The History of Football in Palestine: Resistance, Identity, and Struggle
Explore the powerful history of football in Palestine — a story of resistance, identity, and survival. From colonial times to the ongoing crisis in
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Only Fools and Horses; Ancient Greek Historians; and Supporting Your Football Club
If the club you support changes owners, managers, kits, sponsors, players, even its stadium—does it remain your club? By Paul Cahill
The Divine Tragedy: Roberto Baggio’s pride and pain
To understand Roberto Baggio, you have to understand pain, glory and every emotion in between. Read about the Divine Ponytail here.
The great rip-off: how English football sold its soul and priced out the working class
Football has been lifted out of our reach, wrapped in silk and sold to the highest bidder. Is it possible to stop the rot?
Red Star Belgrade 1991: When the Stars Aligned
It was May 29, 1991, and in Bari, a city drenched in Italian moonlight and cheap wine, Red Star Belgrade took to the pitch
Leeds United and the Fall of Icarus: a tale of hubris, gold, and ruin
In the annals of English football, few fables are as grandiose or as calamitous as the rise and fall of Leeds United at the
Fear and loathing in the stands: the strange, twisted relationship between football and drugs
Football and drugs. Two elements of modern life that have been inextricably linked for decades, both feeding into each other like a never-ending ouroboros
Among the Lions: the fan culture of Millwall FC
Love them or hate them, Millwall and their fans are as much a part of football’s tapestry as the game itself. And as the
Arsene Wenger: The Early Years
Arsene Wenger is most famous for his work with Arsenal, whom he took over in 1996 and has won multiple trophies for, however, one
The Mad Dog of Sofia: The Life and Times of Hristo Stoichkov
Bulgaria in the late '80s was a swirling cauldron of smoky bars, backroom deals, and a government teetering on the edge of collapse. Somewhere
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