Rock bottom: Ireland’s worst qualifier defeats in recent history
How do you know when you’ve reached your lowest point? The Republic of Ireland’s 1-0 defeat to Luxembourg at home feels like a nadir…
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Loan Watch: Liverpool’s Harvey Elliott is making waves in the Championship
In a new series where The Football Faithful will be checking in on the progress of Premier League loanees this season, we take in-depth…
David Moyes and the enduring relevance of “old-fashioned” coaching
There was a bleakness about David Moyes’ appointment as West Ham United manager. It was rooted in the events of his recent managerial record,…
90s Ballers: Joe Cole, the cheeky magician who showed us glimpses of greatness
It’s admittedly a bit cheeky to include Joseph John Cole in our 90s Ballers series. After all, he didn’t make his professional debut until…
Tweets of the Week: DCL’s shin pads, football clubs as biscuits, Pro Evo coffee
The funniest football tweets of the week, featuring the mystery of what Dominic Calvert-Lewin uses for shin pads, what biscuit best represents your football…
Farewell, Frank Worthington: A footballing crooner who entertained the masses
Last Tuesday, a footballing Elvis left the building. As we mourn the sad passing of Frank Worthington we mourn too the beautiful game’s last…
The five occasions where a player hit a hat-trick for the losing side in the Premier League
Scoring a hat-trick is usually one of the finest moments in a player’s career and round off an impressive 90 minute performance, yet for…
The five best goal scoring seasons by newly-promoted players
The step up from the Championship to the Premier League is supposed to be a real challenge, yet for a select few, they’ve almost…
England’s best right-back options assessed ahead of Euro 2021
England will head into this summer’s European Championship as one of the favourites to reach the latter stages, expectations having increased following a strong…
Now or never? Is it time for Harry Kane to leave Tottenham?
Harry Kane has joined up with the England squad for this month’s international break, with the forward arriving for fixtures against San Marino, Albania…
Five players who’ve benefitted massively from Tuchel replacing Lampard at Chelsea
Thomas Tuchel has made an instant impression at Chelsea, the new head coach enjoying a hugely encouraging honeymoon period since arriving at Stamford Bridge.…
Back down to Earth: The worst ever Premier League title defences by points difference
In 2019/20, Liverpool ended their thirty year wait for the Premier League when they topped the table in emphatic fashion, racking up the second…
Picking the best Jamaican XI if all eligible players declared for the Reggae Boyz
Jamaica have made headlines in international football recently following a push to persuade a number of stars to pledge their allegiance to the side,…
Rising Stars: Five players we’re excited to watch at the U21 Euros
International breaks are often greeted with moans and groans from football fans, but this month’s pause to the Premier League season provides an interesting…
Living Legends: Appreciating the five active players to have scored 500+ goals
Luis Suarez made history this week after scoring for Atletico Madrid in their 1-0 win over Alaves, the forward netting the 500th goal of…
PL Stats Crunch: Arsenal’s magic number, Spurs bounce back, Leeds finally win in London
As we do every week, we crunch the standout statistics from the past seven days of Premier League action and see what they mean. …
Premier League Team of the Week
Premier League fans were treated to just four fixtures this weekend as the FA Cup’s quarter-finals took place, though there was some excellent viewing…
FA Cup quarter-final Team of the Week
The FA Cup’s final four have been confirmed following an entertaining weekend of quarter-final action, with Leicester’s 3-1 victory over Manchester United the stand-out…