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The rise of SE Dons – One of the most popular YouTube football teams
CAM HOWE REPORTS ON THE SUNDAY LEAGUE YOUTUBERS NOW ATTEMPTING TO TAKE NON. LEAGUE FOOTBALL BY STORM Ten years ago, […]
REVIEW: Head for the Floodlights, by Giles Goford
Head for the Floodlights: Around the 92 in the 1980s – Giles Goford, published by Conker Editions, price: £16.
REVIEW: Panini Legends by Greg Lansdowne
Panini Legends: A Celebration of the World’s Greatest Football Stickers – Greg Lansdowne, published by Bloomsbury Sport, price: £16.99.
REVIEW: Benno, My Life in Football by Dave Bennett
Benno: My Life in Football – Dave Bennett with Rich Chamberlain, published by Pitch Publishing, price: £25.
REVIEW: Badger’s Football Slang & Banter by Niall Edworthy
Badger’s Football Slang & Banter – Niall Edworthy, published by Badger Books, price: £9.99.
REVIEW: Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom by Adam Hurrey
Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom: How to use (and abuse) the language of football – Adam Hurrey, published by Headline, Price: £20.
REVIEW: Come on Marine! by Barry Lenton
Come on Marine! A personal history of the Mighty Mariners – Barry Lenton, published by Barry Lenton, price: £32.
Superclasico: A young man’s experience of La Bombonera
Countless confetti flutter through La Bombonera. Ahead of the slowly descending pieces of paper, the huge blue wall behind the goal shimmers.
The highs and lows of following a match on social media
One of the best aspects of football is that we follow our teams through thick and thin, in all kinds of weather, and from various places.
Flint Mountain FC and the joys of Welsh football
The club intrigued me as I had never come across a team with ‘mountain’ in the name and from the outset assumed there was a mountain there.
England v Italy, 1934: Battle of Highbury remembered for brutality
On November 14, 1934, England met reigning World Cup winners Italy in a game that became known as the Battle of Highbury.
An ode to the fractious border between home and away fans
Here follows a passionate footballing ode to that small strip of seats, that unstable gap, which separates away fans from home fans.
Joe McGinniss: Recalling ‘The Miracle of Castel di Sangro’
If the study of football was on the national curriculum, then Joe McGinniss’ The Miracle of Castel di Sangro would be on the GCSE syllabus.
Johan Neeskens: A tribute to the Dutch legend
The football coming out of the Netherlands in the 1960s and 1970s was joyous and different. No one had seen anything like Total Football.
CARTOON: Preston North End 3-3 Wolverhampton, 1954
A cartoon illustrating the 3-3 draw between Preston North End and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Deepdale on 13 November 1954.
CAREER REVIEW: Peter Higham
Fratton Park, February 1950. Defending First Division champions Portsmouth had an injury crisis. Enter 19-year-old Marine Peter Higham.
Regis Le Bris has Sunderland dreaming of promotion again
Championship side Sunderland are a world away from the club that suffered back-to-back relegations and endured four years in the third tier.
England and the managers who turned down the national job
It has not always been the case that those offered the opportunity to lead the Three Lions have wanted to do so.
England and Fabio Capello: An underwhelming story
With Thomas Tuchel just the third foreign manager in the history of England, there has been much discourse around his appointment.
England appoint Thomas Tuchel: What happens next
Considering the storied history between the two nations, it would be the ultimate irony should a German lead England to a major trophy.
Robert Wilson reflects on Sven-Goran Eriksson’s career
Robert J Wilson reflects on the life and times of the late England manager… If Gareth Southgate was judged as […]
Book review: Boot money & end of shamateurism by Jeff Brooks
JEFF Brooks has written three books about the club he supports, Tooting & Mitcham United, and it was while he was researching the latter two that the subject of ‘boot money’ caught his attention.
Book review: Munichs by David Peace
DAVID Peace has had varying degrees of success with his three football novels.
Isle of Man and Isle of White – Islands of opportunity
SAM TODD REPORTS ON A NEW TOURNAMENT DESIGNED TO GIVE FOUR WOMEN, S TEAMS VITAL COMPETITIVE MATCH ACTION… Champion feeling: […]
The joy of going away: Middlesbrough match sparks passion for road trips
Daniel Gray recalls a Middlesbrough match at Notts County in August 1993 that sparked a passion for further road trips…
John Lyons on Unai Emery’s transformation of Aston Villa
John Lyons reports on the remarkable transformation at Aston Villa over the last two years… If you had predicted a […]
Philip O’Rourke on the forgotten giants of international football
Philip O’Rourke looks at the changing face of the World Football map
Swedish shock: Recalling England’s home humbling by Sweden
Colin Allan recalls when England were stunned on home turf by Sweden 65 years ago…
The life of a Basingstoke Town Fan
LIAM HARDING ON THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF FOLLOWING BASINGSTOKE TOWN Good times: Basingstoke Town celebrat For most of my […]
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England v Italy, 1934: Battle of Highbury remembered for brutality
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Flint Mountain FC and the joys of Welsh football
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The highs and lows of following a match on social media
2 December 2024
Superclasico: A young man’s experience of La Bombonera
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