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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Premier League

Mourinho pays tribute to Premier League legend Cech after retirement announcement

Jose Mourinho congratulated Petr Cech for having an “amazing career” following the Arsenal goalkeeper recently announcing his impending retirement. The two men joined Chelsea…

17/01/2019

Aston Villa striker Kodjia hails ‘wonderful player’ Grealish

Jack Grealish has been out of action for Aston Villa’s last seven fixtures with a shin injury. In that time the Villains have won…

17/01/2019

Pochettino insists Kane injury won’t affect Spurs transfer plans

Tottenham Hotspur will not be spending this January, despite missing Harry Kane at a crucial part of the season due to injury. It’s the…

17/01/2019

Neville: Manchester United must play fast, attacking entertaining football

Gary Neville reveals his thoughts on what Man United should look for in their next manager, how the team should play, and how the…

17/01/2019

Arsenal legend says Ozil has lost his desire and is just waiting to retire

Arsenal legend Emmanuel Petit says “beautiful player” Mesut Ozil no longer possesses the motivation to play at the highest level of the game. The…

17/01/2019

Five of the Best: Premier League Goalkeepers with the Best Clean Sheet Percentage

Which goalkeeper has the highest percentage of clean sheets per game in the history of the Premier League? Petr Cech, who this week announced…

16/01/2019

Anger is too easy an emotion for beleaguered fans to fall back on

In a sport that so often lacks perspective, anger and frustration are the crutches upon which football fans rely when their team sucks. When…

15/01/2019

“I’ll die at this club. Go to hell” – The Best Football Tweets of the Week

The funniest and best football-related tweets from the week gone by, featuring Robert Huth, Gary Neville, Spygate and seeing Zinedine Zidane’s volley technique in…

14/01/2019