Copa chaos

Gianni Infantino had been FIFA president for a mere nine months when he unveiled his grand vision. “Today, football is not just about Europe and South America,” he declared in November 2016. “The worl

The front page of the Daily Mirror was emphatic. Less than two months after they had won an historic Treble, Manchester United were preparing to sit out the FA Cup to take part in the new FIFA Club Wo

With the Club World Cup kicking off in June and team schedules — and players’ bodies — being pushed more than ever before, is the beautiful game reaching breaking point?

01 MORE COWBELL! The Swiss have no intention of staying neutral as they host the Women’s European Championship for the very first time. Forget your vuvuzelas – fans took cowbells to Euro 2022, so expe

Five days after defeating England to win the World Cup, Spain’s squad made their stance clear. “After everything that happened during the delivery of medals and the Women’s World Cup, we want to state

Margaret Thatcher’s administration had spent 1984 battling the miners and dismantling the coal industry. But with that fight almost won, as the clock ticked into the New Year, she had another of the U