Play-off pandemonium

Exploring the weird and wonderful world of football across FIFA’s 211 member nations –and beyond

Troy Deeney had been out of prison for just nine months when he scored the goal he’s most remembered for. The frontman would later find the net nearly 50 times in the Premier League, but he’ll forever

FourFourTwo is on a train full of excited Crystal Palace fans, hurtling through the Norwegian countryside. Some already have cans of pre-match beer in front of them, and one is peering out of the wind

BEST: Jimmy Walker, Jason McCarthy, Scott Dann, Paul Ritchie, Gino Padula, Jeff Peron, Martin O’Connor, Vinny Samways, Gary O’Neil, Jorge Leitao, Tom Bradshaw. WORST: Richard McKinney, Russell Martin,

A week is said to be a lifetime in football. That adage has never rung truer than for Morecambe, who across just seven summer days, journeyed from despair to delirium. On Saturday, August 16, most oth

Nick Bidwell on the runners and riders in the fifth edition of UEFA’s newest club comp