History

With the UEFA 2020 European Championships about to get underway, it feels an apt time as any to go back...

In 2000, the ‘old’ Wembley was closed and, eventually, demolished. Since reopening in 2007, all FA Cup Semi-Finals have been...

BY COLIN WESTON There are many short-lived competitions throughout the history of the English leagues. The Watney Cup, the Simod...

BY SAM FRANCE If you had happened across VfB Stuttgart’s training pitch on an autumn evening in 1948, you may...

BY FERGUS DOWD 'I'm attracted to soccer's capacity for beauty. When well played, the game is a dance with a...

BY GARY THACKER Ivan Osim – often popularly known as ‘Ivica Osim’ – was born in Sarajevo in 1941. The...

BY FERGUS DOWD Sixteen teams from three confederations qualified for the 1958 World Cup finals; included in that number were...

BY FERGUS DOWD Sixteen teams from three confederations qualified for the 1958 World Cup finals; included in that number were...

BY CHRIS WINDLE In 1969 the majority of the world, certainly the western world, was excited by the prospect of...

BY MARK GODFREY Occasionally, we get some odd requests for help in our email inbox. One such correspondence came recently...

2018 sees the 80th anniversary of the Basque national team who became a Mexican club side on a tour of...

BY GARY THACKER Let’s be honest, we all love a bit of giant-killing in the FA Cup, don’t we? That...

BY OLLIE McMANUS With the England’s women football team now up to second place in the world and the Women’s...

BY GARY THACKER Going back a few years or so, outlandish results and scoring feats were not that unusual, especially...

They may not be world-beaters, but the red and white diamond top of Peru has twice delivered a stab in...

BY DAN DAVISON Real Betis are turning heads this season. Whilst fierce city rivals Sevilla have regressed from where they...

Part two of Steve Mitchell’s interview with Brian Glanville begins at USA 1994, with Italian superstar Roberto Baggio at the...

This article first appeared in Issue 14 of The Football Pink FEARGAL BRENNAN runs us through the history of a...

This article originally appeared in Issue 9 of The Football Pink Not many referees mete out justice on the pitch...

The world’s greatest sporting tournament kicked off in 1930 when hosts Uruguay walked off with the inaugural World Cup in...

This article first appeared in Issue 15 of The Football Pink When fame and fortune turned to decline and despair,...

This article first appeared in Issue 14 of The Football Pink ALEX LEONARD looks at the upbringing of Scotland’s most...

This article first appeared in Issue 12 of The Football Pink In the build up to the famous Euro 96...

BY KARAN TEJWANI Recent years in football have seen attacking dominance by Spanish rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid, with the...

This article originally appeared in Issue 13 of The Football Pink Once viewed with suspicion and reluctance, the Football League...

CRAIG STEPHEN retraces the difficult history and development of football in New Zealand, against the backdrop of rugby's overwhelming popularity and...

In the final part of our series on short Football League lifespans, PAUL McPARLAN looks at the club who rivalled...

In the penultimate feature of our series on short lived Football League lives, PAUL McPARLAN goes to the seaside to...

In this edition of the 'Blink and you'll miss it series', editor MARK GODFREY looks at a club who rode on...

The fifth part of our series dedicated to short-lived stays in the Football League takes us into the Midlands and...

In the fourth chapter of our series looking at clubs who spent brief periods in the Football League, MATTHEW CRIST examines the...

In this instalment of our 'Blink and you'll miss it' series, DAN ROBERTS looks at the momentary appearance in the...

GARY THACKER introduces us to the second club to feature in our new series on those who paid a short visit to the...

In the first of a new mini-series where we look at English clubs that spent the least amount of years...

BY KEVIN O'NEILL To many football fans, Belfast born Sammy McIlroy is best remembered for his playing exploits for both...

BY PAUL BREEN Penalty kicks have made the news several times this week. First, we had the fact that, if...

BY CHRIS ETCHINGHAM Humanity has the ability to survive in the most difficult of places and none more so than...

BY MARK GODFREY It’s been a week or two now but the shock of England’s humbling defeat at the hands...

Taken from Issue 11 of The Football Pink URI LEVY looks at the Brazilian club who led the way in...

BY CRAIG MUNCEY Throughout football history, many prolific goal scorers have created their own headlines, nay legends; players such as...

BY CONOR HEFFERNAN Many footballers can lay claim to the title of Africa’s greatest ever footballer, but few have captured...

BY SCOTT SALTER Inter-war Poland proved to be a difficult period in the nation’s history. Following the end of the...

BY CRAIG MUNCEY South America has produced many fantastic footballers over the generations, players such as Garrincha, Jairzinho, Pele, Diego...

BY MARK GODFREY The slightly decrepit, rudimentary wooden construction stands, perhaps a little apologetically, behind security ropes, affording it just...

Image from HERE BY JOHN O'SULLIVAN Dublin, in the early 20th century, was a sprawling metropolis with extremes of wealth...

BY CRAIG MUNCEY In my early years playing football, I was always on the look out for a player who...

Former Chelsea, Everton, Tranmere and Scotland star Pat Nevin speaks to Mark Godfrey of The Football Pink. He talks openly...

Sky Sports Soccer Saturday’s JOHNNY PHILLIPS caught up with a Manchester City record transfer buy for whom the burden of...

BY GLENN BILLINGHAM Throughout the eighties, football was raw in every sense. Shorts were short, terraces were fervent, and most...

Once again we've scoured through the vast programme collection of MILES McCLAGAN to bring you some gems from testimonials gone by....