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From Teletext to Twitter: Arsene Wenger and the evolution of the internet

Statistical modelling, artificial intelligence and particle physics: What will football of the future look like?

British coaching struggles: The scramble for qualifications

Has women’s football made the breakthrough into the wider sporting consciousness?

Sliding Doors: What if Parma had signed Cristiano Ronaldo in 2003?

“The best player in Asia” – so why is Omar Abdulrahman still playing in the UAE?

British coaching struggles: Big-name difficulties

Mohamed Maouche and the extraordinary story of the FLN football team

Why the Coupe de France is the greatest cup competition in the world

British coaching struggles: The alternative route

Great Goals That Weren’t: Lionel Messi vs Atletico Madrid (2009)

Sliding Doors: What if Liverpool had signed Gareth Barry in 2008?

Should heading the ball be banned until the professional level?

Before the Qataris: Remembering PSG’s European success in the 1990s

Derby day Down Under: Behind the madness and mayhem in Melbourne

Sliding Doors: What if Ronald Koeman had been sent off against England in 1993?

Great Goals That Weren’t: Eric Cantona vs Chelsea (1993)

Investigating the unique psychology of the No.2 goalkeeper, football’s loneliest position

Despite doubts over his attitude, Nabil Bentaleb can be Schalke’s difference maker

Sliding Doors: What if Wayne Rooney had joined Newcastle in 2004?

Exploring Scandinavia’s love affair with Liverpool Football Club

Behind the scenes at the OptaPro Analytics Forum

How a women’s football club from Yorkshire went on a secret tour of Palestine

Sliding Doors: Paul Gascoigne’s career-stalling setback against Nottingham Forest

Fan channels: Pantomime meets opportunist greed

The Game I’ll Never Forget: Aston Villa vs Birmingham

“We’re proud up here” – How Yorkshire created its own national football team

Vox In The Box: Greg Lea, new editor of The Set Pieces

Why the ‘greatest footballer in the world’ is buried in an Egyptian war cemetery

In celebration of crap knee slides

Nigel Pearson interview: On the challenge at Belgian club OH Leuven

Facing The Music: Southampton’s relationship with The Yehudi Menuhin School

TUFF FC: Fighting radicalisation on London’s football pitches

Jens Lehmann autobiography: “I still consider every goal scored against me a humiliation”

From Cali to Coventry: Interview with Boreham Wood’s Angelo Balanta

Charlie I’Anson: The Englishman Seeking Another Shot at La Liga with Granada

What if… Justin Edinburgh hadn’t brought down Ian Wright in 1996?

One Night In Munich… When Bolton Faced Mighty Bayern

Remembering Mick Quinn’s Record-Breaking Hat-Trick Against Arsenal

“What is non-league football about?” – The Billericay Town Story

The Newsagent Who Became An FA Cup Hero

The Illustrated History of Football: Hall of Fame by David Squires

Is VAR causing more problems than it solves?

Peterborough United lead the way in football’s mental health battle

How Local Sports Journalism Remains Relevant In 2017

The City Football Group: A Family Affair

Where did it go wrong for Carlo Ancelotti at Bayern Munich?

Pieces of Hate: Net Spend

Millwall’s fight to remain at The Den isn’t over

The night Northampton Town shook the Kop

Remembering Newcastle’s historic 5-0 win over Man United

Bolton’s promotion joy has quickly turned to misery in the Championship

The Art of the Goal Line Clearance

Flying the flag for Azerbaijan: The story of FK Qarabag

Football League Winners and Losers [04/09]

Football League Winners and Losers [28/08]

Are podcasts the natural progression of fanzine culture?

Football League Winners and Losers [21/08]

25 Years of the Premier League: Three overseas players reflect on the opening weekend in 1992

Continuity may be noble, but was it ever Tottenham’s plan?

The 92 Club: Make up your own rules

The Game I’ll Never Forget: Fulham vs Chelsea

EC Iranduba – The women’s team putting Amazonian football on the map

Rewriting the Premier League goalscoring record books

Español Premier League Preview 2017/18: Manchester United

The Game I’ll Never Forget: Turkey vs Croatia at Euro ’96

Premier League Preview 2017/18: Manchester United

Premier League Preview 2017/18: Watford

Premier League Preview 2017/18: West Ham

Premier League Preview 2017/18: Southampton

Premier League Preview 2017/18: Swansea

Premier League Preview 2017/18: Manchester City

Premier League Preview 2017/18: Crystal Palace

Premier League Preview 2017/18: Huddersfield Town

Premier League Preview 2017/18: Burnley

Premier League Preview 2017/18: Bournemouth

EFL Championship Preview 2017/18

EFL League One Preview 2017/18

EFL League Two Preview 2017/18

The Game I’ll Never Forget: Manchester United vs Fenerbahce

Home from Home: Remembering Maine Road

Loughborough University 2 Liverpool 0

Playing Under The Microscope – The Opta Match Experience

How to ghost-write a football book

The Game I’ll Never Forget: Liverpool vs Chelsea

Celebrating the uninspiring journeyman signing

The Game I’ll Never Forget: Hull City vs Bristol City

Celery And Other Terrace Quirks That Have Stood The Test Of Time

Safe Standing: Coming soon to a stadium near you

The Game I’ll Never Forget: Nottingham Forest vs Derby County

Remembering Stephane Paille, one of France’s greatest unfulfilled talents

What next for Birmingham City after a season of chaos?

Could watching live football in pubs soon be a thing of the past?

The Game I’ll Never Forget: Lyon vs Barcelona

Frank de Boer’s appointment is an ambitious leap into the unknown for Crystal Palace

For Blackburn Rovers, a summer of revival at last

Monaco don’t need pity – they have a plan

Football’s strangest contract negotiations
