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With six changes to their name since forming in 1881 Leyton Orient have surely exhausted the deed polls by now. And despite all the different titles they’ve gone by, the unusual suffix ‘Orient’ seems to have stuck for the London club. But just where does it stem from? Founded By Cricketers? Yes; originally, Leyton Orient were formed by members of the Glyn Cricket Club in 1881 – making them the second-oldest football club in London after Fulham – and were given the same title at first. Based in Hackney, the …

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Football has changed a great deal since its first set of regulations, the ‘Cambridge Rules’ were agreed on in 1848. Indeed, back then, there were no referees, whistles, corner kicks, crossbars or penalty spots. Even as recently as the summer of 2019, some major amendments were made to rules in football, including cards for coaches and managers, no more drop balls and the freedom for to now play a goal kick anywhere. But what could the future hold for the football rulebook? And what are some rather left-field ideas that …

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From the doldrums of Swedish football, to the top-flight, to Europe, to managing a Welsh club in England’s second division, to the Premier League; Graham Potter’s career in the dugout has been nothing if not unconventional. After a nomadic playing career as a left-back, representing ten clubs including Birmingham City, Stoke City and Southampton, Potter’s first foray into management started in December 2010, when he took over the reins at Swedish outfit Östersund, who had just been relegated to the fourth tier for the first time since being founded in …

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It’s the biggest sport on the planet, played by more than 240 million people around the globe. Whether it be on the street, in the park or on the pitch, you’re never far from a game of football. But have you ever wondered about when and where football started in the world, and how it came to be such a popular phenomenon? Where Football Was Originated The first known examples of a team game involving a ball stems from old North American cultures more than 3,000 years ago. Apparently, the …

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With the Premier League’s ‘big six’ seeming to solidify itself even further year on year, teams who have broken in to the highest echelon of the table are becoming more and more of an anomaly. Here are five teams that went against all football logic and forgot where they stand in the Premier League hierarchy: Leicester City (2015-16, 1st) Where else can you start other than the 5000-1 champions? On March 21, 2015, Leicester City were seven points adrift of safety with nine games to go. From then on, they …

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For as much as football in England may be dripping with wealth nowadays, these riches don’t exactly trickle down the pyramid from the Premier League as much as you may expect, or as much as they probably should. It is little wonder, then, that these ‘solidarity payments’ are under review – currently, £675,000 is given from England’s top tier to League One clubs, (a fall from £690,000), and £450,000 to League Two clubs, (previously £460,000). English Football League (EFL) clubs are receiving two per cent less each year because the …

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