With the draw for the group stages of the European 2016 Championships having taken place last Friday, debut Gryphon writer and Welshman James Felton reviews what prospects his national team have against neighbouring opponents Englandand […]
Is Football’s Hire-Fire Culture Healthy?
THE 2015/16 season saw its 19th managerial casualty this week, after Championship side Blackburn Rovers parted company with boss Gary Bowyer. Eight of the 24 second-tier sides have changed manager already this season: obviously, not […]
A Time to Unite Through Football
IT was a decision that, in light of Friday’s terrorism attacks in Paris, a national footballing governing body had to get right. And it did. After careful deliberation between the British government and the French […]
Not a football fan? Here’s what you need to know about the Fifa Scandal
On May 27th 2015 seven FIFA officials were arrested by the FBI for allegations of collusion and corruption with regards to the awarding of the 2010 World Cup to South Africa, the upcoming 2018 World […]
Price of Football: What’s the cost?
THE price of football in the UK can be perfectly summed up by one fact, found by BBC Sport in their Price of Football study: Eastleigh, who play in the National League, offer the cheapest season […]
Leeds Meet Their Match Against Manchester
A LATE GOAL deflated any chance of a Leeds University win in men’s first-team football action on Wednesday at Sports Park Weetwood. Manchester Metropolitan University’s second-half substitute James Plumb scored a penalty kick past Leeds’ keeper […]
Valiant Ladies Battered by Beckett
As Varsity day loomed, the Leeds University women’s football teams knew that they had a big challenge ahead. Aside from the obvious close rivalry between the two teams, each Leeds University side was facing off […]
England make history in triumphant third-place play-off
England 1 – Germany 0 After a crushing 2-1 defeat to Japan in last week’s semi-final, England were able to put those demons behind them and salvage some pride against a formidable German outfit. The […]
Golden strike from Bronze secures quarter-final place
England Women made history last night, winning their first knock out match in a World Cup tournament, with a superb strike by Lucy Bronze securing their place in the quarter-finals. The Lionesses faced a tough […]
The Three Lions march on
The group stages of the Women’s World Cup are over, and 16 teams remain. The tournament now enters the knockout stages, arguably the most exciting aspect of an international competition, and there are some intriguing […]
The Women’s World Cup So Far
With every team having played two games so far, the Women’s World Cup is now well underway. The tournament has been extremely entertaining, so much so that only two teams have definitely qualified to the […]
Women’s World Cup kicks off
For any football fans suffering from withdrawal since the Premier League season ended last month, the wait for more football is nearly over. Tonight the Women’s World Cup kicks off in Canada, with the hosts […]