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The sad fact is that most of us won’t ever be good at football in real life. Nor are we ever...

A brief preview of Thursday and Friday’s Euro 2016 play-off matches

20 teams have already qualified for this summer’s European Championships in France and just four places in the tournament remain. This...

A little more information about…. The 2015 Indian Super League

The second season of the Indian Super League (ISL) kicked off last month. The league has caused much intrigue across the...

Who will become the next NYCFC Head Coach?

Less than a year after New York City FC played their first competitive fixture, the club’s owners have decided to part company...

Is Jamie Vardy a top January transfer target?

By Craig Simpkin With nearly a third of the campaign gone, Jamie Vardy is statistically the best striker in the Premier League....

From the German national team to WWE….

  Former Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Tim Wiese has undergone a dramatic transformation since hanging up his boots in...

NEW YORK NOT CITY SLICKERS

DANNY RUST reports on a fledgling club struggling to meet expectations despite their star names... NEWYork City FC joined the MLS...

ENGLAND’S SPELL IN THE WILDERNESS

GARY TEDDER reflects on the time when the Three Lions consistently missed out on the big events The start of the...

KIWI SOCCER TO TRY AGAIN

NEIL COTTON looks at the gulf between the All Blacks and All Whites – and the bid to close the gap...

BRILLIANT BAY MADE OUR DAY!

ANDREW LAWLER tells us why he and his son, Andrew, love the passion of Trearddur Bay United Action from the cup-tie...

DON’T MISS BOLIVIA IN FULL BLOOM

JOHN LYONS says that one of South American football’s lesser lights is still well worth a visit... A typical scene as...

GARY AND WAYNE’ S ENGLAND GOALS…

MICHAEL HEALY reflects on the goalscoring feats of two of England’s greatest strikers FOR this summer anyway, Gary Lineker and Wayne...

CHILE’S GLORY AT LAST!

JOHN LYONS on how the hosts claimed the Copa America – and finally bagged their first piece of silverware... Winning smile: Alexis...

ADIE AND GUAM MAKE A SPLASH

JOHN LYONS on the amazing World Cup adventure of former Non-League goalkeeper Adie Creamer with a football minnow... IN HIS playing...

YOUNG LIONS MUST TAKE EUROS SERIOUSLY

England’s U21s head to the Czech Republic next month to take on the continent’s best young talent at the European Championships. LIAM...

STILL ENGLAND NEED CALL-UP SHAKE-UP

DANNY RUST on the players who deserved a chance in the Three Lions’ recent matches... Still dreaming: QPR’s Charlie Austin was...

COULD PACIFIC DREAMS EVER BECOME REALITY?

MATT GOLDSMITH looks at an often unexplored part of the world on the football scene – and wonders if it will...

THE BOY IN BRAZIL

JOHN LYONS catches up with Seth Burkett, who lived and played football in Brazil – and then wrote a book about...

THE MLS IS BACK

DANNY RUST looks ahead to the new season in the United States – with extra stars sprinkled on top THE new...

FAR AWAY FOOTBALL

THE SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN TOMOS KNOX looks at how football battles to flourish in the far-flung islands of Saint Helena, Tristan...

ENGLAND’S RED HISTORY

MICHAEL HEALEY charts the men who have been sent off for England...starting with Alan Mullery in 1968 In recent years it...

ORLANDO CITY

ALAN JOHNSON finds that the MSL’s latest franchise is living the American soccer dream and is destined to be more than...

U21 STARS SHOULD TELL BOSSES WE’RE ALL PLAYING!

CHRIS DUNLAVY says winning the U21 tournament never did Germany’s youngsters any harn TELL you what, isn’t it great that Arsene...

GIVE STERLING A BREAK

LUKE BROWN says we should cherish his honesty rather than pillory him for feeling tired Raheem Sterling, arguably England’s most exciting...

JAMES MILNER THE PROTAGONIST

MATT GOLDSMITH suggests England should now follow the German example and bring their U21 stars through en bloc  Now I’m not...

TWO ENGLISH STRIKERS LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM

CAM MELLING looks at the Stateside success of English journeymen Bradley Wright-Phillips and Dom Dwyer There has been much said about...

HODGSON’S CHALLENGE

JAMES LAWTON says that victory in Basle is heartwarming but scarcely a reason for celebration Everything was fine again, so fine...

UNCLE SAM GETS SET FOR WORLD DOMINATION

NEIL COTTON charts the inexorable course that should see the USA men’s team one day triumphing in the World Cup Urging...

GOLDEN OLDIES

DANNY RUST looks back at the remarkable longevity of Colombian goalkeeper Faryd Mondragon Faryd Mondragon Luis Suarez may have stolen the...

IT’S HARD WORK BEING A STRIKER THESE DAYS

SAM COX explains why too many clubs are making a big mistake by trying to play like Barcelona Zlatan Ibrahimovic  In...