
Blink and you’ll miss it, part 1: Maidstone United 1989-92
In the first of a new mini-series where we look at English clubs that spent the least amount of years in the Football League, MATTHEW
In the first of a new mini-series where we look at English clubs that spent the least amount of years in the Football League, MATTHEW
BY GREG KITCHIN It is the obvious comparison, smoking on the pitch as well as off of it. The rumours are true; Robert ProsineÄki didn’t
This article originally appeared in Issue 14 of The Football Pink KEVIN O’NEILL looks back on St. Mirren’s unlikely Scottish Cup success of 1987 when
BY PAUL BREEN Penalty kicks have made the news several times this week. First, we had the fact that, if needed, they would be used
This article was originally published by VICE Sports UK BY WILL MAGEE With the twilight of their first season at the London Stadium upon them,
BY MARC BOAL There are not too many stadiums in the world that hold the same appeal as Hasteinsvollur, which is literally a stadium in
This article originally appeared in Issue 13 of The Football Pink GARY THACKER reviews Ken Loach’s 1969 film ‘The Golden Vision’ which not only examines
BY LORENZO MALATERRA “Nowadays, football is more and more an industry, less and less a gameâ€. This phrase, written on the main page of Zdenek
This article was originally published by VICE Sports UK BY JIM WEEKS “Whatever the fans want you to do, you should do the opposite,” Ron
This article was originally published by VICE Sports UK BY WILL MAGEE Before becoming a professional journalist and creator of really great sports contentâ„¢, my
This article originally appeared in Issue 14 of The Football Pink Violence, intimidation and brutality: national stereotypes that were often reinforced by the Scottish contingent
BY MARK HARGREAVES May 21st 2016, Stade De France. A late penalty from the irrepressible Zlatan Ibrahimovic has just assured Paris St. Germain of their second
BY KARAN TEJWANI It is often said that football and politics don’t go hand in hand. Authority and agenda tend to ruin the brilliance of
Graham Reid had it all; money, fame, the adoration of fans across the world. Yet, it wasn’t enough. CHRIS McQUEER brings us the story of
This article originally appeared in Issue 11 of The Football Pink ANDY FULLER sees in the New Year with a bunch of old Dutch stars,
This article was originally published by VICE Sports UK BY WILL MAGEE Since his death in 2011, the works of Gil Scott-Heron have only grown
BY CRAIG STEPHEN Football and music: three words that evoke memories of players singing out of tune, and Chas and Dave being dug up ahead
BY KARAN TEJWANI Francesco Totti is synonymous with Rome and football. Despite the ancient city’s two great clubs being the fiercest of rivals, Totti commands
This article originally appeared in issue 12 of The Football Pink. You can subscribe to our quarterly magazine in print via our ONLINE SHOP or digitally through
This article originally appeared in issue 13 of The Football Pink. You can subscribe to our quarterly magazine in print via our ONLINE SHOP or digitally through
BY CHRIS SMITH In the history of modern life, the years 1956-58 can certainly be considered important. Britain invaded Egypt over Suez Canal access, NASA
BY MARK GODFREY – EDITOR Trivia: Which English goalkeeper of the 1970s and 80s appeared for Germany in the 1940s? The sharp-witted among you may
This article was originally published by VICE Sports UK BY JIM WEEKS I remember only two things about November 1994 with any clarity. The first
NICK WELLS takes up the baton in part 7 of our ‘Before they were famous’ series and focuses on the perilous state of Newcastle United
JOE CARROLL brings us the next instalment of the ‘Before they were famous’ series with a look at the fallow years of a Scottish football
In the latest part of our ‘Before they were famous’ series, STE McGOVERN retraces the often difficult history of this year’s good news story, Dundalk FC.
