Time and time again, radio football commentary has engaged me in the game like no…
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A Little Bit of Magic: Gabriel Jesus Glues the Arsenal Attack Together
Goals win games. An adage repeated again and again in football at any level. It’s…
Jude Bellingham: an era-defining galactico
When a 17-year-old Jude Bellingham left Birmingham City to join Borussia Dortmund in July of…
Bitcoin football: the story of Real Bedford FC
Football has become the establishment. Thirty years since the publication of Nick Hornby’s Fever Pitch,…
In Search For The Industry, We Lost The Product
Live football has given me some of my most cherished experiences. I remember my first-ever…
Why I Gave Up My Newcastle United Season Ticket
For some years now, I’ve had the impression that the UK’s relationship with Saudi Arabia…
New Zealand Football: Hope for the Future?
In this four-part series, Ryan Murray unravels the complex tapestry of New Zealand football, delves…
New Zealand Football: Internal Foes, International Woes
In this four-part series, Ryan Murray unravels the complex tapestry of New Zealand football, delves…
The Greatest Team Ever…That I Played (a Bit) For
Amidst all the pre-Covid journalistic and internet chatter about whether the all-conquering Liverpool team’s season…
Premier League 2022-23: This is our Arsenal
Do you remember what you were doing on May 7, 2006? My sister and I…
Are We Ever Going to Look Beyond the Skin?
The opening sequence of Inglorious Basterds is a masterclass on how to write a lede.…
New Zealand Football: Domestic Matters
In this four-part series, Ryan Murray unravels the complex tapestry of New Zealand football, delves…
From Wolfsburg misfit to immortality in Naples: the rise, blip, and rise of Victor Osimhen
In Naples, football is more than a sport. This southern city, famous for its natural…
New Zealand Football: A Challenging Backdrop
In this four-part series, Ryan Murray unravels the complex tapestry of New Zealand football, delves…
Barca: The Albatross Around FC Barcelona’s Neck
The smoke signals have been fired. Barcelona lead the La Liga table by thirteen points.…
Football, Mental Health, and Belonging
I like to think that everything in life is a metaphor. Things can be broken…
KRC Genk – The Belgian academy producing some of football’s biggest stars
Tucked away in Eastern Belgium, closer to the Dutch border than the major Belgian cities,…
Football Twitter, Arsenal, and Coming Back to Myself
Getting older is a peculiar experience, particularly hitting 40. There are highs—a new decade, the…
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 play for a grassroots team.…
FC Start and the Legend of ‘The Death Match’
The 1981 sports war movie Escape to Victory, starring Hollywood icons like Sylvester Stallone and…