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Nadia on... the Magic of Football

Regular columnist and Labour MP for Nottingham East Nadia Whittome shares her thoughts on the magic of football and Nottingham...

A Tribute To Colin Slater MBE 1934-2022

13 January 22

Colin Slater MBE, the BBC Radio Nottingham Sports Broadcaster who spent over half a century covering the fortunes of Notts County FC, died on Monday 10 January at the age of 87.

Tom Gordon Savage, the Nottingham Man Responsible for Juventus' Iconic Stripes

03 September 21

The links between Nottingham and Italian football are well known, from Mansfield Road-born Herbert Kilpin being a founding father of AC Milan to Juventus’ famous black and white stripes having connections with Notts County. But while details of the former are relatively solid, recent research into the latter, conducted by Roger Stirland and Luca Formara, has provided far more detail about the Notts links to la Vecchia Signora - in particular, the role of English businessman Tom Gordon Savage. With this month marking the ten-year anniversary of Notts County playing Juventus in their brand new stadium, we explore exactly just how one of the biggest teams in world football has Nottingham to thank for their iconic stripes…

Forest vs. Derby: The European Championships Edition

10 June 21

With the delayed European Championships just around the corner, we’ve decided to answer the question that literally nobody was asking: who would win in a match between Forest and Derby if you only selected players that had been to the Euros? We picked the best XI for each (or the only XI in Derby’s case) and ran it through a well-known Football Manager match generator, and this was the result…

LeftLion Football Podcast Episode 10: End of the Season

04 August 20

LeftLion Football Podcast Episode 9: Paul Severn

22 July 20

LeftLion Football Podcast Episode 8: Football is Back

26 June 20

Football Without the Margins: Return of Nottingham Forest

26 June 20

Even before the return of Nottingham Forest to active duty against Sheffield Wednesday this weekend, I’d had a realisation...

A Professional Footballer in Notts

25 June 20

From high-profile mystery illnesses to scoring on his first team debut... Can you figure out who our Professional Footballer in Notts is? 

LeftLion Football Podcast Episode 7: Lockdown with Jim McCrae

05 June 20

Get involved in the #CloughChallenge

12 May 20

It's time to show your love on social media for Brian Clough, one of Nottingham's best-loved rebels. May 2020 marks the anniversary of his two greatest achievements. Please join us in celebrating his life by taking part in the #CloughChallenge...

LeftLion Football Podcast Episode 6: Tom Head (@wiggumcharm)

07 February 20

LeftLion Football Podcast Episode 5: Jim McRae on the Managerial Change at Mansfield

03 January 20

Leftlion Football Podcast Episode 4: Kevin George of LGBT Trickies

30 November 19

The LeftLion Football Podcast #3: Lyndsey Harkin & Precious Hamilton

19 October 19

The LeftLion Football Podcast - Episode 2: August Review

02 September 19

The LeftLion Football Podcast - Episode 1

22 August 19

Football Fanzones Return to Sneinton Market

20 May 19

The fine folk at Art of Football are bringing the football fun times back to Sneinton Market this summer...

LeftLion's Feature-Length Documentary The Lord of Milan Goes To China

31 August 18

Last year, we at LeftLion released our first feature-length documentary, telling the tale of the Notts man who founded AC Milan. In August our Editor-in-Chief Jared Wilson went out to show The Lord of Milan in two of China’s biggest sports arenas. It seems a long way from that pokey little Mansfield Road house our Herbert was born in…

The Next Step for England’s Football Team...

02 August 18

Gareth Southgate’s England team endeared themselves to the country with a string of joyous, entertaining performances in Russia at the World Cup. Their trajectory to the semi-finals captured the imagination of the nation, but how exactly do England go about building on the firm foundations at this tournament, and how will their achievements carry forward into the future?

World Cup 2018 Review: A Tournament of Thrills, Spills and VAR

17 July 18

Well, what a tournament that was. Four weeks of exhilarating jousting on the football field which saw France crowned as World Cup champions for only the second time...

LeftLion Film Podcast #7: World Cup Football Film Special

17 June 18

Places to Watch the World Cup in Notts

13 June 18

For when the sofa just isn't good enough...

Affordable Football For Kids in Nottingham

11 June 18

We think football should be for everyone, not just overpaid prima donnas. That’s why we were well excited to hear about The Renewal Trust’s new Footie Starz programme in St Ann’s...

A Catch-up with Nottingham Caesars

11 May 18

After a tentative start to 2018, last Sunday’s fixture at Coventry Jets saw the Nottingham Caesars American Football team step onto the field with a renewed focus and determination, securing a 28 - 0 victory. It’s still early days though, and with a re-match on home turf later in the month, they’re buckling down and making every training hour count.
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