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

Liverpool star returns as trio ruled out against Forest

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker is set to return from injury against Nottingham Forest this weekend, but Florian Wirtz, Conor Bradley and Jeremie Frimpong have…

21/11/2025

The 42 nations to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2026 so far

The stage is almost set for the FIFA World Cup 2026 as 42 nations have managed to qualify for next summer’s tournament in North…

19/11/2025

Every UEFA nation to qualify for the World Cup 2026 play-offs

We finally know which UEFA nations will be competing in the play-offs for a place at the FIFA World Cup in 2026 following the…

19/11/2025

Scotland seal World Cup berth, Wales heading to play-offs

Scotland have reached the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1998 after Kieran Tierney scored a dramatic late winner against Denmark. The…

18/11/2025

On this day: Henry handball costs Ireland World Cup place

On this day in 2009, Ireland were cheated out of a World Cup place by a handball, with the Boys in Green on the…

18/11/2025

Ronaldo meltdown, Sky Sports Halo fiasco, Luis Rubiales egged

The best football posts on social media this week, featuring Cristiano Ronaldo crashing out, Sky Sports’ ill-conceived Halo channel, Luis Rubiales getting egged, and…

16/11/2025