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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Opinion/Features

The Premier League Crisis Rankings heading into Gameweek 13

A new semi-regular feature in which we assess the level of crisis enveloping each Premier League club with our 100% scientific crisis rankings. Get…

22/11/2019

Spanish media lose their collective minds over ‘disrespectful’ Gareth Bale flag

Already unpopular in Spain, the Welsh winger has come under massive scrutiny for celebrating with a flag that read: “Wales. Golf. Madrid. In that…

20/11/2019

Pochettino’s legacy is intact, but what does the future hold for Spurs?

Mauricio Pochettino might be the best manager Spurs ever had, but there’s a feeling that the time is right to part ways. It’s a…

20/11/2019

Five of the best Premier League title races ever: Keegan’s rant, Gerrard’s slip, and Agueroooooo

From Kevin Keegan’s rant live on television to Steven Gerrard’s slip, there have been some spectacular Premier League title races over the years. We,…

18/11/2019

Tweets of the Week: Leicester’s Lion King, Rapinoe’s speech and Sancho’s skills

The best and funniest tweets of the week from the world of football, featuring Leicester City’s recreation of a Disney film, Megan Rapinoe doing…

17/11/2019

Ranking the top five former Premier League’s players to have played in MLS

A definitive and completely scientific ranking of the best post-Premier League careers in North America’s MLS. As expected, Zlatan Ibrahimovic brought his time in…

16/11/2019

Five of the best full-back pairings in the Premier League era

Where do Liverpool’s two stars fall into the conversation about the Premier League’s greatest ever full-back pairings? Jamie Carragher once had a brutal dig…

16/11/2019

Our League of Ireland Premier Division Team of the Year for 2019

Here is our SSE Airtricity Premier Division Team of the Year for the 2019 campaign, featuring star performers from four different clubs. Goalkeeper: James…

15/11/2019

Five Premier League managers who famously lost the head on the sideline

Celebrating the most infamous manager meltdowns in the history of the Premier League. One of the enduring images of the 2019/20 Premier League campaign…

14/11/2019

Seven of the best Premier League stats from Gameweek 12: Fabinho’s streak continues

Presenting some of the standout statistics from gameweek 12 of Premier League action, featuring Fabinho, Pep Guardiola, Ruben Neves and Roberto. Ab Fab for…

11/11/2019