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Tottenham’s rising Son

White Hart Lane truly is the land of the rising Son. Tottenham’s modest bit-parter has been suddenly thrust centre stage, drawing praise from all angles…

The Rooney Conundrum : Undroppable, Unsubbable, Untouchable

Ok, this has gone on long enough. This will…

GOD on football – Grumpy Old Duffer`s reflections

Mourinho and that uneasy feeling

Serbia vs Ireland and the return of frustrating patterns

On the face of it, escaping with a draw from a rain sodden pitch in Belgrade looks an excellent result. But the final score of…

Law 12 : Is Mike Dean the only referee with balls?

Mike Dean aka the Gesticulation Guru, the Wirral Waver,…

Bastian Schweinsteiger and Respect

Sam Allardyce & England. Does it make sense?

The Teenage Hero from Hershey – Christian Pulisic

As football fans, I’d imagine you will all be familiar with that feeling you get when you watch a young player for the first time…

US Ladies want more in the Yank Bank – ‘equal work for equal pay’

As you may know, I previously wrote an article…

Are we dopes for thinking football is clean?

Independent football writing : fighting a losing battle

Arsenal’s Annual Spring Meltdown – Fact or Fiction?

We’re in the middle of March, and that can only mean one thing, we’re also in the middle of Arsenal’s annual “season in crisis” patch…

El Dorado – when Colombia had the best league in the world

When Irish people (and probably European people in general)…

Giuseppe Savoldi – the first million pound footballer

Chinese Whispers

Paul Pogba and the (100) million questions

It’s looking like this summers big transfer saga is going to center around Paul Pogba and his potential move to Man United for a world…

Sorry, armchair managers and tacticians: Rooney won’t be England’s midfield saviour

A certain player is being talked about in the…

Pochettino, Tottenham, PSG and the power of words

Eddie Howe and Bournemouth – what happens next?

Bombs and bungs: The story of Andrei Kanchelskis Man Utd exit

By by Simon Winter on February 3, 2016.

Andrei Kanchelskis is a Manchester United cult hero. The Ukrainian winger played a huge part in United’s marvellous mid…

A game of three halves

Guus Hiddink & Gwangju, South Korea

Depression in football is very real and must be addressed

Arsene Wenger: The Early Years

Interview: Tyler Swift, Soccer AM Football Freestyler

Fantasy Football just got interesting…

West Ham & Tony Henry: Recruitment Specialists

Conceptualising football – The Game Model

The League of Ireland Galacticos

The darker side of football

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Baines’ media slip lets Everton and Martínez unravel

By Louis Bacon on April 25, 2016.

A side story of the past few weeks which may have escaped your attention is Everton fullback Leighton Baines’…

Wenger out? – Arsenal fans shouldn’t be too quick to push him towards retirement

England starts push of John Stones down rocky path

Gary Neville and the Sky Machine. A Tale of Digital Hindsight

The Rooney Conundrum

Supporting British teams is not a betrayal of Irish football

Living in the Past

Rafa Benitez to Newcastle : Another poor choice

A lot of the talk in recent weeks has been insulting to the average English football fan

United youngsters are embarrassing their older team mates

Newcastle United & Steve McClaren : Do they stick or twist?

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Who is the Premier League’s best goalkeeper?

By - on September 23, 2015.

The subject of goalkeepers has been a very hot topic so far this season in the Premier League. From Petr…

The Future According to Football Manager

Celebrities and the Football teams they support

When you finally meet your hero

The wacky world of football mascots

When Valentine’s Day falls on a Matchday

What Managers say and what they really mean

2014- A footballing year in retrospect

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Clean Slates and Rejuvenation: Sterling, Fellaini and Hazard

By Andrew Furlong on September 5, 2016.

Raheem Sterling has suffered a tough last 18 months of his footballing life. Ever since his BBC interview where he made it clear he didn’t see his future…