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...

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...

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...

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...

The Champions League may not have much a future in UEFA's plans 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...

There are a number of popular suffixes in English football. You can never be too far from a 'City', 'United' or 'Town', for instance, but 'Argyle', not so much. In fact, Plymouth Argyle are the...