Queen’s gambit

Walsall are challenging for promotion from League Two this season, despite having one of the lowest average shares of possession of any team in the division. Is possession overrated? It really depends

The end. The collapse. The exhaustion of 11 Arsenal players, slumping to the turf against the glittering backdrop of a Toon foil display. Mikel Arteta’s thousand-yard stare. Granit Xhaka’s chevron bro

After the FA lifted their ban on women playing at Football League grounds, England’s Lionesses played their first international in 1972 – two years later, Liz Deighan won her first cap against France

Christmas had only just finished when David Stockdale, a former top-flight goalkeeper who played for Fulham and Brighton, pushed open Throstle Nest’s iron gates. “I’ve finally bought a football club a

In spring 1953, Britain was looking forward. After the trauma of the war and its aftermath, people were no longer focused simply on surviving. Thanks in part to the postwar settlement and welfare stat

When people look back on the 2025-26 campaign, it may well be remembered as the season of the set-piece. In the Premier League, there’s been no more desirable fashion accessory than a well-aimed long