Analysis & Insights
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 […]
Analysis & Insights
Do Football Agents Really Have As Much Power As People Say?
In football, most of the attention is on the players themselves or the manager. Yet these aren’t necessarily the people with the most power. They are answerable to the likes of the sporting director and […]
Opinion & Debate
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 […]
Opinion and Debate
Where Have All the Strikers Gone? Modern Football’s Lack of Number 9s
I remember watching football back in the 1990s and the 2000s. My God it was exciting. There were so many dangerous players in front of goal, so many dynamic strike partnerships, so many strikers regularly […]
Opinion and Debate
Referees Are Biased Against Manchester United, But Standards Are Slipping League Wide
Refereeing has always been a contentious topic in football, but recent seasons have seen an uptick in debate around officiating, particularly when it comes to Manchester United. High-profile games often leave fans questioning whether the […]
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 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 […]
Football History
The Battle of Bramall Lane – The Only EFL Game Abandoned Due to Lack of Players
The 2002 clash between Sheffield United and West Bromwich Albion will go down in history as one of the most chaotic games of football ever seen. So many players were either sent off or injured […]
Football History
The Evolution of Football Boots: From 1526 to Now
The average professional football boot weighs between 200-250 grams – about 40% lighter than boots from the 1990s. That represents about 30 years’ worth of progress, but people have been playing organised football since the […]
