Opinion

BY WILLIAM HEANEY I normally have no strong feelings one way or the other when it comes to West Bromwich...

Sheffield United fan STEVE KAY looks back at the Ched Evans affair and asks how the situation could have been...

BY JIM KEOGHAN In a recent poll, a representative sample of the population was asked to list its top five...

by @Markthablue Merry Christmas Blues (and everyone else)! With Santa’s night-shift over and done for another year, I thought I’d share...

This article was originally featured in Issue 3 of The Football Pink fanzine from November 2013. Available HERE CHRIS SMITH...

BY ASHLEY GREB “Can you get down from there?” It wasn’t really a question. His stern lilt definitely hinted at...

BY MARK GODFREY Friday night's giant-killing act by renowned FA Cup shock artists Blyth Spartans may not only have been...

BY MARK GODFREY Just how long have we – the English general public that is – been complaining that the...

BY MAT GUY The disaffection within football’s fan-base with the big business that runs the top end of the professional...

BY PAUL BREEN            You might think that talk is cheap, especially in this age of text and Twitter, but it...

As the World Cup continues to be transformed from football celebration to commercial juggernaut, ROB BROWN poses the question –...

BY STEVIE GREEN There are some questions that may never be answered. Who built Stonehenge? Who shot JFK? What really...

FOOTBALL PINK contributor IAN CUSACK recently launched THE POPULAR SIDE; currently the only printed fanzine primarily dedicated to Newcastle United. I caught...

BY MARK GODFREY A cursory glance at the embryonic Barclays Premier League table sees Everton - last season's fifth place...

BY ANDREW BLATHERWICK Crystal Palace. The name alone conjures up an impression of ambition, affluence, status and success. Add the...

BY MARK GODFREY Tomorrow, the world’s second most notorious bite fiend will find out whether he has to observe the...

This article first appeared in The Football Pink Issue 2 STUART HOWARD-COFIELD tries to reconcile what he sees as the...

PAUL BREEN examines why football cannot be detached from the broader social, cultural, and political environment in which it exists....

This article originally appeared in Issue 4 of The Football Pink magazine. Available HERE GREG THEOHARIS contemplates the effects a...

BY STEVIE GREEN It’s frustrating when the cynics are proved correct, climbing out of the woodwork on 23 June, barely...

BY PAUL BREEN Much has been written in the national press these past days and weeks about the English football...

BY GERARD FARRELL Seamus Coleman is the best right back in the Premier League, well at least according to the...

Liverpool fan CHRIS ETCHINGHAM insists there are more important things in football to get vexed about than the antics of...

BY JAMIE ALLEN May and June is an exciting time for football fans, especially in the year of a major...

BY JONATHAN WALLACE It’s nearly here! A month for all ages, men and women, to skive off their responsibilities whenever...

BY ANTHONY HIGGINS Tony Higgins, author of the forthcoming book Homage to Murcia – A season of football anarchy, looks...

With the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil upon us, the multi-platform coverage of it is going to be greater...

BY JAY FREEMAN Since FA Chairman Greg Dyke unveiled his England Commission’s report last week, there’s been a lot of...

BY JOHN O'SULLIVAN The thing is we all know that miracles are always happening in sport, because when we talk...

As the Scottish League season comes to a close, we give you the chance to vote for who you think...

As the English League season comes to a close, we give you the chance to vote for who you think...

BY PETE SPENCER A while back I wrote an article about players who played mainly in the 1970’s and were...

BY MARK GODFREY Smiles, hushed tones, eyes that glint rather than pierce; this weekend, perhaps more than any other this...

BY JONATHAN WALLACE Last weekend was meant to be such a monumental, celebrated occasion for Arsene Wenger and Arsenal. The...

BY MARK GODFREY The clamour for the head of David Moyes reached a crescendo after Sunday's wretched surrender to their...

BY STEVEN BELL The summer of 2014 looks set to be an interesting one. The World Cup in Brazil will...

BY MARK GODFREY It was at this exact time last year, after their dismal FA Cup quarter-final exit to Wigan...

BY WILLIAM HEANEY It’s not unreasonable to suggest that Fergus McCann’s relationship with Celtic fans has been somewhat turbulent over...

Viva la revolution!...cries BILLY TAYLOR. Are the wheels in motion that would see the end of ridiculous wealth dictating success?...

BY PIERS BARBER Innocent ignorance is one of the few explanations that come anywhere close to justifying Nicolas Anelka’s decision...

WE NEED YOU....to give us your opinion about the future of The Football Pink magazine. Currently we release our quarterly...

CHRISTOPH WAGNER remembers his modest playing days in Germany and wonders whether or not ‘incentives’ to referees can help swing...

December 16th, Nyon, Switzerland – UEFA Headquarters. The little plastic balls containing the names of all four of England’s Champions...

BY STEVEN BELL The lead up to a World Cup is a period where fans of the sport are filled...

The World Cup is drawing closer every day. And with the group fixtures already decided, speculation is heating up! A...

In the wake of Thomas Hitzlsperger’s recent announcement that he is gay, Piers Barber argues there is still much to...

BY REUBEN LEWIS The past week or so has seen a swathe of articles discussing Nicolas Anelka’s ‘quenelle’ celebration. By...

BY PETE SPENCER I often write about rule changes I’d like to see in football, as many of them seem...

BY ROB McCARRY In a recent conversation with a now former academy coach a story emerged where the girls side...

The race for the top 4 of the Premier League looks set to be the most exciting ever. And as...