The end of summer World Cups? Middle East-loving FIFA want regular winter tournaments after Saudi Arabia in radical change to football’s calendar

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has claimed football needs to have an ‘open mind’ about when the World Cup takes place, as he floated an end to its traditional summer timeslot. The World Cup has typically been held in the northern hemisphere summer, but the tournament shifted to the winter for 2022 showpiece in Qatar. Matches were […]

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The Underrated Ingredient You Should Be Eating on the Mediterranean Diet

Peanuts provide plant protein, fiber and healthy fats that support heart health. Regular peanut intake may help improve cholesterol, blood sugar and inflammation. Peanuts are affordable and versatile, making the Mediterranean diet easier to follow. When you think of the Mediterranean diet, almonds, walnuts, and pistachios probably come to mind. But there’s another pantry staple […]

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How Ian Holloway overhauled Swindon Town: His ‘crazy’ new training methods, the tactics that produced prolific front line, why he lets his players indulge on takeaways… and why club staff think he’s telling the truth about haunted training ground

Last December, watching Colchester chew up his Swindon team 4-0 and spit them out bottom of League Two, Ian Holloway held his head in his hands. ‘I’m hurting badly,’ he admitted, on just the 39th day of his tenure. ‘Absolutely, totally unforgivable.’ Had he taken on a poisoned chalice? Well, apparently not. Ten months on, […]

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