Jimmy Savile chants: English football’s unspoken shame
“Jimmy Savile, he’s one of your own…” At Leeds United football matches, the chanting about one of Britain’s…
How magical are football’s fairytales? Grading them, from fabulous to fake
Wrexham’s rise from non-League football to being a realistic contender to play in next season’s Premier League is…
This is football without VAR. It’s not perfect, but is it better? No wonder even Eddie Howe is torn
Isn’t it nice to have a weekend without VAR, where we can all simply focus on the football…
From Manchester United to Macclesfield: ‘It’s been a while since I enjoyed football’
Earlier this week, a viral clip resurfaced from Manchester United’s visit to West Ham in 2016. The United…
Inside the real life of a football manager
What is it really like to be a football manager? How do you escape the pressure? What impact…
Enfield vs Enfield: The most unusual rivals in English football meet for the first time in the FA Cup
On a Saturday featuring five Premier League matches in London, perhaps the capital’s most fascinating encounter is elsewhere:…
Joining the Ninety-Two Club (again): An obsession of visiting every Football League ground continued
There is an exclusive group of football fans called the Ninety-Two Club, whose members have watched a competitive…
Woody Johnson, New York Jets owner, buys 43% stake in Premier League club Crystal Palace
New York Jets owner Robert Wood Johnson, popularly know as ‘Woody’, is on the verge of entering English…
Taylor Swift concerts and ‘lay and play’ pitches – has Wembley finally become a financial asset for English football?
Seven years ago, before he spent £350million on a private members’ club with a view of a football…
How fanzine culture gave a voice to supporters and changed English football
The titles were often gloriously creative and diverse, some paying homage to terrace anthems, others making a clever…
Liverpool give Crystal Palace guard of honour before final Premier League game of the season… before the Eagles returned the favour
Liverpool will lift the Premier League while Crystal Palace won the FA Cup It marked the first time in…
Meet David Kogan – the most powerful man in English football you’ve never heard of
Reds versus Blues in a contest for a big prize, with plenty of needle in the build-up and…