SAM HUGHES tells the amazing tale of the Englishman that gave Spain their footballing identity and once managed a team […]
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HAIR WE GO
WE’RE as guilty as anyone for mourning all that’s gone from the game, but there’s one thing that has remained […]
Jon Stark: Footballer of the future
PAUL BROWN looks at one of the Seventies’ biggest football stars Jon Stark arrived on the football scene in the […]
The true burger king
DAN ROBERTS has tasted the best and worst of footy “cuisine” on his travels around the nation — he’s forgotten […]
What happened to the likely lads?
SCOTT TERRIO mourns the passing of the out-and-out winger, a player that seems to have been sacrificed to the modern […]
Hero worship ain’t what it used to be
OLLY RICKETTS takes a slightly depressing walk down World Cup memory lane I recently discovered that over the years I […]
If it’s good enough for Brazil, it’ll do for us
ROBERT NEVITT thinks Futsal could be the key to lifting the depression that follows England around when it comes to […]
Heroes and villains
CHRIS MARTIN wonders why fair play usually goes out of the window in football In the modern age football is […]
Great moustaches of football history
Number one: Jimmy Greaves … Continue reading… Access all our premium content for less than 50p per week! SUBSCRIBE Already […]
Getting stuck in
MERV PAYNE remembers the days when all he wanted was a silver foil badge I have a family escape plan […]
Rudderless Inter head for the rocks
PAUL GRECH sees tough times ahead for Inter after they fail to give another manager time As Giampiero Gasperini exited […]
Who’s the boss?
ROGER DOMENEGHETTI of whoateallthegoals.com wonders just how big a part football managers play in the suceess or otherwise of their […]
Hacked off with journos
RANTS Gareth Roberts WHAT’S the role of newspaper football journalists in the age of the internet? With every goal, every […]
The crazy gang
NEIL SCOTT on how goalies are no longer the team nutter You have to be mad to be a goalkeeper.” […]
It’s still ref-fing hell
Football dynasties come and go but one opponent remains undefeated. Mark SanderSon assesses the task facing the Fa’s respect programme […]
A cluster of cliches
ADAM HURREY of angleofpostandbar.blogspot.com runs a few choice football phrases up the flagpole to see who drops their trousers The […]
The one-cap wonder
PATRICK JOHN on the player that epitomised a decade and was loved by fans of two very different clubs, if […]
RANDOM…
with Patrick John DID YOU KNOW: Wycombe Wanderers’ mascot, Bodger, is based on a real person, former striker Tony ‘Bodger’ […]
Who loves Owen?
When Michael Owen scored THAT goal against Argentina in 1998, he had the world at his feet. Now, PETER SIMPSON […]
Going down fighting
WALSH’S WORLD Kristian Walsh on football around the globe June 26, 2011: one of the darkest days in Argentinean football […]
Footballing nirvana
GER MCCARTHY remembers an incredible night at Anfield when the team that had swept all before them in English football […]
Friday I’m in love
He scored a goal even the referee applauded and inspired The Super Furry Animals’ single, The Man Don’t Give A […]
Martin knows the score
JAMES WILLOUGHBY on an FA Cup giant-killing at Old Trafford that meant a lot to Leeds United fans – some […]
The ultimate traders
KIERON O’CONNOR of swissramble.blogspot.com takes a detailed look at the amazing success delivered by FC Porto with finances that many […]
Power of Scotland
To many Scottish football has become a joke – a two-horse race to be sneered at; a parochial competition long […]
Savaging Robbie
RANTS Gareth Roberts WHAT’S the point in Robbie Savage? What’s he famous for? What’s he ever done remotely worthwhile? He […]
Cutting it fine
Groundsman, fundraiser, driver, cleaner…there’s more to life to managing a grassroots football team than meets the eye, as AIDAN TOWNSEND […]
Teenage kicks – the magic of Brazil ’82
NEIL SCOTT gets all nostalgic about the most loved underachievers of all-time THE thing about memories is they’re always there […]
The mighty Quinn
Mick Quinn was an old-school footballer. He had a drink, a bet and chased women – a character anyone who’s […]
The number’s up
Football’s big money, and so are statistics. Matthew Bretherton asks where the obsession came from – and how do we […]