Five ways the Premier League could improve the 'atmosphere' in empty stadia
Watching football in front of empty stands is weird, isn’t it? You don’t get the crowd reactions, both joyous and furious, to what happens…
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Rating five Man United keepers Fergie failed to replace Peter Schmeichel with
Replacing a club legend is an unenviable task for any manager, but few have found their succession plans more difficult to get right than…
Football’s best talent factories: RSC Anderlecht
According to their academy director, “Anderlecht is the street”. On the outskirts of Brussells, the streets are diverse and multicultural. Anderlecht’s academy unites kids…
Tweets of the Week: The Premier League's comeback, Dominic Cummings and a bloody good Arsenal kit
The best tweets from the world of football this week, featuring the long-awaited return of the Premier League being announced, Dominic Cummings getting mugged…
Revisiting the 98/99 Premier League Team of the Year
The final Premier League season of the nineties saw Manchester United create unprecedented history, Sir Alex Ferguson’s side lifting a league, FA Cup and…
The ultimate Danish five-a-side team of the Premier League era
Denmark have provided some fantastic players to grace the English top flight over the years, but who would you pick in an ultimate Danish…
Football’s best talent factories: VfB Stuttgart
German football has a long and illustrious history of producing leading talents, the nation comfortably amongst the most respected Countries in the global game.…
90's Football Hall of Fame: The Scottish playmaking legend that is Gary McAllister
Former Leeds United, Coventry City and Liverpool midfielder Gary McAllister is the latest inductee into the 90’s Football Hall of Fame. For a player…
Ranking the five clubs with the most Premier League top four finishes
The lucrative nature of securing Champions League football makes the race to finish in the Premier League’s top four amongst the most enthralling sub-plots…
The resurrection of Gary McAllister at Liverpool
Mediocrity beckoned and Gary McAllister was ready to embrace it. Lifting the First Division title with Leeds United in 1992 – prior to the…
Every top six clubs oldest and youngest Premier League player
With ever increasing sports science available, Premier League careers are now longer than ever before, with several players continuing to compete at the highest…
Recent Liverpool and Everton anniversaries highlight a growing void between the two clubs
Football anniversaries can be both wonderfully evocative and immensely sobering occasions. Fans are often simultaneously reminded of epic glories whilst also reflecting on just…
'Geometry in motion' – The 2009 Champions League final and its legacy, 11 years on
11 years after the 2009 Champions League final took place, we look back on the famous decider and the lasting legacy it had on…
Vincent Kompany – 15 of the former Man City skippers best quotes
The leader of an emerging force in English football and a bargain buy in an era of huge investment, Vincent Kompany’s legacy at Manchester…
Ranking the top five full back pairings in European Football right now
The once unfashionable role of the full-back is now a vital component of many modern football systems, with the all-action defenders a key element…
Football’s best talent factories: Boca Juniors
For most of their history, Boca Juniors competed against River Plate with a very different approach, by using the club’s size and wealth to…
Skippers: Ranking every player to captain his side to more than one Premier League title
The Premier League has seen some great captains play their part in title-winning teams, a series of inspirational leaders for the finest sides the…
Revisiting the 1997/98 Premier League Team of the Year
The Football Faithful’s latest rewind through the Premier League years takes us to the 1997/98 season, a campaign which saw Arsene Wenger guide Arsenal…