“A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit” are the opening words of the deeply emotive Together Stronger documentaries, recently released by the BBC. “Something Worthwhile” by Pretty Vicious plays, a metaphor for the progress Welsh football has made in the last ten years. A picture of incredulous delight is painted: Wales have qualified for the World Cup. Narrated by former players, managers, fans, journalists, pundits, and so on, the interviewees sit […]

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After the World Wide Wrestling Federation dropped a ‘W’ to become the WWF in 1979, Vince McMahon took his company first national and then global. At the same time, the World Wildlife Fund was using the same acronym and despite a legal agreement over use of the term, by 2002 the wrestling organisation was seen to have breached its terms. As a result, the World Wrestling Federation was no more. World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) was born. In terms of television, […]

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Although it may not always feel like it, Extreme Rules has now been with us for 11 years. Of all the oft-derided “gimmick” PPV events introduced around the same time, Extreme Rules is probably the least problematic since it does not confine itself to promoting one particular stipulation. This, combined with the PPV’s six-year stint as the WrestleMania follow-up, has allowed the event to host several great matches over the years. Creating a list of the ten best matches in […]

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It’s been a period of upheaval for football in general of late, what with VAR drastically changing the matchday experience (for better or worse, I’ll let you decide), rumours of an elite league hamstringing anyone outside of the upper echelons, and widespread allegations of corruption making the beautiful game less so. If you’re looking for some consistency in this tumultuous time, I’d recommend FIFA 20, which is basically the same core FIFA experience we’ve had for the last three years […]

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While the United States braces itself ahead of the debut of AEW Dynamite on TNT, the first major TV rival to the WWE in nearly 20 years, the UK is feeling a little less enthusiastic ahead of the British debut. It had been long suspected that Dynamite would come to ITV4, following AEW All Out being shown on ITV Box Office. However, now that the time slots on ITV have been announced, fans are feeling a little less enthusiastic. ITV […]

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The FIFA series gets a lot of flak for barely changing between its annual editions, both from those who are too addicted to move onto something else and the casual observer. The cyclical nature of sports games means that making a significant leap each year is nigh on impossible, which is also not helped by the fact that there is very little room left to innovate — tactical defending and through balls were both a long time, and many FIFA […]

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As is the case every year, with some new gameplay tweaks and changes to the FIFA experience also comes a host of player rating overhauls. With Liverpool being the current Champions of Europe, you can rest assured that their FIFA 20 player ratings are very high indeed. Ranked from best to worst, here are the overalls for all of the Liverpool players in FIFA 20.   Liverpool FIFA 20 Squad Team Rating: 5 Stars Overall Stats: 86 ATK | 83 […]

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During this year’s FIFA eWorld Cup, EA showed off some new FIFA 20 gameplay for the first time in a 2v2 match featuring influencers. Just from a quick glance, it’s hard to see how much the game has changed — a common criticism each year with every new edition. You can check out the match itself from the embed below at two hours and 23 minutes. Some of the new features are present, though they don’t exactly wow. Players seem […]

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2K Sports is set to release NBA 2K20 on Sept. 6, and fans are excited to see what they do with the series this year. Surprisingly, 2K rebounded from the disaster that was 2K18 and actually provided a serviceable product with 2K19. They knew they’d continue to lose fans to games like Fortnite and Apex Legends if they ignored the 2K community’s demands, so they wisely made some improvements. Still, 2K19 was by no means a perfect game. I hope […]

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WWE have put together some pretty solid content this week, starting with an exceptional Elimination Chamber pay-per-view and subsequent episodes of Raw and Smackdown Live. We’ve seen excellent storytelling mixed with some welcome fresh-faces stealing the flagship shows. This leaves Wrestlemania 35 open to some very interesting prospects, with the landscape having changed so dramatically within the space of a few days. It’s time to put our fantasy hats on and start dreaming up some potential WrestleMania cards, with just […]

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The Royal Rumble match always makes for a fun hour. When you have millions of fans glued to their screen in anticipation of the end of a countdown, there are endless opportunities to provide some incredible moments. Those can come in the form of a triumphant comeback, a nostalgia act or an unexpected arrival. This year, the field has been opened up since they announced their plans to ‘shake up the roster’ with some new additions courtesy of NXT. What […]

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Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Platform(s): PC, PS4, XB1 Review code provided Pro Evolution Soccer has always been the ugly sister to FIFA’s annual juggernaut, but regularly had far more substance underneath. Year on year, it seems they’re getting better at finally marrying great gameplay and great looks, recalling those glory years on the PS2. So have they done it this year? Well, yes and no. PES 2019 is very good, but it definitely has some flaws. Ignoring FIFA for a […]

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In an unprecedented move, it has been announced today that web giants Amazon have bought one of the few remaining Premier League packages that the FA had up for grabs for three seasons starting in 2019. In a first for the Premier League era, there will now be three separate media outlets showing live Premier League games, Amazon now joining still relative newcomers BT Sport and stalwarts Sky Sports. This also means three separate subscription charges for fans who wish […]

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