An ireland apart

Playing against the same team week in, week out across a 20-game league campaign might sound monotonous but, like all aspects of life on the Isles of Scilly, football is never boring. The Isles of Sci

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

THUD! Nicky Butt has nearly gone flying, stubbing his toe on a wire across the floor as he attempted to dart across the room to speak to someone. “Every week, that happens…” Paul Scholes laughs. “F**k

TWO choc ices and an orange Kia-Ora, please.” He didn’t need to tell me what he wanted. As soon as the house lights went up, and he appeared in the aisle, I was already reaching into the illuminated t

There’s a broad grin across the face of Paul Gascoigne, as he’s asked if he might be willing to lean forward in his chair, while he poses for a photoshoot with FourFourTwo. It’s not something we’d con

Dear Simon, Reading Larry Brayshaw’s letter, A Knockout Visit, in the July issue, reminded me of the time I also met a British heavyweight boxer. Dick Richardson was based in Staines and we would meet