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.
Superstars of the League of Ireland: Uwe Seeler
In our multi-part series, Colm Murphy recalls the famous footballers that have played in the League of Ireland. Part seven focuses on Uwe Seeler.
Get Shirty – Why are players booked for taking their shirts off?
Why are players booked for taking their shirts off? Back-Post investigates. (Originally
The Mad Dog of Sofia: The Life and Times of Hristo Stoichkov
Bulgaria in the late '80s was a swirling cauldron of smoky bars,
Superstars of the League of Ireland: Tambling, McDermott, Channon, Callaghan, Sunderland & Worthington
In our multi-part series, Colm Murphy recalls the famous footballers that have played in the League of Ireland. Part eight focuses on Tambling, McDermott, Channon, Callaghan, Sunderland & Worthington
Superstars of the League of Ireland: Peter Lorimer, Terry Venables & Barry Bridges
In our multi-part series, Colm Murphy recalls the famous footballers that have played in the League of Ireland. Part six focuses on Peter Lorimer, Terry Venables & Barry Bridges.
Superstars of the League of Ireland: Dixie Dean, Geoff Hurst & Jimmy Johnstone
In our multi-part series, Colm Murphy recalls the famous footballers that have played in the League of Ireland. Part five focuses on Dixie Dean, Geoff Hurst & Jimmy Johnstone.
Superstars of the League of Ireland: Rodney Marsh
In our multi-part series, Colm Murphy recalls the famous footballers that have played in the League of Ireland. Part four focuses on Rodney Marsh.
Superstars of the League of Ireland: Gordon Banks & Trevor Brooking
In our multi-part series, Colm Murphy recalls the famous footballers that have played in the League of Ireland. Part three focuses on Gordon Banks & Trevor Brooking.
Superstars of the League of Ireland: Bobby Charlton
In our multi-part series, Colm Murphy recalls the famous footballers that have played in the League of Ireland. Part two focuses on Bobby Charlton.
Superstars of the League of Ireland: George Best
In our multi-part series, Colm Murphy recalls the famous footballers that have played in the League of Ireland. Part one focuses on George Best's time in Cork.
The endless Gerrard vs Scholes vs Lampard debate
Who was best? Gerrard, Lampard or Scholes? Does it matter or should we just appreciate all three equally? (Originally written in December 2014)
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?
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