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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Football is the national sport in Britain. Whichever of the home nations you go to, you will find thousands of people obsessed with the beautiful game. It’s strange then, that when it comes to the […]
Football clubs ‘buying success’ has long been a topic of conversation. It started to become an issue in the 2000s and football clubs were even getting themselves into financially perilous situations as passionate owners self-funded […]
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 […]
It all sounds very American, doesn’t it? Self congratulatory, brash, unnecessary – very un-British. And yet, a Hall of Fame for the Premier League isn’t an awful idea on paper. So how come no one […]
I remember watching Match of the Day with my Dad of a Saturday evening back in the 1990s. It was the quickest way to get a round up of the day’s football and hear some […]
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 […]
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 […]
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