Non-League Football Embraces Full-Time Footballers

After this weekend’s FA Cup fourth qualifying round, the 32 remaining non-league clubs will seek to upset the likes of Hull City, Sunderland and Portsmouth in the first round proper. Unfortunately for 23-year-old centre-back Kennedy Digie, his Hereford FC side fell in the previous qualifying round to seventh-tier Stafford Rangers. “It’s big for the fans, obviously …

Chelsea’s youngsters: Pioneering a new era at Stamford Bridge

With an average age of 24 years and 208 days, Chelsea fielded their youngest team since 1994 in their win over Norwich in August. The performances of these youngsters, particularly Tammy Abraham, Fikayo Tomori and Mason Mount have both galvanised fans and showed the football world that Chelsea’s re-build is well and truly underway. With …

Strictly business: who were the winners and losers of the inaugural shortened summer transfer window?

As Premier League seasons conclude, players jet off to exotic destinations whilst managers and directors alike take time to re-assess, dig out the cheque book and prepare to pull the trigger. The weeks to follow are the only time in the year when the beautiful game becomes strictly business. So, who has emerged victorious? And …

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