NICK WELLS looks back at Inter’s early 90s travails before money and a returning Moratti helped to turn their fortunes around. You’re a child, watching
part 3 of our ‘Before they were famous’ series, JACOB ROUTLEDGE examines Borussia Dortmund and their many revivals along their journey to become one of
In the second instalment of our ‘before they were famous’ series, we look at Bayern Munich’s rise from the shadows of German football to all-powerful
In the first of a new series chronicling the bad old days of some of modern football’s most successful clubs, GARY THACKER recalls Chelsea’s pre-Abramovich struggles to join
BY GARY HARTLEY “I don’t really look at the fees any more. I see it as kind of like the phone book.†The words of
BY TONY TOPPING Football, eh? You can’t get enough of it can you? Well that’s what I always thought until one event held over the
BY KEVIN O’NEILL It has been said that the true character of a man can be judged in times of adversity. So, when we look
BY SAUL MARKCOONS “We hope that there is no need for our project anymore.†Those are the words of Hagar Groeteke, one of five all
first appeared in Issue 7 of The Football Pink HYDER JAWAD brings us the story of South Liverpool and New Brighton, who were doing franchise
This article first appeared in Issue 8 of The Football Pink They arrived at Italia ’90 as the young, vibrant dark-horses. Within two years they
BY DARREN NORTON It was a wonderful time, being a “Brid Kid†in the early 90’s. Not so much for the fact that I lived
BY GREG EVANS The great Italian player and coach Annibale Frossi once said: “0-0 is the perfect result because it is the expression of total
BY SIMON WINTER Paddy Moore was born in 1909 in Ballybough, Co. Dublin, just north of the traditional socio-geographic dividing line of Ireland’s capital, the
BY MARK GODFREY The last few years haven’t been too kind to Blackburn Rovers; Steve Kean’s disastrous tenure in charge of the team was swiftly
BY CHRIS ETCHINGHAM Humanity has the ability to survive in the most difficult of places and none more so than Robben Island, perhaps South Africa’s
BY KEVIN O’NEILL WHEN KV Mechelen, a previously unheralded Belgian side, qualified for the 1987/88 European Cup Winners’ Cup, nobody believed they would make much impact.
BY ARTHUR O’DEA There are the tranquilised Fifties, and I am forty. Ought I to regret my seedtime? Robert Lowell, ‘Memories of West Street and
BY MARK GODFREY It’s been a week or two now but the shock of England’s humbling defeat at the hands of tiny Iceland – the
Taken from Issue 11 of The Football Pink URI LEVY looks at the Brazilian club who led the way in racial and social integration during
BY RICHARD BEEDIE The dictionary definition of a ‘cult hero’ is ‘A writer, musician, artist, or other public figure who is greatly admired by a
BY CRAIG MUNCEY Throughout football history, many prolific goal scorers have created their own headlines, nay legends; players such as Miroslav Klose, Ferenc Puskas, Alfredo
BY MARK GODFREY In the late summer of 2008, both sides of Stanley Park were made to sweat on their participation in the European competition
Part 2 of our 18 for 18 series looking back at football in 2018 sees CHARLIE MORGAN take a swipe at the men who have continually lined
BY JOSHUA LAW Sport and politics. Those words sit together about as comfortably as Barcelona and a rainy Tuesday night in the Potteries. Unless you’re
In the first of a new mini-series where we look at English clubs that spent the least amount of years in the Football League, MATTHEW
BY GREG KITCHIN It is the obvious comparison, smoking on the pitch as well as off of it. The rumours are true; Robert ProsineÄki didn’t
This article originally appeared in Issue 14 of The Football Pink KEVIN O’NEILL looks back on St. Mirren’s unlikely Scottish Cup success of 1987 when
BY PAUL BREEN Penalty kicks have made the news several times this week. First, we had the fact that, if needed, they would be used
This article was originally published by VICE Sports UK BY WILL MAGEE With the twilight of their first season at the London Stadium upon them,
BY MARC BOAL There are not too many stadiums in the world that hold the same appeal as Hasteinsvollur, which is literally a stadium in
This article originally appeared in Issue 13 of The Football Pink GARY THACKER reviews Ken Loach’s 1969 film ‘The Golden Vision’ which not only examines
BY LORENZO MALATERRA “Nowadays, football is more and more an industry, less and less a gameâ€. This phrase, written on the main page of Zdenek
This article was originally published by VICE Sports UK BY JIM WEEKS “Whatever the fans want you to do, you should do the opposite,” Ron
This article was originally published by VICE Sports UK BY WILL MAGEE Before becoming a professional journalist and creator of really great sports contentâ„¢, my
This article originally appeared in Issue 14 of The Football Pink Violence, intimidation and brutality: national stereotypes that were often reinforced by the Scottish contingent
BY MARK HARGREAVES May 21st 2016, Stade De France. A late penalty from the irrepressible Zlatan Ibrahimovic has just assured Paris St. Germain of their second
BY KARAN TEJWANI It is often said that football and politics don’t go hand in hand. Authority and agenda tend to ruin the brilliance of
Graham Reid had it all; money, fame, the adoration of fans across the world. Yet, it wasn’t enough. CHRIS McQUEER brings us the story of
This article originally appeared in Issue 11 of The Football Pink ANDY FULLER sees in the New Year with a bunch of old Dutch stars,
This article was originally published by VICE Sports UK BY WILL MAGEE Since his death in 2011, the works of Gil Scott-Heron have only grown
BY CRAIG STEPHEN Football and music: three words that evoke memories of players singing out of tune, and Chas and Dave being dug up ahead
BY KARAN TEJWANI Francesco Totti is synonymous with Rome and football. Despite the ancient city’s two great clubs being the fiercest of rivals, Totti commands
This article originally appeared in issue 12 of The Football Pink. You can subscribe to our quarterly magazine in print via our ONLINE SHOP or digitally through
This article originally appeared in issue 13 of The Football Pink. You can subscribe to our quarterly magazine in print via our ONLINE SHOP or digitally through
BY CHRIS SMITH In the history of modern life, the years 1956-58 can certainly be considered important. Britain invaded Egypt over Suez Canal access, NASA
BY MARK GODFREY – EDITOR Trivia: Which English goalkeeper of the 1970s and 80s appeared for Germany in the 1940s? The sharp-witted among you may
This article was originally published by VICE Sports UK BY JIM WEEKS I remember only two things about November 1994 with any clarity. The first
NICK WELLS takes up the baton in part 7 of our ‘Before they were famous’ series and focuses on the perilous state of Newcastle United
JOE CARROLL brings us the next instalment of the ‘Before they were famous’ series with a look at the fallow years of a Scottish football
In the latest part of our ‘Before they were famous’ series, STE McGOVERN retraces the often difficult history of this year’s good news story, Dundalk FC.
