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Italia 90 quiz: Name England’s World Cup squad
FM20 Project, The Coaches: Episode 10
‘Bloody Southerners’: Remembering Brian Clough’s short-lived spell at Brighton
Liverpool in 1990: The story of the Reds’ last title win
FM20 Project, The Coaches: Episode 9
Football Haikus: Can you solve our riddles?
The unlikely international: The non-league footballer living a double life
The 10 Greatest Matches In European Championship History: England 4 Netherlands 1, Euro ’96
FM20 Project, The Coaches: Episode 8 – How to win on Football Manager
One season, two relegations: Dave Bassett’s nightmare 1987/88 season
The Sun in Liverpool: Life as England’s most-hated football reporter
FM20 Project, The Coaches: Episode 7
Sliding Doors: Jose Mourinho and the errant offside flag
Footballers’ hair cuts: The worst looks to ever grace a pitch
The longest season: Why the 1946-47 campaign dragged on and on
FM20 Project, The Coaches: Episode 6
Ronaldo at Inter: The end of the Brazilian striker’s first phase
Peter Butler: The ex-West Ham midfielder tackling global dangers
FM20 Project, The Coaches: Episode 5
Arsenal’s Invincibles: How one defeat triggered the downfall of Wenger’s legends
Tajikistan’s Vysshaya Liga: The league continuing in the face of Covid-19
FM20 Project, The Coaches: Episode 4
Newcastle United: The Champions League night at the San Siro that lives long in the memory
FM20 Project, The Coaches: Episode 3
FM20 Project, The Coaches: The squads
FM20 Project, The Coaches: Episode 2
Arthur Wharton: Football’s forgotten pioneer
FM20 Project, The Coaches: Episode 1
Vox in the Box: Chris Evans, new editor of The Set Pieces
Anatomy of an own goal: Jon Walters
An unlikely saviour: Remembering Roy Hodgson’s successful spell at Inter
Anatomy of an own goal: Tony Popovic
Fred Spiksley: One of English football’s great unknown characters
Anatomy of an own goal: Kakha Kaladze
Anatomy of an own goal: Andy Myers
Shoe salesman to football pioneer: Arrigo Sacchi’s path to greatness
Anatomy of an own goal: John Arne Riise
A modern football fairytale: Burton Albion’s rise through the divisions
Goal Click: The Women’s World Cup
Anatomy of an own goal: Gareth Bale
Boxing Day 2008: The day Phil Brown gave his half-time team talk on the pitch
Anatomy of an own goal: Adrien Gulfo
Anatomy of an own goal: Richard Dunne
Anatomy of an own goal: Andrea Consigli
Anatomy of an own goal: Inigo Martinez
The rise and rise of university football: Meet the students bridging the gap between professional sport and study
The case of Loris Karius, and why sports psychology is so important in the modern game
Alexandre Villaplane: The French midfielder turned Nazi collaborator
A history of work teams: The famous clubs with roots in industry
Anatomy of an own goal: Santiago Vergini
Out with the Old: When Dundee United and Aberdeen challenged the Old Firm
Anatomy of an own goal: Jefferson Lerma
The remarkable story of Richard McFadden, the Leyton Orient forward killed in the First World War
Anatomy of an own goal: Carl Jenkinson
Wolves have grand ambitions, but they’ll struggle to recreate the glory years of the 1950s
Doncaster Rovers, 1997/98: The most disastrous season in Football League history
Why futsal could be the key to future international success for England
Moses Ashikodi: The once-hyped teenage starlet who instead became a forgotten man
League Cup semi-final is just reward for Burton’s remarkable progress
Remembering Barnsley’s Premier League adventure in 1997/98
Great Goals That Weren’t: Rivaldo vs Deportivo La Coruna (2002)
Non-League for Grenfell: How football is helping the campaign for change
Football’s biggest fairytale: Remembering Iraq’s unlikely triumph at the 2007 Asian Cup
The most wonderful time of the year: Exploring the origins and history of festive football
The Lion Rampant: How Salford City’s on-field rise has reinvigorated the local area
On Closer Inspection: Why Michael Essien should be held in higher esteem
A land far, far away: In search of Cornwall’s football identity
FC Kitzbühel: The Austrian club revitalised by an English touch
Forget Martin O’Neill, the problems with Irish football run much, much deeper
On Closer Inspection: Roy Evans and Liverpool’s Spice Boys
Jürgen Croy is one of Germany’s greatest ever players. So why has no one heard of him?
Northern Ireland vs Republic of Ireland, November 1993: The most politically charged game in living memory?
Remembering the England B team – would the Three Lions benefit from its return?
No final, no trophy, no point: The strange 47-year existence of the Intertoto Cup
The final journey of Olney Town – and what it says about the state of our grassroots game
Two nights, two games, one city: Attending the Copa Libertadores semi-finals in Buenos Aires
Nuneaton Borough: The non-league club with no chairman, no owner and no training ground
ISL vs I-League: The battle for the soul and the future of Indian football
The rise, fall and resurrection of Red Star Belgrade – and why European competition still means so much to them
On Closer Inspection: Why Kolo Toure should be remembered as more than a figure of fun
Jair Bolsonaro is a throwback to the dark days of Brazil’s military dictatorship. So why do so many footballers support him?
The remarkable reconciliation tale of Bert Trautmann – and why his story is more relevant than ever today
FC Romania: The team of immigrants keeping the magic of the FA Cup alive
20 years on from the birth of the SPL, is Scottish football actually any better off?
Harrogate Town: The tiny Yorkshire club making big strides towards the Football League
Jadon Sancho: Borussia Dortmund’s joker in the pack who’s taking the Bundesliga by storm
On Closer Inspection: Why isn’t David Ginola remembered as a Premier League great?
Become a member, pick the team: Remembering Ebbsfleet United’s fan-owned experiment
On Closer Inspection: Was Robinho a success at Manchester City?
The King of Pop meets the beautiful game: Michael Jackson’s peculiar relationship with football
Turki Al-Sheikh: The Saudi sports minister leading the exodus of Brazilian players to Egypt
I’ve watched a game of football every day for the last year… and here’s why I regret it
Claudio Marchisio, Andres Iniesta and football fans’ false memories
The battle for the soul of Belfast Celtic, 69 years after the club folded
On Closer Inspection: Have we got Ryan Giggs and David Beckham wrong?
Tasmania Berlin, 1965/66: The worst top-flight team in football history?
Celebration GIFs and elaborate transfer announcements: Roma, Bristol City and clubs’ increasingly innovative use of social media
Berwick Rangers: England’s forgotten football club
