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Fine time? Why the FA will always struggle to find the right punishment

Feb 27

Feb 27 Fine time? Why the FA will always struggle to find the right punishment

Football, Comment

The long view: Why Tottenham should be happy to be out of the cups

Jan 29

Jan 29 The long view: Why Tottenham should be happy to be out of the cups

What definitely won't happen in 2019

Jan 9

Jan 9 What definitely won't happen in 2019

Rupert Murdoch’s Manchester United? How Sky nearly bought the Red Devils

Sep 9

Sep 9 Rupert Murdoch’s Manchester United? How Sky nearly bought the Red Devils

Football, History

How Kevin Keegan’s romantic return to Newcastle ended with yet more broken hearts

Sep 4

Sep 4 How Kevin Keegan’s romantic return to Newcastle ended with yet more broken hearts

Football, History

Pity Poor Alfie, A Man Out Of Time

Aug 14

Aug 14 Pity Poor Alfie, A Man Out Of Time

Home, heart, failure and longing: why Three Lions is such an important song in English culture

Jul 9

Jul 9 Home, heart, failure and longing: why Three Lions is such an important song in English culture

Music, Review, Football

What happened to the youngest teenager of every World Cup from 1958 to 2014?

Jun 28

Jun 28 What happened to the youngest teenager of every World Cup from 1958 to 2014?

Football, History

Rated! The greatest sides NOT to win the World Cup

Jun 19

Jun 19 Rated! The greatest sides NOT to win the World Cup

Football, History

When we all wept with Paul Gascoigne — and remembered him forever

Jun 11

Jun 11 When we all wept with Paul Gascoigne — and remembered him forever

Football, History

England’s World Cup rejects: a brief history of woe and where-are-they-nows

May 16

May 16 England’s World Cup rejects: a brief history of woe and where-are-they-nows

Football, History

Why the Premier League urgently needs a relegation play-off

May 11

May 11 Why the Premier League urgently needs a relegation play-off

Football, Comment

How the 1990s saved English football

Mar 21

Mar 21 How the 1990s saved English football

Football, History

Greatest individual seasons: Fergie rips up the rulebook for Robin

Mar 9

Mar 9 Greatest individual seasons: Fergie rips up the rulebook for Robin

Football, History

Above the water

Feb 25

Feb 25 Above the water

Football, Place

A White Hot night still burns bright 25 years on

Jan 13

Jan 13 A White Hot night still burns bright 25 years on

40 points and on the beach? The facts about Premier League teams “on holiday”

May 22

May 22 40 points and on the beach? The facts about Premier League teams “on holiday”

Emmanuel Macron? Pah! Which left-back would make the best Prime Minister?

May 12

May 12 Emmanuel Macron? Pah! Which left-back would make the best Prime Minister?

On this day in 1946: The Burnden Park Disaster remembered, by those who were there

Mar 9

Mar 9 On this day in 1946: The Burnden Park Disaster remembered, by those who were there

Football, History

Farewell, Graham Taylor: a genuine English great who flew in the face of indignity

Jan 12

Jan 12 Farewell, Graham Taylor: a genuine English great who flew in the face of indignity

Football, History