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Former Sunderland and Cardiff City defender, Gary Bennett has backed plans for a new governing body for women’s football saying the news comes at a “good time.” North East teams Sunderland Women and Durham Women are among the clubs in the Women’s Super League and Women’s Championship that unanimously voted to establish a new governing […]
November 30, 2021 may not be a date that is remembered fondly by many outside of Newcastle. But Geordies look back at that date as an evening when a star was born. Newcastle United’s Joelinton will go down in Geordie folklore as one of the most popular players in recent years, and it all began […]
UEFA have stood down the VAR and Assistant VAR from Champions League games following a controversial penalty decision in the dying moments of Newcastle’s game away to Paris Saint-Germain. And as the fallout from the 1-1 draw continues, Newcastle MP Chi Onwurah has called on UEFA to be “honest” with fans. The Parisians were awarded […]
Starting November 13, England’s top football leagues will experience a temporary pause, as players jet off to represent their national teams. Fans will have to wait until November 24 for the Championship to resume and November 25 for Premier League football. Eleven days without football may be too much for some fans, luckily there are […]
When the latest instalment of cult game Football Manager released on November 6 it featured something that it hadn’t before, the small coastal town of South Shields. South Shields FC play in the sixth tier of English football, two divisions below the Football League. An ambitious outfit, their current head coach is former Middlesbrough and […]
A Sunderland fan has discussed the idea of setting up cost-effective coaches for away fans, too travel together to watch the Lasses on the road in December in the Women’s League Cup. Sunderland Women are currently top of the Barclay’s Women’s Championship having just beat local rivals Durham City 1-0 away from home. The […]
Eddie Howe has admitted his Newcastle side were “not where they needed to be” following their 2-0 defeat to an electric Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League Howe’s side hoped to make amends for the home loss to Dortmund just two weeks ago, but an injury-plagued Newcastle side failed to take their chances. Niclas Fullkrug […]
Sunderland fans have been assured that a potential striker target could solve their centre-forward struggles. Wimbledon striker Ali Al-Hamadi has been linked with a January move to Wearside – according to the Sunderland Echo. The 21-year-old joined the Dons in January, but 14 goals in 33 appearances have alerted clubs in the Championship and League […]
