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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

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

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

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

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

FC KitzbĂĽhel: 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

JĂĽrgen 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

An in-depth guide to post-World Cup transfers

How defeat by Croatia in 2007 changed the future of English football

How Zinedine Zidane’s flawed genius defined the 2006 World Cup

Remembering David Beckham’s complex relationship with England fans

Watching the World Cup with Colombia fans in London

Mike Bassett: England Manager – The making of one of football’s most loved films

Meet Village Manchester FC: The gay football team making a difference

Goal Click: Exploring the real Russia through football photography

How will hosting the World Cup change Russia’s football culture?

An in-depth guide to winning the Golden Boot and Golden Ball at the World Cup

Moving forward by winding the clock back: Why Brazil could win back friends at this summer’s World Cup

Beyond the Kremlin: How is their hosting of the World Cup perceived by ordinary Russians?

Sliding Doors: What if Brazil’s Emerson hadn’t got injured before the 2002 World Cup?

‘If we had the right resources, we could change the world’ – Behind the scenes at the ConIFA World Football Cup

Why Fulham’s play-off win – and promotion in general – is about far more than just money

Switzerland 0-0 Ukraine: Remembering the worst game in World Cup history

Sliding Doors: What if the Netherlands hadn’t qualified for the 1974 World Cup?

In light of Paolo Guerrero’s harsh ban, is football’s drugs policy fit for purpose?

Football for footballers: When protesting players occupied the French Football Federation
