Who Was the First Million Pound Footballer?
Given the phenomenal amount of money that exchanges hands in modern-day football, it is easy to forget that the beautiful game has not always been like this. There was a …
What Are the Biggest Races at the Cheltenham Festival?
For fans of horse racing, there are some meetings and indeed races that stand head and shoulders above the rest. While the Grand National gets a lot of attention from …
Longest Injury Time in Football: Which Match Has Had the Most Stoppage Time Added?
Imagine a situation in which your favourite team is on the cusp of a shock win as they lead 2-1 with less than a minute of normal time left to …
What Is a Nap in Horse Racing?
In horse racing, a nap does not refer to a jockey or horse having a little snooze before a race, or anything close to that. Instead, it is something you …
Which Footballers Were Never Booked in Their Careers?
Most football matches are unable to go a full 90 minutes without the referee brandishing a yellow card. The threshold for a booking is not especially high in the modern …
What’s Going on with Bury Football Club?
On August 2019, Bury were officially expelled from the English Football League after a last-minute takeover bid from C&N Sporting Risk collapsed. This was the first time since Maidstone in …
Can Scotland, Wales, Ireland & NI Still Qualify for the 2022 World Cup?
The World Cup is drawing ever closer and teams are edging towards qualification in the European section. Indeed Denmark were the first European nation to guarantee their place in Qatar …
How Does Qualification Work in the World Cup?
Every national football team on the planet dreams of featuring at the World Cup, but for many, it always remains a mere fantasy. Indeed, more than a hundred nations have …
What Are the Richest Horse Races in the UK?
Horse racing fans are certainly spoilt for choice here in the UK, with well over 1,000 meetings and 10,000+ individual races held each and every year. And contained within that …
Could Towcester Racecourse Make a Comeback?
There are, at the time of writing at least, 60 racecourses in the UK. As events of 2020 and 2021 have shown us, the world can change very quickly, and …