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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Premier League Weekly Awards: Klopp vs Dyche, charismatic Maddison, and sublime Pogba

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

22/01/2021

The best PL stats of the week: Anfield fortress breached, Man Utd’s away run, Lampard’s latest low

Every week we dive into the numbers and statistics behind the Premier League action of the past seven days. Today we look at Liverpool’s…

22/01/2021

90s Football Hall of Fame: Middlesbrough maverick Fabrizio Ravanelli

Poetically known as the White Feather, Ravanelli joined Middlesbrough in 1996 in a sensational transfer that sent shockwaves through English football. After all, this…

19/01/2021

Wayne Rooney: The tenacious street footballer with the mind of a manager

And just like that, it was over. No fanfare, no standing ovation, no farewell speech on the pitch in front of thousands of adoring…

18/01/2021

The best Premier League stats of the weekend: De Bruyne’s century, Liverpool’s goal drought

The standout statistics from the past weekend of Premier League action, featuring Kevin De Bruyne’s latest milestone, John Stones the goal machine, Liverpool’s inability…

18/01/2021

Premier League Weekly Awards: Super Stones, ridiculous Ndombele, Blades finally win

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

18/01/2021

Tweets of the Week: Kurt Angle x Arsenal, Spoken Word Scott Parker, Crouch goes full Rod Stewart

The funniest tweets from the world of football this week, featuring WWE legend Kurt Angle, Scott Parker spitting bars again, a classic Wayne Rooney…

17/01/2021

Friday Quiz – Test your knowledge of the week in football

Every week we test the knowledge of our readers by quizzing you on the past week in the world of football. This week’s quiz…

15/01/2021

Ranking the Premier League managers most under pressure from the sack

We’re almost at the halfway point of the Premier League season, which means we have a pretty good idea of where every team is…

15/01/2021

The best PL stats of gameweek 18: Man City hot on the heels of table-topping Man Utd

Here are some of the standout statistics from gameweek 18 of the Premier League, featuring Manchester United’s rise to the summit, Manchester City’s excellent…

14/01/2021