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 next for Gareth Bale? Three possibilities for the Welsh winger

Gareth Bale appears to be on his way out of Real Madrid, and there are three Premier League clubs who could be ready to…

09/03/2019

Watch: Zlatan effort stopped by incredible save

Zlatan Ibrahimovic eventually scored the winner for LA Galaxy after being denied by an exceptional save from the Chicago Fire goalkeeper. Major League Soccer…

04/03/2019

Balotelli’s celebration, Lukaku’s redemption, and Sutton’s delusion – Premier League Weekly Awards

It’s time for the Premier League Weekly Awards, where The Football Faithful reward the very best and worst of England’s top flight from the…

04/03/2019

Sky Sports hates Rodgers, Klopp hates the ball boy – Ten best football tweets of the week

The funniest and best football-related tweets from the week gone by, featuring Sky Sports’ threat to Brendan Rodgers, a flawless somersault celebration, Jeff Stelling…

04/03/2019

The role of narrative and history in Liverpool’s quest to finally win the Premier League

The narrative that Liverpool will crumble under the pressure of chasing a first Premier League crown is too easy to trot out, but fans…

03/03/2019

Why did it go so wrong for Claudio Ranieri at Fulham?

Claudio Ranieri exacerbated already existing problems at Fulham with his team selection, formation and baffling tactical approach, earning him the sack before the club’s…

01/03/2019

Every goalkeeper to have reached 100 clean sheets in the Premier League

Every single goalkeeper to have kept the ball out of the net in 90 minutes of action a hundred times or more in the…

01/03/2019

Liverpool’s Wijnaldum expecting a ‘big fight’ in Merseyside Derby

Georginio Wijnaldum has said he is expecting a tough encounter when Liverpool come face to face with their Merseyside foes Everton this weekend. Everton…

01/03/2019

Zabaleta reckons experience of winning Premier League will be key for Man City in title run-in

Pablo Zabaleta has pointed to Manchester City’s recent history of winning the Premier League as an important advantage in the title race with Liverpool. …

01/03/2019

Schmeichel praises Solskjaer for helping Manchester United rediscover their ‘identity’

Peter Schmeichel has praised temporary Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for bringing back the club’s culture and identity through his work. The Norwegian…

01/03/2019