Tag Archives: Football

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...

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...

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...

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,...

THE RITUALS LIVE ON: MATCHDAY SUPERSTITIONS IN 2025

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

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,...

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...

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...