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 […]
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 […]
I read with relief that Arsene Wenger, long-time Arsenal manager and now Chief of International Football Development at FIFA, had proposed changing the offside rule. He is a man who understands the game better than […]
If you go back far enough, football transfer fees didn’t exist at all. If you go back to the 1980s and 90s they existed but were much simpler than they are today, with fees agreed […]
Remember when Jadon Sancho ended his Manchester United career by lashing out at his manager via a Twitter post? That’s the power of social media in football. It’s not all players embarrassing themselves though. Think […]
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 […]
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