On 7th August 2010, Queens Park Rangers faced Barnsley in their opening game. I always find there is an unwritten...

When the final whistle blew at the Emirates in the North London derby, it signalled the start of the predictable...

When the stadiums shut last March, football was allowed to pause for once. The time away from the pitch and...

On the rather plain Qatar Sports Investment (QSI) website, there is not much to see for the scale of the...

With his back to goal and hand over his mouth, Bukayo Saka stood alone. Even though he was isolated, he...

It is easy to imagine what the “dirty dozen” thought they were achieving when they officially announced that they were...

If you have watched plenty of TV throughout lockdown 3.0, you may have noticed one reappearing advert. It opens with...

In a generic fixture in 1997, Des Linton leapt into the air when an opposition player made a dangerous challenge....

Take yourself back to May 2004. On paper, it was Chelsea’s most successful season in the Premier League. Claudio Ranieri...

On 22nd July 1981, spectators inside the Spartan Stadium cluster together to form a modest crowd of just over 11,000....

It is a Friday morning. You are preparing to coach your players for tomorrow’s fixture against a promotion contender. You...

Al-Saadi Gaddafi was travelling around Benghazi searching for a solution. National violence had gripped the country for a month: his...

When Project Restart was authorised, the ‘festival of football’ began. The Premier League carnival negotiated with its broadcasters and the...

In May 2008, Bob Booker was taking a break from football on holiday in Menorca. He was out of the...

On 23rd October 2015, the Etihad Stadium hosted the National Football Museum Hall of Fame. British prime minister David Cameron,...

The city of Guangzhou, in the People's Republic of China (PRC), hosts an annual 500-year-old tradition. Flowers of all types...

Dave Bassett has countless stories to tell. They are locked in his vault and each one is always ready to...

On 26th May 1989, Anfield prepared itself for one of the most climactic final day showdowns in English football history,...

Just as the football leagues have taken to the field to restart, the honeymoon phase of coronating football’s return has...

As the clock wound down at the 1992 European Championships, it appeared Platini’s revolutionary touch had faded away. The national...

Throughout Michel Platini's illustrious playing career, he displayed himself as a believer and as an unequivocal devotee. He explicitly catalysed...