NICK WELLS looks back at Inter’s early 90s travails before money and a returning Moratti helped to turn their fortunes around. You’re a child, watching
part 3 of our ‘Before they were famous’ series, JACOB ROUTLEDGE examines Borussia Dortmund and their many revivals along their journey to become one of
In the second instalment of our ‘before they were famous’ series, we look at Bayern Munich’s rise from the shadows of German football to all-powerful
In the first of a new series chronicling the bad old days of some of modern football’s most successful clubs, GARY THACKER recalls Chelsea’s pre-Abramovich struggles to join
BY GARY HARTLEY “I don’t really look at the fees any more. I see it as kind of like the phone book.†The words of
BY TONY TOPPING Football, eh? You can’t get enough of it can you? Well that’s what I always thought until one event held over the
BY KEVIN O’NEILL It has been said that the true character of a man can be judged in times of adversity. So, when we look
BY SAUL MARKCOONS “We hope that there is no need for our project anymore.†Those are the words of Hagar Groeteke, one of five all
first appeared in Issue 7 of The Football Pink HYDER JAWAD brings us the story of South Liverpool and New Brighton, who were doing franchise
This article first appeared in Issue 8 of The Football Pink They arrived at Italia ’90 as the young, vibrant dark-horses. Within two years they
BY DARREN NORTON It was a wonderful time, being a “Brid Kid†in the early 90’s. Not so much for the fact that I lived
BY GREG EVANS The great Italian player and coach Annibale Frossi once said: “0-0 is the perfect result because it is the expression of total
BY SIMON WINTER Paddy Moore was born in 1909 in Ballybough, Co. Dublin, just north of the traditional socio-geographic dividing line of Ireland’s capital, the
BY MARK GODFREY The last few years haven’t been too kind to Blackburn Rovers; Steve Kean’s disastrous tenure in charge of the team was swiftly
BY CHRIS ETCHINGHAM Humanity has the ability to survive in the most difficult of places and none more so than Robben Island, perhaps South Africa’s
BY KEVIN O’NEILL WHEN KV Mechelen, a previously unheralded Belgian side, qualified for the 1987/88 European Cup Winners’ Cup, nobody believed they would make much impact.
BY ARTHUR O’DEA There are the tranquilised Fifties, and I am forty. Ought I to regret my seedtime? Robert Lowell, ‘Memories of West Street and
BY MARK GODFREY It’s been a week or two now but the shock of England’s humbling defeat at the hands of tiny Iceland – the
Taken from Issue 11 of The Football Pink URI LEVY looks at the Brazilian club who led the way in racial and social integration during
BY RICHARD BEEDIE The dictionary definition of a ‘cult hero’ is ‘A writer, musician, artist, or other public figure who is greatly admired by a
BY CRAIG MUNCEY Throughout football history, many prolific goal scorers have created their own headlines, nay legends; players such as Miroslav Klose, Ferenc Puskas, Alfredo
BY MARK GODFREY In the late summer of 2008, both sides of Stanley Park were made to sweat on their participation in the European competition
Part 2 of our 18 for 18 series looking back at football in 2018 sees CHARLIE MORGAN take a swipe at the men who have continually lined
BY JOSHUA LAW Sport and politics. Those words sit together about as comfortably as Barcelona and a rainy Tuesday night in the Potteries. Unless you’re
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