The Return of Football

The Return of Football

In the midst of this global pandemic, entertainment is becoming more and more of a precious commodity. Almost all televised sporting events have been cancelled due to concerns over public safety and quarantine has been imposed throughout the entirety of the UK. The current state of boredom throughout the land has many football fans pondering the same question, will football return?

The Plane that ended Sala

Sala in talks with Cardiff City FC as he comes to England. On the way to sign for the club as his plane crashed in the English Channel. Conspiracies Before he got on his plane the club Cardiff City FC asked if he would rather get on a commercial flight which he rejected, as he got on to the plane at 19:45 pm he told his

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Scotland Women’s Football: A Dream Come True

Scotland Women’s Football: A Dream Come True

You are reading the 500th article published by The Oystercatcher. Thanks for supporting us. For the first time in the history of Scottish Women’s football, the Scotland Women’s National team have made it to the World Cup in France 2019

Farcical Football Star

Farcical Football Star

Annie Giordano| Arsenal player Ainsley Maitland-Niles, who earns £30,000 a week, has allegedly left his mum living in her 10ft storage unit warehouse which has no windows,carpets, toilets or washing facilities. His mother started living there 3 months ago after her relationship with the football star broke down. Although there is clearly some history between the pair, surely you can never repay your mother for 9

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Do girls lack acknowledgement in sport?

Do girls lack acknowledgement in sport?

Annie Giordano | When watching sports channels on TV, how many times do we see coverage on women’s sports? How many times are the sports we watch NOT dominated by men? Rarely. In fact, womens sports events make up only 7% of all Sports TV coverage. 7%! That means the likelihood of young girls switching on a sports channel to see a woman who they can

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Scott Brown Retires… Again!

Scott Brown Retires… Again!

Adam Muirhead Scott Brown announced on the 26th of February that he has retired from the Scottish national team for a second time. The 32 year old midfielder had initially ended his international career in the summer of 2016. Brown has said he has retired because of his already packed football calendar with Celtic and because he now does not feel his body can handle the

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