Posts by Matthew Chandler

It's often described as the best and hardest league in the world, but have you ever wondered what the average points total of the seven Premier League champions? What is the lowest number of points...

Distance covered - it's an easy to stick to beat footballers with these days. If player X isn't running as much as player Y, they're invariably lazier (apparently). Obviously this isn't always the...

We’ve looked previously at why Southampton are called 'Saints', as well as why England are known as the 'Three Lions', and how Leicester adopted the nickname of 'the Foxes'. So, let’s now look...

You may think of braces as things which are used to support weak or injured body parts, to straighten your teeth or to strap over your shoulders and fasten to the top of your trousers. But what...

Recently, we looked at the debt list of football clubs across the globe and found that, with roughly £650 million of debt, Real Madrid have the seventh-most in this regard in football. But why is...

There's a strange quirk in football that feels as old as time itself: that when you play for your club, it's called an 'appearance,' but when you represent your country, it's called a 'cap'. Ever...