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

Premier League

Arsenal agree club record transfer fee for Nicolas Pepe

Arsenal have agreed on a fee with Lille for the services of highly-rated winger Nicolas Pepe, which will break the club’s previous transfer record.…

27/07/2019

Snakeskin, radioactivity, and killing tradition – The worst kits we’ll see next season

We love a nice jersey, but we won’t be buying these new ones from the Premier League and beyond for the 2019/20 season. Football…

27/07/2019

How social media led to an explosion of incredible kit launch videos

With the exponential growth of social media platforms, kit launch videos from football clubs have become bigger and better over the years. Before social…

25/07/2019

The Week In Transfers: Trippier’s shock move, Haller the Hammer, De Ligt spurns Barça

A recap of the past week in the transfer market, including Kieran Trippier’s shock exit from Spurs, West Ham somehow grab themselves a top-quality…

21/07/2019

Nine Irish youngsters at Premier League clubs to look out for in 2019/20

There are a number of promising young Irish prospects at top clubs in the Premier League that are primed to make a breakthrough in…

21/07/2019

Tweets of the Week: Kante’s heat map, Sterling’s moon landing, Ozil’s new style

The best and funniest football-related tweets of the week, featuring N’Golo Kante’s heat map, Raheem Sterling’s tribute to the moon landing and Mesut Ozil’s…

21/07/2019

Kaka, Ronaldinho & Zidane – The maddest attempted transfers in Premier League history

Some of the world’s greatest talents could have ended up in England or playing for vastly different teams were it not for bad luck,…

20/07/2019

Mourinho impressed by Dundalk, Jack Byrne is Rovers’ Scholes, and the Belfield Brawl to end ’em all

Three observations from the League of Ireland this week, featuring Dundalk’s Champions League exploits, Shamrock Rovers’ big win over SK Brann, Jack Byrne puts…

20/07/2019

Brown ale, Mars bars and video games – The most iconic sponsors in football history

When the right club jersey meets the right sponsor, it can result in aesthetic perfection in a football shirt. In light of a certain…

20/07/2019

Transfer Rumour Mill: The football journalists potentially joining major US sports site

Who’s going where and why? It’s the transfer market for football writers! The cat has been thrown amongst the pigeons in the world of…

19/07/2019