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

Sergio Aguero of FC Barcelona celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the La Liga Santander match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF at Camp Nou on October 24, 2021 in Barcelona, Spain.

Premier League

Sergio Aguero slams ‘entitled’ Real Madrid over Ballon d’Or boycott

Sergio Aguero has hit out at Real Madrid after they boycotted the Ballon d’Or awards ceremony on Monday. The Spanish club no-showed the event…

29/10/2024

‘Football politics’ cost Vinicius Junior the Ballon d’Or as Real Madrid players react

Vinicius Junior missed out on the 2024 men’s Ballon d’Or due to “football politics”, according to Real Madrid teammate Eduardo Camavinga. The Brazilian attacker…

29/10/2024

Real Madrid say Carvajal ‘should have won’ Ballon d’or over Rodri as Vini Jr responds to snub

Real Madrid feel that Dani Carvajal would have been a more worthy winner of the Ballon d’or than Rodri after Vinicius Junior missed out…

29/10/2024

Ballon d’Or 2024: Every winner from this year’s awards ceremony

The Ballon d’Or awards ceremony is one of the marquee events in the football calendar, but the 2024 edition may be one of the…

29/10/2024

Tweets of the Week: Invincible losers, insane Forest stat, and Elon Musk

Here you go, it’s your weekly dose of the best and funniest tweets from Football Twitter. No defeats. No goals conceded. No league title.…

27/10/2024

Saka, Calafiori, Timber: Arsenal injury news ahead of Liverpool clash

The latest Arsenal injury news as Mikel Arteta’s side prepare to face Liverpool in what promises to be a consequential match in the Premier…

27/10/2024

Pep Guardiola delivers Man City injury update ahead of Spurs clash

Pep Guardiola confirmed that Manchester City do not expect any of their injured players to return in time for next week’s meeting with Spurs. …

26/10/2024

Beto makes ’emotional’ admission following late Everton heroics

Beto was in tears after scoring late on to snatch a point for Everton against Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday. The Cottagers…

26/10/2024

Emery reacts to huge VAR decision as late goal denies Aston Villa win

Unai Emery felt his Aston Villa side deserved to beat Bournemouth on Saturday, but had no complaints with the decision to disallow a goal…

26/10/2024

Thomas Frank ‘irritated’ despite dramatic Brentford win

Thomas Frank says his Brentford side put in one of their “worst ever” performances in the Premier League on Saturday. Ipswich took a two-goal…

26/10/2024