The Sound of Waltzing Matilda in Saigon: The birth of Australian soccer in the Vietnam War
“I had prayed to God that this thing was fiction.” – Colonel William Wilson, a combat veteran who investigated the massacre at My Lai.…
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Now That’s What I Call Quite Good – The story of six football indie tunes
A music scholar once wrote, the art of song writing can be broken down into three essential building blocks: ‘Lyrics, Chords and Melody’. Over…
Five highest scoring Premier League players who still couldn’t prevent their sides from being relegated
Surviving in the Premier League can often be determined by a team’s goal threat, with a regular source of goals vital for any side’s…
Ten of the most exciting stadium developments in English football
They say you can’t stop progress. The world keeps turning, life keeps moving on, and things change, for better or worse. In football, and…
Tactical Analysis: Guardiola’s Manchester City centurions
With Liverpool’s primacy in the Premier League this season, it’s easy to forget that just two seasons ago, Pep Guardiola led Manchester City to…
Remembering the five top goalscorers from the 96/97 Premier League season
The 1996/97 Premier League season followed a memorable summer for English football, England’s run to the last four of a home European Championships having…
Rating the five Brazilians to feature in a PFA Team of the Year
Arguably the most respected footballing nation on the planet, Brazil have produced some of the game’s all-time greats throughout the years with many a…
Ranking the five clubs with the most clean sheets in Premier League history
Behind any great side is a successful defence and the Premier League era has witnessed some brilliant backlines throughout its near three decade history,…
Old but bold: Five oldest players to be sent off in Premier League history
Any player capable of playing Premier League football well into their late thirties deserves the utmost amount of credit, though these ‘golden oldies’ may…
Remembering the five top goalscorers from the 95/96 Premier League season
Our latest rewind and look back at the Premier League archives takes us to the 1995/96 season, a campaign which began with Alan Hansen’s…
Manchester United – A story of rebellion from outcasts to seagulls
On the 18th of April 1995, Eric Cantona welcomed twelve young football hopefuls to the indoor gym at the Cliff Training Centre, Salford. The…
Tweets of the Week: Grealish’s escapades, footballers scapegoated, and the greatest goal ever
The best tweets of the week from the world of football, featuring a novel way to keep Jack Grealish from causing trouble, the scapegoating…
Playing political football over player’s wages at a time of crisis is a cheap shot to make
Football and politics don’t mix so well. The beautiful game has often been in the cross hairs of elected officials with an agenda to…
Six of Ireland’s greatest ever wins: England, Netherlands and conquering the world champions
For such a small nation, the Republic of Ireland have pulled off some extraordinary wins over the past four decades. Here are six of…
Moments that made the Premier League: Chelsea’s “Foreign Legion” arrives on the South Coast
The first thing the Chelsea players noticed as they trooped into the old, narrow player’s tunnel at The Dell was the large number of…
What James Milner could offer Liverpool in his final seasons of a distinguished career
A disproportionate amount of hyperbole and bluster often dog young footballers as they try to navigate their way through the challenging waters of their…
Revolutionising Celtic – How the rebels won
In the summer of 1986, Graeme Souness came home to Glasgow from Italy and was unveiled as the new Glasgow Rangers player/manager. Flanked by…
Appreciating the four legends to score 10+ goals in eight consecutive Premier League seasons
Goals win games, and the players capable of delivering the goods on a consistent basis are worth their weight in gold to Premier League…