Football
Robert Smith investigates the story of Leyla Ozturk, a young girl who suffered a neck injury in a football match. This injury led to her discovering that she had thyroid cancer, saving her life. It was just a standard Sunday morning for Leyla Ozturk as she prepared to play football for Skelton United. The game […]
Two Sunderland fans are running four marathons in four days ahead of Sunderland’s clash with Sheffield Wednesday on Friday night. Alfie Evans and Joe Hay, both 24, are running from the Stadium of Light to Hillsborough ahead of the Championship clash. The Foundation of light needs to raise over £4 million each year to continue […]
Newcastle United will reach Wembley once again after winning 2-0 against Arsenal. The Magpies have the potential to win the Carabao Cup on Sunday March 16 against Liverpool after the reds won the other semi-final second leg last Thursday (Jan 30). The last time Newcastle had this opportunity was 2023 when they suffered a 2-0 […]
Since the Saudi-backed takeover in 2021, Newcastle United have been heading in one direction jumping over every hurdle in their way. However, the only hurdle which is proving hard to jump is expanding the Stadium. Chris Waugh from The Athletic explains why. He said: “Leazes Terrace, directly behind the East Stand, features listed buildings, while […]
Financial fair play is an ever-growing topic of discussion in football, but is the problem going to get worse before it gets better? The beautiful game has been criticised a lot in recent times, majorly due to the amount of money at the top and ultimately the gulf between the elite clubs and the rest. […]
The Stadium of Light is the home to Sunderland AFC and has held some great fixtures over its time. From surviving relegation from the Premier League on the last day of the season, to witnessing consecutive relegations down to League One, Sunderland fans have been through it all. Here are 10 fan-favourite football matches to […]
Sunderland have announced the death of their legendary former player Charlie Hurley at the age of 87. Hurley, a centre half, was dubbed ‘The King’ by Sunderland fans and joined the Black Cats in 1957 from Millwall. He was voted as ‘Sunderland’s Player of the Century’ on the club’s centenary in 1979. Kelvin Beattie, of […]
With the Women’s Euro’s victory giving women in the Nation a heaping handful of inspiration, we look at the best locations to watch Women’s football in the North East.
From North Shields to Billingham, here are the North East’s ‘under the radar’ non-league derbies. The North East is host to some great rivalries, with the likes of the infamous Tyne-Wear derby between Sunderland and Newcastle and the Tees-Wear Rivalry between Sunderland and Middlesborough. With the Tyne-Wear derby happening last January for the first time […]
A new era began at Blyth Spartans yesterday as Irfan Liaquat’s takeover of the club was announced, but who is the new owner? The takeover comes following a tricky few years at Blyth, the Spartans currently sit 15th in the National League North, having narrowly avoided relegation in the last two seasons with consecutive 19th […]
