Analysis & Insights
Analysis & Insights
The Nutmeg Is Football’s Favourite Skill – Unless It Happens To You
There aren’t many skills you can pull off in a football match that have the dual purpose of both giving you some space whilst also humiliating your opponent. That is why the nutmeg is such […]
Analysis & Insights
Is Home Advantage Real: Can Home Fans Help Their Team Win?
Everyone has heard of the home advantage. A game played away from home is thought to be a tougher prospect than the same game played at your own ground. It’s something we learn early on […]
Analysis & Insights
Set-Piece Coach Role on the Rise as Clubs Seek Match Winning Plays
On average, between 20% and 30% of goals scored come from set-pieces. Despite this, it wasn’t until the 2010s that the dedicated set-piece coach role started becoming more common. The exact numbers of goals scored […]
Opinion & Debate
Opinion and Debate
The evolution of the fullback position in football
It has not always been the case, but these days the fullback position might be one of the most crucial positions in a team. In the modern game, more is asked of fullbacks than ever […]
Opinion and Debate
Football’s Most Underrated XI: The Forgotten Stars Who Deserved More
Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez ushered in the Galácticos era when he signed Luís Figo from arch-rivals Barcelona in 2000. Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo and David Beckham swiftly followed Figo to Madrid, joining the likes of […]
Opinion and Debate
Football’s Most Arrogant XI (Plus Manager): Biggest Egos in the Game
The world of professional football is one full of those that are the very best at what they do. Whilst a lot of the players, managers and other personalities associated with the game manage to […]
Clubs & Management
Clubs and Management
What Really Goes Into a Football Player’s Contract?
Football is one of the most popular sports in the world, with millions of people watching the likes of the Premier League on a regular basis. It takes dedication and skill to make it to […]
Clubs and Management
Jobs at Football Clubs That Anyone Can Do
If you are like me, you will be a big football fan but not someone with any skills the football industry would want. In other words, you are 100% unemployable at a football club. Or […]
Clubs and Management
Every Football Pub: Where Supporters Drink Before The Game
Football pubs are public houses that open all week, but on matchdays, they become supporters clubs. Places where fans feel they belong, where they can walk in alone and instantly have company. Every club has […]
Football History
Football History
The 4 Greatest FA Cup Runs Ever by Lower-League Teams
There’s nothing quite like a good FA Cup upset. While the Premier League clubs may lift the trophy most years, it’s the early rounds — before the giants enter — where the competition truly comes […]
Football History
Football Cards: an enormous market and only growing
When Panini launched the first international World Cup album in 1970, not even the Panini brothers could have foreseen how popular it would eventually become. Now, the market of football trading cards, trading card games, […]
Football History
The Stories Behind the Longest Bans in Football
Footballers tend to be passionate people. You can see as much on the pitch when things aren’t going their way. They are also young and very well paid, relatively speaking, and this combination can lead […]
