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Smiles to sorrow: Leicester City's stunning fall from EPL glory
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 25/04/2026
» At the start of the 2016-17 Premier League season there was a wonderful moment when Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri escorted onto the pitch Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, who went on to sing Nessun Dorma to the joyful crowd at the packed King Power Stadium.
Wood spearheads Forest revival: From relegation battles to top 3
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 09/11/2024
» Take a glance at the Premier League table and the club which immediately catches the eye are Nottingham Forest sitting up there in third place. They are not really supposed to be there cheekily looking down on the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal and Aston Villa. Okay, it probably won't last but they will enjoy it while they can.
Dominant Manchester City aiming for five titles in a row
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 17/08/2024
» With Manchester City having won the Premier League title six of the last seven seasons, the league could really do with a different name at the top just for a change. The current situation sparks reminders of the early days of the Premier League when City rivals Manchester United dominated the league, winning eight of the first 11 titles.
VAR comes under EPL clubs’ microscope
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 01/06/2024
» Next Friday all 20 Premier League clubs will be voting on whether to keep the VAR (Video Assistant Referee) technology. It will require 14 of the clubs — a two-thirds majority — to vote for scrapping it for it to be discontinued.
It's back to the bread and butter football
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 24/12/2022
» The desert dust has yet to settle after that dramatic World Cup final in Qatar last Sunday.
Haaland joins hat-trick club
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 08/10/2022
» The Premier League seldom fails to entertain and last week was no exception highlighted by three-hat-tricks.
Managers brace for a season of two halves with prayer on their lips
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 06/08/2022
» The English Premier League kicked off last night, facing a brand new challenge -- the minor matter of having to stop in mid-season for six weeks to accommodate the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Ominous Ryder Cup warning for Europe
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 02/10/2021
» For decades, the Americans have looked far too strong on paper for the Europeans in the Ryder Cup.
Looks like usual suspects as English Premier League kicks off
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 14/08/2021
» After weeks of transfer speculation and deals featuring absurd sums of money and ridiculous rumours, it is something of a relief that the Premier League finally kicks off this weekend.
What awaits Tartan Army, Dragons and Three Lions?
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 12/06/2021
» It is safe to say that the 2020 Euro Championships which began last night will be like no other.