You’ve seen it happen at almost every home game you’ve ever been to that’s it practically part of the match day routine. As your heroes make their way onto the hallowed turf before entering into battle, the same music will always signal their arrival. But what is the reason for these English clubs choosing their […]
Football can be a peculiarly cyclical game. As one team revels in their unprecedented highest heights in one era, another may simultaneously stoop to their lowest nadir, only for roles to reverse almost seamlessly years later. But for these five clubs, a change in fortunes is becoming increasingly long-overdue as every season in the lower […]
It’s often said that receiving most of the blame is an occupational hazard of being a goalkeeper. Let the ball past you, and whatever the circumstances, it’s almost always primarily your fault. But some goalkeepers have been just as responsible for goals at the other end of the pitch during their careers, with these eight […]
The word ‘professional’ was initially almost a taboo word in football. Teams would arrange their own matches, with plenty guilty of breaking the amateur rules in place at the time. Then, in 1885, after four years of deliberating the Football Association decided to end this restriction, and the game turned pro thereafter. It took another […]
It’s one of football’s age-old adages. Start as you mean to go on, they say, and you will lay the foundations for a successful campaign. Build momentum right from the get-go, set the tone, send a statement to your rivals. But in England, that’s not always been the case, as the eight slow starters went […]
It’s an idea that has been discussed for more than two decades now, and would change the world of football forever as we know it. But just what would a European Super League entail, and how likely is it to happen any time soon? And, more importantly, would it be right for football if it […]
