Category Archives: MA// BLOG

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...

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...

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...

WHY TRAINERS MATTER MORE THAN EVER ON THE TERRACES

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

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...

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...

BEST XI: THE M.A. PLAYLIST

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

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...

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

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

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...