Manchester City on Saturday April 1,thrashed Liverpool 4-1 to keep Pep Guardiola’s men in contention for the premier league title. Three second-half goals from City at the Etihad Stadium helped secure a deserved win for the home team against a side that in the last three seasons had been …
Read More »English national parks welcome £4.4m funding boost from government
England’s national parks are set to receive £4.4m from the government to help them protect the environment and support tourism. England’s 10 national parks will share the funds equally, using the money to support park rangers and maintain visitor and education centres, as well as helping improve public access to …
Read More »Quiz! Can you name every club in the top seven tiers of English football?
25 minutes on the clock, 252 clubs to guess – yep, that’s a lot of clubs. Remember to tweet your scores @FourFourTwo (opens in new tab) and share with your friends. NOW TRY Quiz! Can you name every Champions League hat-trick scorer since 2010? We use Kwizly for our quizzes – find out more here (opens in new tab) …
Read More »Former Manchester United chairman Martin Edwards on the night the tide turned turned for the club and English football: ‘It felt as good as anything’
Martin Edwards served as Manchester United chairman between 1980 and 2002, appointing Sir Alex Ferguson and ultimately leading the club to countless domestic trophies and the historic treble in 1999. It took until 1991 for Manchester United to reach their first European final with Edwards as chairman, though, coming off …
Read More »Quiz! Can you name the 50 most valuable English players according to Transfermarkt?
You have eight minutes to guess 50 players. Remember to tweet your scores @FourFourTwo (opens in new tab), and challenge some friends while you’re at it. NOW TRY Quiz! Can you name every Premier League club’s all-time top scorer in the competition? English players cost more than any other. That’s just a fact of …
Read More »BETTING TIPS: English Premier League betting tips and odds for this weekend
Last weekend was one for derbies as the Manchester derby and the North London derby was on show. There were upsets last weekend, with the defending-champions, Manchester City, losing to Manchester United and Liverpool losing 3-0 to Brighton & Hove Albion. As the new gameweek kicks off tomorrow, we have …
Read More »Richest clubs in the world revealed with more than half the top 20 English for the first time in history
The richest clubs in the world have been revealed, with two new English entrants into the top 20. For the first time ever, half of the Deloitte (opens in new tab) Money League is comprised solely of Premier League teams, the table topped by the Abu Dhabi-backed Manchester City. The …
Read More »Aussie underdog downs English star in an epic
Jason Kubler only got the chance to pull on Australian colours for the United Cup because Nick Kyrgios ditched the campaign within 24 hours of it getting underway. But at Sydney’s Ken Rosewall Arena on Friday night, the world No.107 stunned the world No.27, snatching Australia’s only win of the …
Read More »I did the English leg of the Camino de Santiago – starting in Reading
The man hammering a roundel to a fingerpost between an ancient wood and an electricity substation just outside Silchester was deep in concentration. He seemed both happy and dismayed to see me. “You’re early! I’d better get on with it! Buen camino!” It was a chance encounter but, as it …
Read More »BETTING: Bet9ja betting tips from the English Championship
We have picked out the best betting tips from the weekend English Championship. We take a look at three good picks from this weekend’s games. *These odds were culled from Bet9ja (the odds were correct at the time of posting) Burnley vs Middlesbrough (Burnley win) @ 2.07 odds Burnley and …
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