Ste McGovern

Ste McGovern is an experienced football editor, writer and podcaster, who has been part of The Football Faithful team since the site’s early period. A Freelance football writer, Ste has bylines for the Manchester Evening News, BirminghamLive, MARCA, Balls.ie and the Nottingham Post.

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Articles by Ste McGovern

Abdul Fatawu of Leicester and Bruno Fernandes of Man Utd in action during the Premier League match between Manchester United FC and Leicester City FC at Old Trafford on November 10, 2024 in Manchester, England.

Opinion/Features

Premier League Team of the Week as Man Utd star returns to form

Here’s our team of the week from the latest round of Premier League games as we head into the final international break of the…

10/11/2024

Tweets of the Week: Sky Sports reporter embarrasses himself

Oh, it’s the best football tweets from the past week, is it? Have some of that. Sky Sports News reporter Gary Cotterill tried desperately…

10/11/2024

Martin Odegaard savours ‘unbelievable’ Arsenal return in Chelsea draw

Martin Odegaard was understandably delighted to be starting again for Arsenal, but was less happy about the final result against Chelsea. The Norwegian midfielder…

10/11/2024

Mikel Arteta left ‘very disappointed’ by ‘poor’ Arsenal mistake against Chelsea

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was left “very disappointed” after his side drew with Chelsea and slipped further behind in the Premier League title race. …

10/11/2024

Ruud van Nistelrooy signs off ‘amazing’ Man Utd stint with ‘important’ win

Ruud van Nistelrooy bid a fond farewell to Old Trafford on Saturday as he led Manchester United to victory in his final game as…

10/11/2024

Bruno Fernandes defends ‘special’ Man Utd player after fans ‘lost faith’

Bruno Fernandes hailed Alejandro Garnacho as a “special player” following Manchester United’s 3-0 win over Leicester City in the Premier League. The skipper opened…

10/11/2024

Huge Arsenal boost as key duo return for Chelsea clash

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was able to name a full strength lineup for Saturday’s trip to Chelsea as Martin Odegaard made his long awaited…

10/11/2024

The quickest players to 75 Premier League goals as Haaland breaks another record

Erling Haaland is setting a ridiculous new standard for strikers in the Premier League. The Manchester City star scored his 12th goal of the…

10/11/2024

Man City in a ‘dark place’ as Amorim masterminds big Sporting win

Man City midfielder Bernardo Silva admitted that the club are “in a dark place” after suffering a shock 4-1 defeat to Ruben Amorim’s Sporting…

05/11/2024

Xabi Alonso praises ‘complete’ Liverpool after ‘painful’ defeat

Xabi Alonso revealed what impresses him so much about Liverpool after his Bayer Leverkusen side were thrashed 4-0 at Anfield in the Uefa Champions…

05/11/2024