Opinion/Features

Could Ultras fan culture improve the atmosphere at Premier League grounds, or is it a performative production that adds little to the ebb and flow of a match? Fans of Borussia Dortmund may have left London disappointed after their beloved club were demolished 3-0 by Spurs in the opening leg ...

Life has been decidedly rosy at Old Trafford since December. The fresh air blown into the club by Ole Gunnar Solsjaer was very welcome indeed. The stiff, regimented football is gone, replaced by an altogether easier on the eye brand of playing the beautiful game. Crucially though, results have been ...

Manchester United want to hire a director of football before deciding on a new permanent manager, but who will they settle on? It’s a position that has never existed at Old Trafford. After all, this is the club of Matt Busby and Alex Ferguson, two men who ran every football ...

As Chelsea’s players trooped out of the Etihad with their tails very much between their legs after yet another heavy drubbing, they faced the grim prospect of another season outside the Premier League’s top four.  Obviously nothing is settled yet, but with the Stamford Bridge club tumbling like a stricken ...

Declan Rice’s decision to pick England over Ireland is a symptom of the problems plaguing Irish football. Do you want to know who’s probably laughing about the Declan Rice situation more than anyone right now? Northern Ireland. If that revelation confuses you, let me explain: for years the IFA have ...

A lot of players tell us in their post match interviews that they only care about their team winning and are not concerned by individual awards, but here’s the thing…they are lying. Football players are greedy and no players are more greedy than strikers. For strikers, who pride themselves on ...

The Champions League is back and there are a host of tantalising match-ups to look forward to, with a whole host of teams capable of going all the way to the final in Madrid. For the past five years ol’ mouse ears has been a distant dream for European football’s ...

The wait is over and from tonight Europe’s elite club’s will once again begin to do battle to win club football’s most prestigious prize, the UEFA Champions League. There’s nothing quite like the latter stages of the Champions League for any hardcore football fan, as we watch the creme de ...

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 week gone by. If you thought last week’s awards had copious amounts of Sergio Aguero, then you’re in for a surprise. But first… Moment of the ...

The funniest and best football-related tweets from the week gone by, featuring a bizarre advert from a bookmaker, Fulham’s future summed up in one sentence, Luton Town’s lovely stadium, Mike Dean’s antics, Barcelona virtually admitting their entire team was bad on Sunday, and the birth of the Harry Maguire/Son Heung-Min ...