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SAMBA SUCCESS
O Jogo Bonito! Brazil’s 1970 World Cup Samba Party, by Gary Thacker, published by Pitch Publishing, Price: £18.99 GARY Thacker’s […]
CHARLTON’S POST-WAR FINALS
Colin Allan recalls how the Addicks put the pain of losing in the 1946 showpiece behind them to triumph the […]
BACK TO THE BORDERLANDS
Poet Chris Towers, author of Hinterlands, takes a trip to the Crabble Athletic ground to watch Dover Athletic take on […]
WHERE EAGLES DARE
Jose Peseiro was just the latest coach to find managing Nigeria an almost impossible task, writes Osasu Obayiuwana WITH the […]
GIANT-KILLING CANARIES
Sam Todd recalls when Norwich City enjoyed a sensational FA Cup run 65 years ago… TT WAS an FA Cup […]
HOWARD’S WAY
LIFELONG BIRMINGHAM CITY SUPPORTER KEITH DIXON RECALLS WHEN HOWARD KENDALL HELPED SAVE THE BLUES FROM RELEGATION HALF A CENTURY AGO… […]
HAPPY WITH OUR LOT
Watford fan Jonny Brick is quite content with his team never going up and never going down When Declan Rice […]
CHEEKY CHARLIE
TOM GREEN LOOKS AT THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CHARLIE MITTEN, WHO WENT FROM BURMA TO BOGOTA VIA OLD TRAFFORD […]
SHAKESPEARE IN FOOTBALL
Sam Todd reflects on the Bard’s football references, and his continuing influence… Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou was among the […]
AND SMITH DOES SCORE
Barnaby Rostant looks at the career of evergreen centre-forward Matt Smith… YOU don’t tend to see many old-fashioned target men […]
JAMES RODRIGUEZ TEN YEARS ON
Daniel Moffat looks at the career of the Colombia star THIS summer marks the 10th anniversary of the 2014 World […]
MY UNSUNG ALL-TIME XI
Philip O’Rourke picks the players who don’t get the plaudits they deserve… SINCE football began, there have been star players […]
LIFE AFTER THE CUP HEROICS
Ben Smith looks at the reality for Maidstone United following their stint in the spotlight… Few underdog stories capture the […]
CARTOON CAPERS
Our resident artist Bob Bond laments the demise of the match cartoonist Tomorrow I’d like you to do Horwich Railwaymen’s […]
IF CRUYFF HAD JOINED FOXES!
Matthew Mann imagines what life would have been like at Leicester City with the Dutch superstar in their ranks… THE […]
PASSING THE BATON
Notts County fan Ian Kirke reflects on an unforgettable day at Meadow Lane… I’VE been to some big games: Wembley […]
PENALTY POINTS
Sam Todd looks at top-flight points deductions in light of Everton’s recent woes… EVERTON’S ten-point deduction for breaching the top […]
PASCAL’S MISSION
Ben Smith reports on Pascal Chimbonda’s adventure at Skelmersdale United – and how he hopes to inspire other black managers […]
GARETH’S GLORY BID
Robert J Wilson hopes the football Gods smile down on Gareth Southgate’s England this summer… IF THIS summer’s European Championships […]
YOU’RE WRONG, KIPLING!
Brighton fan David Williams reflects on the differing emotions of his club’s highs and lows In his famous poem If, […]
CUP FUN OVERFLOWS
The Magic of the FA Cup!, by Bob Bond, published by Pitch Publishing, Price: £19.99 IF YOU’RE a fan of […]
PURE FOOTBALL
Gordon Milne: Shankly, My Dad and Me, with Steve Younger, published by Pitch Publishing, Price: £25 IN HIS engrossing football […]
MY FIRST LOVE
Colin Allan recalls his early days as a Sheffield Wednesday supporter… Why do fans support particular teams? Often, of course, […]
POEMS FOR ‘THE FIRST CLUB’
CHRIS TOWERS TELLS US ABOUT HIS FRESH CHALLENGE WITH SHEFFIELD FC… Home comforts: Sheffield FC’s current ground at Dronfield IT […]
ENGLAND GOAL KINGS MANAGERIAL MISERY
Keith Dixon says Wayne Rooney isn’t the only former three Lions goal-getter to struggle in management… As a Birmingham City […]
DEFIANT HATTERS DIG DEEP
John Lyons reports on the unheralded side battling to prove their critics wrong… HANDS up if you believed Luton Town […]
VINTAGE NEV’S GULLS EXPLOITS
STEVE HARRIS RECALLS THE DAYS WHEN LEGENDARY GOALKEEPER NEVILLE SOUTHALL PLAYED BETWEEN THE STICKS FOR TORQUAY UNITED… Committed: Neville Southall […]
PAKISTAN PASSION
Michael Sheridan visited Pakistan and the mountains of Karimabad where women’s football is booming A YOUNG girl, wearing a thick […]
THREE OF A KIND
Tom Green looks back at a trio who failed to set the top-flight alight… WE LIKE to class the Premier […]