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

Opinion/Features

The top ten players with the most assists in Premier League history

The most important pass in football is the one right before a goal is scored. Assists weren’t taken very seriously as a metric in…

02/03/2021

Premier League Weekly Awards: Bale is back, De Bruyne delights, and Redknapp takes on Roy

Our weekly Premier League awards honour the best – and worst – of the football action from the past seven days. Moment of the…

01/03/2021

PL Stats Crunch: Man Utd are big six bores, City’s 20 on the spin, Brighton the xG champs

As we do every week, we crunch the standout statistics from the past seven days of Premier League action and see what they mean. …

01/03/2021

The longest winning runs by teams from Europe’s big five leagues

Manchester City could be on the precipice of history following their 2-1 win over West Ham at the weekend. That’s because Pep Guardiola’s men…

28/02/2021

Tweets of the Week: Goal celebrations in slow mo, Pep’s jacket, and a touch of class

The funniest tweets from the world of football this week, featuring the best recreation of goal celebrations you will ever see, Pep Guardiola’s hideous…

28/02/2021

Five of the worst Premier League title defences after 25 games

They say the hardest part isn’t winning the title; it’s defending it. Many have tried, but in 28 seasons of the Premier League it’s…

26/02/2021

Fantasy Premier League: Our mega guide to success in Double Gameweek 26

Fantasy Premier League has its biggest week of the year, and perhaps ever, starting this Saturday. There are a whopping 17 matches on in…

25/02/2021

Olé! The five players with the most nutmegs in Europe’s top five leagues

Nutmegs. So simple, yet so humbling, it serves the basic purpose of beating the player directly in front of you, but it also degrades…

24/02/2021

Ten English-born footballers who represent other countries at international level

The England national football team has almost certainly never experienced the level of depth that it currently beholds. Sure, the Three Lions had the…

24/02/2021