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PAINT, NOISE AND PRIDE: WHAT AFCON REMINDS US ABOUT FOOTBALL

After about half an hour of Sunday evening’s Africa Cup of Nations final, long before...

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23
Jan
LESS PEP, MORE PULIS: FOOTBALL’S GONE OLD-SCHOOL, BUT LET’S GO FURTHER

RIP tiki-taka. The new year may have only just arrived, but the winds of change...

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16
Jan
FA CUP THIRD ROUND WEEKEND: WHY WE LOVE FOOTBALL’S OLDEST COMPETITION

The FA Cup third round always arrives at the perfect moment. The decorations are coming...

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09
Jan
WHY TRAINERS MATTER MORE THAN EVER ON THE TERRACES

The Adidas Achille SPZL and the Adidas Marathon SPZL, designed in collaboration with Liam and...

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22
Dec
EUROPE’S FIERCEST FOOTBALL RIVALRIES: FROM THE TYNE & WEAR DERBY TO THE CONTINENT’S HIDDEN CLASSICS

For the first time since 2016, Newcastle and Sunderland are about to do battle in...

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12
Dec
BACK TO THE BEAT: HOW RAVE CULTURE IS MARCHING BACK ONTO THE TERRACES

The nights are drawing in, we’re two international breaks down, and the basslines are rumbling...

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12
Dec
BEST XI: THE M.A. PLAYLIST

What’s been on the speakers at M.A. HQ? Dive into 11 tracks we’ve been digging...

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20
Nov
LIFE WITHOUT A DERBY: THE FOOTBALL CLUBS WITH NO NATURAL RIVAL

Rivalries are the lifeblood of football. They give shape to the calendar, meaning to otherwise...

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07
Nov
M.A. // FRONTING YOUR CITY: BRAD REA

Ahead of his fight with Lyndon Arthur on November 1st, we sat down with Manchester’s...

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29
Oct
PLAYING THE FIELDS: M.A.’S 2025 FESTIVAL REVIEW

Are festivals back? This year, it definitely felt like it. Rising costs mean it’s still...

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17
Oct
ON THE BRINK: MORECAMBE, WEDNESDAY AND THE CRISIS CLUBS OF BRITISH FOOTBALL

In English football’s coastal outposts, the game can feel elemental: salt air, a sloping pitch,...

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03
Oct
THE RITUALS LIVE ON: MATCHDAY SUPERSTITIONS IN 2025

Football is not just about 90 minutes on the pitch. It’s about what you do...

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26
Sep
TOP 5 PODCASTS EVERY FOOTBALL FAN SHOULD BE LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW

Football podcasts used to be a niche thing: grainy audio, two blokes in a pub,...

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12
Sep
BEYOND THE BADGE: WHY TERRACE STYLE STILL MATTERS IN A FAST-FASHION WORLD

There’s something reassuring about walking into a football ground and clocking the gear. Not just...

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19
Aug
LIVE FOREVER: HOW TERRACE STYLE AND FOOTBALL CULTURE MADE BRITPOP

Berghaus, baggy jeans, and bucket hats. Billions of them. If you’ve set foot in Cardiff,...

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19
Aug
FROM CLASSICS TO CONTENDERS: ARE NEW CLUB KITS LIVING UP TO FOOTBALL’S MOST ICONIC SHIRTS?

Some football shirts are more than just kits. They’re time machines. Cultural artefacts. The smell...

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11
Aug
AW—025 // CASUALLY CRAFTED

For Autumn Winter 2025, Marshall Artist’s collection draws from the themes of the outdoors, heritage...

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11
Aug
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE HARD MEN OF FOOTBALL?

There was a time in English football when you could walk into a pub, mention...

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18
Jul
NO FOOTBALL, NO PROBLEM? THE ULTIMATE SUMMER SURVIVAL GUIDE

What do we do now then? If you’re anything like us, summertime can be a...

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14
Jul
A NON-STOP PARTY: LONG LIVE LEICESTER’S JAMIE VARDY

Jamie Vardy scored his final Leicester goal in the 84th minute of a nothing game....

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04
Jul