As the 2020/21 Premier League season kicks off on the 12th September, many football fans will go from friends to competitors thanks to fantasy football. Fantasy sport participation has grown at a significant rate since the mid-1990s (Brookey and Oates 2015), showing a positive correlation with the rise of digital media. Fantasy football represents one … Continue reading Welcome to the World of Fantasy Football
With Liverpool FC kicking off the 2020/21 season with new kit providers Nike, after 5 years with New Balance, the question all Liverpool fans were thinking was what will the new kits look like? On the 1st August, Nike and Liverpool revealed the new home kit for the 2020/21 season. The beginning of a new … Continue reading Liverpool Concept Kits
The UEFA Champions League will restart on Friday 7th August 2020, firstly with the remaining second leg round of 16 fixtures, which will be played at the home teams respective stadium to complete the line-up for the quarter-finals, before the rest of the tournament gets played out in Lisbon. Quarter-Final Draw: Real Madrid/ Man City … Continue reading 2020 UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Predictions
The Champions League, is the top elite club competition in Europe, a competition loved and cherished by all; players, clubs and fans. Therefore, since it was announced that the UCL was being postponed due to Covid-19, many fans and clubs have eagerly anticipated it’s return. With UEFA finally announcing the competition’s restart, commencing on Friday … Continue reading 2020 UEFA Champions League Remaining Round of 16 Predictions
Journey to the Top Jurgen Klopp's appointment as Liverpool manager in October 2015, began the Reds' journey to return to the top. In which they now currently hold the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup trophies. Culminating in ending a 30-year wait for a league title, winning the 2019/20 and the … Continue reading European, World and Now English Premier League Champions: What’s Next for LFC?
This blog is a day in the life insight as a Digital Media Intern at Draw UK. 09:00 - 10:00: I start work at 9 o'clock, so by the time I arrive, and start up my computer the rest of the hour is me checking and replying to any emails I have. Whether from customers enquiring … Continue reading Digital Media Intern Undergraduate Placement @ Draw UK: A Day in the Life
Group E: Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Serbia Group E is a group which arguably apart from Brazil, who come into the tournament ranked 2nd and top of the South American confederation qualification group, is one that all the nations will be aiming to advance from. Including Switzerland, who finished as the best second-placed team in … Continue reading World Cup Group Stage Predictions: Group E-H
Group A: Russia (Hosts), Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Uruguay Group A is made up of Russia who automatically qualified as the the hosts of the tournament, going into the tournament ranked 70th in the FIFA world rankings. They are joined by Saudi Arabia, who are 67th, who qualified for their first world cup since Germany … Continue reading World Cup Group Stage Predictions: Group A-D
On August 3rd 2017, Paris Saint-Germain smashed the world record transfer fee for a football player, when Neymar Jr arrived at the club for a fee of £198m, on a five year deal from Barcelona. This transfer saga brought more media focus towards the player, than to the club, due his jaw-dropping price tag, as well as … Continue reading Paris Saint-Germain: The Next European Superpower?!
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