Tag Archives: Football

M.A. // FRONTING YOUR CITY: RESIDENT FM

Hi, my name’s RESIDENT. I’m a UK garage MC from South West London. I’m into...

THE RISE OF TIFOS IN ENGLISH FOOTBALL: INSIDE THE NEW ERA OF FAN CULTURE

After a few seconds of confusion, you realised what you were looking at. The Holte...

FROM ANFIELD TO THE ARABIAN DESERT

When Jesse Lingard rocked up in South Korea last year to sign for FC Seoul,...

IN PRAISE OF FOOTBALL FAN STICKERS: LONG LIVE THE UNDERGROUND

Anybody wanting proof that grassroots football culture is alive and well in 2026 need only...

FIVE OF THE BEST FOOTBALL BOOKS

Football has always generated stories. Some are shouted across concourses, some are muttered on long...

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...