Ask any Sheffield Wednesday fan and they’ll tell you their club is massive. But, bias…
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Whether it be signing players from Japan, South Korea, the United States or Argentina, it…
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On a December evening in 2010, Andy Gray was in a studio, possibly somewhere in…
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In Naples, football is more than a sport. This southern city, famous for its natural…
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I like to think that everything in life is a metaphor. Things can be broken…
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Getting older is a peculiar experience, particularly hitting 40. There are highs—a new decade, the…
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Bitcoin football: the story of Real Bedford FC
Football has become the establishment. Thirty years since the publication of Nick Hornby’s Fever Pitch, the gentrification of professional football in England is no longer confined to the executive suites. Where once…
Sheffield Wednesday: No Cloud Without a Silver Lining
Ask any Sheffield Wednesday fan and they’ll tell you their…
Alexandro Bernabei: A Long Way Away From Home
Whether it be signing players from Japan, South Korea, the…
David Silva – The Sorcerer in Plain Clothes
On a December evening in 2010, Andy Gray was in…
Arsenal, Identity, and Evolution
Once, while out skating, I took a crack to the…
The dance of the virtuoso: Lessons from the World Cup
A walk through Hungary: Once the axis of football, now a distant admirer
Neymar: Brazil’s little misunderstood genius behind all the theatrics
Neymar at Russia 2018 came out with the reputation of…
New Zealand Football: Hope for the Future?
In this four-part series, Ryan Murray unravels the complex tapestry…
New Zealand Football: Internal Foes, International Woes
In this four-part series, Ryan Murray unravels the complex tapestry…
New Zealand Football: Domestic Matters
In this four-part series, Ryan Murray unravels the complex tapestry…
New Zealand Football: A Challenging Backdrop
In this four-part series, Ryan Murray unravels the complex tapestry…
CONIFA: Football’s Hidden Movement
In Qatar, the dust, in both a literal and figurative…
Y’All Means Y’All: Why Women’s Football and Trans Players Need Each Other
Have you ever played on a football team? Perhaps you…
The Beauty of a Neighborhood Game
The August nights were humid and pleasantly long. As the…
From Podcast to Promised Land? Could Open Goal Replicate Its Studio Success on the Pitch and Progress through Scotland’s Footballing Pyramid?
Media group Open Goal, after taking over Lowland League club Broomhill FC, have designs on progressing up the professional ladder of Scottish football.
Sean Dyche and Burnley: Like town, like gaffer, like football club
Sean Dyche and Burnley: “Hard working, rough around the edges, an acquired taste to some, but more widely, downright unpopular…”
“The ballet of the masses”: Football and Dance from Shostakovich to ‘Pop’ Robson
In the endless quest for an explanation of football’s enduring…
KRC Genk – The Belgian academy producing some of football’s biggest stars
Tucked away in Eastern Belgium, closer to the Dutch border…
Interview with Stefano Cusin, the Italian globetrotter who’s on a quest in Africa
In an interview, Stefano Cusin, the Italian manager of the South Sudan national team, speaks of his experiences, beliefs, and a love for challenge.
Charlie Davies – Between the Goalposts of Life
“He never told me until I stumbled upon it!” Charlie…