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

What if… every Premier League season of the noughties finished on 13 March?

In the second of our two-part series, we look at how the coronavirus pandemic could have affected the course of football in any given…

25/04/2020

What if… every Premier League season of the 90’s finished on 13 March?

In the first part of a new series, we look at how something like the coronavirus pandemic could have affected the course of football…

24/04/2020

90’s Football Hall of Fame: ‘The Guv’nor’ Paul Ince

Paul Ince was one of the best Premier League midfielders of his generation, and yet he is oddly not remembered as such by the…

23/04/2020

Bielsa’s Apostles: 12 players whose careers have been hugely influenced by the Leeds United manager

A look back at Marcelo Bielsa’s history in the game is enough to understand why he is considered one of the most influential managers…

21/04/2020

Eight of the best Premier League title-clinching goals: Cole, Adams, Aguero

There can hardly be a sweeter feeling in sport than the moment where you know that glory has been sealed. Sometimes it comes after…

20/04/2020

Tweets of the Week: Neymar’s stepdad, Klopp’s dishwasher, and the life of a trialist

The best tweets from the world of football from the past week, featuring Neymar Jr’s stepdad being six years his junior, Jurgen Klopp masters…

17/04/2020

90’s Football Hall of Fame: Spurs cult hero Jurgen Klinsmann

Jurgen Klinsmann arrived in the Premier League in 1994 as the first superstar foreign signing in English football, and quickly made an impact with…

16/04/2020

Aston Villa’s 1994 League Cup triumph: Big Ron, Dalian Atkinson, and ending United’s treble dreams

In 1994, Aston Villa secured glory at Wembley – and stopped Manchester United from making unprecedented history in the process. If there has ever…

14/04/2020

Tweets of the Week: ‘Greedy’ footballers, the Queen’s Rant, and will the real Kammy please stand up?

The best tweets from the world of football this past week, featuring a game of political football, the Queen addressing the 1994/95 Leyton Orient…

12/04/2020

Ten of the most exciting stadium developments in English football

They say you can’t stop progress. The world keeps turning, life keeps moving on, and things change, for better or worse. In football, and…

10/04/2020