Opinion/Features

England manager Phil Neville’s criticism of Cameroon players came across as hypocritical and unnecessary, while VAR is resulting in more problems than solutions. Picture the scene: it’s a mild summer’s day in suburban England, when a football match breaks out into an all-out brawl. Young girls are spitting on their …

A Liverpool player reunites with Steven Gerrard at Rangers, Real Madrid spend even more money, Mats Hummels returns to Borussia Dortmund and Dani Alves is a free agent after being released by PSG.  Since last week’s column, the transfer spend in the 2019 summer window broke the billion barrier. There …

The funniest and best football-related tweets, featuring a furious football vlogger, VAR, Shane Duffy’s forehead of doom, John Barnes, Serge Gnabry and Rene Higuita.  There’s a lot going on in the football world right now, with the transfer market a hive of activity in the last month, while international football …

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, money, or Tim Sherwood.  If there is one thing we’ve learned from following football in the off-season over the years, it’s that anything can happen in …

It might not surprise you to find out which English Premier League club is the winningest side of all time. 1888 is a standout year for football in England – it was the year the English Football League was established. The FA Cup had been running for 17 years at …

The Women’s World Cup has so far contained everything one could hope for from a great international tournament, including drama, last-minute goals, and unbelievable comebacks. And there’s still more to come. In 2015 the Fifa Women’s World Cup was expanded from 16 teams to 24, which gave the competition a …

The 2018/2019 season saw the Premier League introduced to names such as James Maddison, David Brooks, and Callum Hudson-Odoi, and whether it be a new signing or a highly-rated youngster, few things get fans as excited as the emergence of a new star. Ahead of the 2019/2020 season, we’ve taken a …

The holding midfield position is one that has grown in importance in modern football, having previously often been undervalued and under-appreciated. So often unsung heroes in the past, the position is now celebrated like never before. French great Claude Makelele was perhaps the game changer in the perception of the role’s importance, the …

The summer transfer window is a frenzy of rumours and speculation, with endless discussion on who will moving where, as clubs bid to strengthen their squads. Throughout Premier League history we have seen our fair share of protracted transfer sagas, drawn out across several months. And with some transfers sagas already …

Johan Cruyff is one of football’s greatest ever players and most influential coaches. He was the star of the Ajax side that dominated European football in the 70’s and was the key man in the Dutch national side that reached two World Cup finals, playing their famous brand of Total …