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

League of Ireland

Four observations from the League of Ireland: Gameweek 18

Danny Mandroiu commits to the Bohemians’ cause, Dundalk have a knack for winning penalties, Cork City are on an upward trajectory, while irregular betting…

23/05/2019

Spurs, Liverpool and the unlikeliest two-legged comebacks in European football history

Spurs and Liverpool joined an exclusive club recently, completing astounding comebacks against all odds in the second leg of their respective Champions League ties.…

23/05/2019

Howler! Five of the most high profile misses of the 2018/19 season

Some of the very best players in the Premier League have missed some absolute sitters in the 2018/19 season. Is there anything more embarrassing…

22/05/2019

Six massive transfers we already know are happening this summer

The football season is not quite over just yet, with the Champions League and Europa League finals to come, but some of the biggest…

21/05/2019

The Kompany meme, Walter’s piggy prank and laughing at Leeds – Tweets of the Week

The funniest and best football-related tweets from an absolutely mental week, featuring Vincent Kompany retiring to become a meme, Jon Walter’s pig headed prank,…

20/05/2019

Four observations from the League of Ireland – Gameweek 17

The Sean Russell fiasco reflects horribly on Limerick FC, Patrick McEleney is on fire for Dundalk, a Dublin derby delivers, and Drogheda United are…

20/05/2019

From Djimi Traore to Des Walker, the funniest FA Cup own goals ever

What is the greatest FA Cup own goal of them all? With Manchester City and Watford ready to fight it out for the FA…

18/05/2019

Super Salah, peerless Pochettino, and déjà vu for Liverpool – Premier League End of Season Awards

With the Premier League season now at an end, it is time for us to reward the best (and worst) of the 2018/19 season.…

17/05/2019

Mahrez’s penalty miss, millimetres over the line, and Kompany’s thunderbolt – the moments that defined Man City’s Premier League win

The Premier League title is going back to Manchester City after another year of domination in England’s top tier. The champions scored fewer goals…

17/05/2019

Every English club to have won the Europa League and Uefa Cup since 1970

Five different clubs from England have won the Europa League or the Uefa Cup since the competition’s inception in 1970. Arsenal and Chelsea will…

15/05/2019