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It was only decided on the day of the game that the final would be settled by a shootout – it would produce one of the most iconic penalties

From the toss to the takers - what is the best strategy of giving you success in a World Cup penalty shootout?

There’s still time for some more drama in the College Football Playoff race.

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Football fever is catching on at the Sharjah International Book Fair, with the Fifa World Cup just around the corner. An eclectic range of football-related..

Whats it like to miss a penalty at a major tournament? The walk from the centre-circle, the thoughts, the emptiness...

RNIB makes accessible books free for children for World Book Day Date published: 07 March 2021 Elodie Bateson, 10, was born with vision impairment and is a big fan of RNIB Talking Books and also enjoys braille books The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has given away thousands of books in braille and audio formats for children with vision impairment to celebrate World Book Day this year (Thursday 4 March). The selection of 13 titles aims to support World Book Day’s mission...

Rochdale AFC Community Trust distributes hundreds of free books to celebrate World Book Day Date published: 05 March 2021 Dale Mascot Desmond the Dragon gives a book away Rochdale AFC Community Trust has 200 free, brand new books to distribute to local primary schools to support young readers. In a partnership between the Premier League and the National Literacy Trust to celebrate World Book Day, nearly 25,000 free books will be given away in total to children who need them most. Pupils...

PL Primary Stars celebrates free books landmark 4 Mar 2021 Now Playing Education programme has distributed 125,000 free books since its launch as it marks World Book Day Related Articles On World Book Day, the Premier League Primary Stars education programme is reaching the milestone of having distributed 125,000 free books to five to 11-year-olds in primary schools across England and Wales since its launch. Launched in 2017, PL Primary Stars uses childrens passion for fo...

Tuesday, March 2, 2021 Its that time of year again when we raid the back of the cupboard in order to try and piece together a last minute literary-inspired outfit. Fear not. Help is at hand to take away the stress of the homeschool dress-up day. Falling on Thursday 4 March this year, schools will still be closed due to lockdown restrictions but dressing up is still on the cards.  Celebrated in over 100 countries, the idea was created by Unesco in April 1995 to celebrate the beauty of b...