Countless confetti flutter through La Bombonera. Ahead of the slowly descending pieces of paper, the huge blue wall behind the goal shimmers.
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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.
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.
PREVIEW: Go To War, by Jon Spurling
My new book is about 1980s football, in particular its prime movers and shakers at clubs like Liverpool, Everton, Aston Villa, and Arsenal.
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.
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 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 […]
Dream, Believe, Achieve – Weston Ability FC
THE INSPIRATIONAL STORY OF A PAN.DISABILITY FOOTBALL CLUB MAKING BIG STRIDES IN THEIR COMMUNITY Team effort: Weston Ability have become […]
Welcome to Late Tackle – October & November Edition
If Aston Villa fans had any doubts about the appointment of Unai Emery as manager, they have been well and […]
RETURN TO THE HINTERLANDS
FOOTBALL POET AND WRITER CHRIS TOWERS, AUTHOR OF ‘HINTERLANDS – TRAVELS AROUND ENGLAND’S NON.LEAGUE FOOTBALL GROUNDS’, TELLS US ABOUT HIS […]
Brentford – Flying with the Bees
DAVID OHL REFLECTS ON BEING A LIFELONG BRENTFORD FAN. AND THE CHANGES HE’S SEEN OVER MORE THAN 60 YEARS… Good […]
A groundhopper’s guide to good grub
Trevor Heft discusses an important and tasty part of the matchday ritual…
Career review: Japhet Tanganga
BARNABY ROSTANT TAKES A LOOK AT DEFENDER JAPHET TANGANGA’S HIGHS AND LOWS… In the big time: Japhet Tanganga, right, playing […]
Ryan Reynolds, Tom Brady, Stormzy: Famous owners in the spotlight
SAM SHEPPEY LOOKS AT THE BIG NAMES WHO HAVE BEEN TEMPTED TO INVEST IN ENGLISH FOOTBALL… Big-hitters: Former NFL star […]
Michael Stewart on the weird and wonderful world of goalkeepers
MICHAEL STEWART ON SOME OF THE MORE UNUSUAL TALES INVOLVING THE NO.1S Masked man: Peterborough United keeper Fred Barber walks […]
Voices of the Vic: Jonny Brick on Watford fan podcasts
Jonny Brick listens in as Watford fan podcasts try to make sense of where the club they love finds itself…
Callum Humphrey: Erling Haaland, Harry Kane last of a dying breed
CALLUM HUMPHREY SAYS WE SHOULD MAKE THE MOST OF THE LIKES OF ERLING HAALAND AND HARRY KANE WHILE WE CAN… […]
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