For footie fans of a certain vintage, it’s easy to feel a little downtrodden. We throw the ‘beautiful game’ mantra […]

STEP HEN TUDOUR admits his secret affection for a man he once detested – Gary Neville EVERY Monday evening, before […]

MOST OBSCURE TRIVIA EVER Shinji Kagawa will be the 12th Manches-ter United player under Sir Alex Ferguson whose surname is […]

In an age where it seems everyone is a footie expert, DECLAN OLLEY was encouraged to see some unknown names […]

Here’s our pick of the goals from Euros past to look up on YouTube THERE were some great goals at […]

NEIL SCOTT is sick of the scramble to quantify everything in football Diego Maradona,Lionel Messi,Pele Lionel Messie slaloms through yet […]

DAVID CHILDS reveals his Bhoy-hood memories WHILE walking down Byers Road in Glasgow’s West End, I found myself stopping to […]

As ever, thanks for buying the magazine. It’s the summer, it’s the Euros and yet another season of madness is […]

NICK YOUNG laments the slow transition from terrace to television – and urges fans to bin the box for some […]

American media man ANDY ELRICK lifts the lid on why he’s a sucker for ‘soccer’ IAM not sure what the […]

CHRIS DUNLAVY contemplates the star wars that resulted in players with silky skills crashing off the international radars WE all […]

DUNLAVY DUNLAVY figures out that the Argentinian method of where teams finish in the league table is a number-crunching game […]

ALAN JOHNSON explains how banning bangers has been a recipe for success and made Forest Green hungry to serve more […]

DID YOU KNOW   As the European Championship approaches – and thoughts turn to the blessed Germans winning again – […]

SIMON HUGHES shines light on an appeal to give a team formed in 1894 a bright future THE wooden hub […]

CHRIS DUNLAVY recalls when passion reached boiling point and trouble brewed Paolo Di Canio VERBAL abuse is as much a […]

JAMES OWENS just can’t get excited about the new Three Lions boss WATCHING Ricky Tomlinson as the haphazard, heart-on-sleeve gaffer […]

DAVID HASTINGS on Alessandro Del Piero and Juventus – one of football’s most enduring relationships ON the 25th March 2012, […]

LAWRENCE COHEN couldn’t give hoot about the trum pets and drums that follow England The England Band    THEY lack […]

PAUL WILLS explodes the myth that the game’s lost its physicality AS MUCH as I’d have liked to get physical […]