1,008 Full time at the First Cloud Arena, March 16th, 2025, Kidderminster Harriers travelled back to Worcester fresh off a 5-0 dismantling of South Shields, boos rang out as fans faced their worst season in over a decade. To make things worse, Shields would fail to win another game in […]
From matchdays at the Stadium of Light to the rhythms of everyday life, Sunderland AFC is more than just a football club – it’s the beating heart of the city. Most cities in England have a football team, some even have two, but few can claim a club as deeply woven into the fabric of […]
They may be the most famous non-league football club but Blyth Spartans face reaching their lowest ebb for over 40 years. Senior figures around the club discuss whether the Blyth spirit can rise again? From FA Cup upsets and Senior Cup triumphs, Croft Park has showcased the best of non-league football. But after two turbulent […]
With the rise of social media in the sporting world, Tammi Fairbairn looks at how photography is the perfect way to encapsulate those special moments. Photography is a form of storytelling. However, photography in sport means so much more. The art of photography is essential for documenting high-stakes moments that can be used for marketing, […]
In the 1980s/90s football fanzines were common place at football grounds with 1,816 having been produced at some point. Now the 75 that are left continuing the tradition are facing an uncertain future. In this article, Spark’s Ciaran Myers speaks to those involved in fanzines to find out why they were so important and what […]
With a history of hatred, hope and heartbreak, Luke Maddison takes a look into one of football’s most fierce and intense derbies of all time. Going back to the 17th century is where the rivalry first started, during the English civil war. This was due to growing frustration that merchants in Royalist Newcastle had advantages […]
Lynden Gooch first visited Wearside at the age of 10 years-old, 17 years later he departed widely known as an ‘adopted Mackem’, representing Sunderland 247 times, scoring the winning goal in Sunderland’s first Wembley win since 1973 and restored the club back into the second tier. Spark Sunderland has had the opportunity to speak to Gooch and talk through his […]
When Katrina ‘Wild Cat’ Fisher first walked into a martial arts gym as a baby-faced assassin, it was not with the intentions of winning world titles. It was out of curiosity, a moment of second doubt before stepping into her Taekwondo class, that day would unknowing set Fisher on her path to becoming one […]
A potentially monumental Mariner’s season: South Shields final push for promotion South Shields Football Club are on the verge of what they see, as a monumental season, one which could see the club achieve history – reaching a tier in the footballing pyramid the football club has never seen since its beginning. The fifth […]
Hearts have been a revelation so far this season and there is a real chance that they could be the first team in over 40 years to break the Old Firm’s grip on the Scottish Premiership. The last team to win the league outside the Old Firm, Rangers and Celtic, was Sir Alex Fergusson’s Aberdeen […]
