“have you ever played the game, ref?”

Jimmy Ball was simply visiting his sisters. After a stint coaching at Stevenage, his aim was to enjoy some downtime before a return to the Football League. The eighth tier of the English pyramid was f

“My first memory of watching football on TV was the 1970 World Cup – I was eight, and Gordon’s save from Pele is still the best I’ve ever seen. I still look back at that save and think, ‘How did he ke

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

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

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

Woltemade’s move to St James’ Park came out of the blue, a bit reminiscent of his emergence for both Stuttgart and the German national team. A product of Werder Bremen’s youth setup, the 23-year-old h