Neymar – Portrait of an Artist
Ciarán Breen revels in Neymar’s wonder strike against early season pacesetters Villarreal and reflects on football as art. November 8th, 2015 – Camp Nou. The clock ticks [...]
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The Play’s The Thing! A Brief History of Football and Theatre
By Emma Whitney It always surprises me whenever anyone tries to create distance between sport and the arts. It’s not as if being obsessed with 11 men or women kicking an [...]
Women’s World Cup: The History
The Women’s World Cup has come a long way since 1991. The first tournament wasn’t even played over a full 90 minutes! We take a look back at the six finals to date. China [...]
Star power of Suarez and Messi can recapture football’s true spirit at Copa América
By Emma Whitney. Batistuta. Ronaldo. Suárez. All names which sound so familiar to European football fans, and rightly so. What do they have in common, apart from being [...]
Football Cabinet reshuffle: Imagine if Arsenal leader Arsene Wenger was PM and announcing his new line-up?
Would a parliament comprised from the football industry more accurately reflect the nation’s views? Whether you’re ebullient or disenchanted after the election, here’s [...]
Manchester United v Manchester City – The Best of Enemies
By Emma Whitney. With the 169th Manchester Derby just around the corner, Emma Whitney takes a look at the Top 3 recent Premier League examples of one of the best grudge [...]
Celebrating women in football: The trailblazers who’ve changed the game
By Emma Whitney. Inspired by International Women’s Day, Emma Whitney pays tribute to the influential and talented women around the world who contribute to making football [...]
Wil power: How Bony can save Manchester City’s season
By Emma Whitney. As Manchester City start to breathe down Chelsea’s neck for the final run to the league title, the signing of Ivorian striker Wilfried Bony could be the [...]
Viva La Premier Liga – Premier League’s Spanish influence
By Emma Whitney. Think of the players who have lit up the Premier League this season, and you’ll probably think of the likes of David Silva, Cesc Fàbregas, Juan Mata and [...]
Founding fathers, mothers and schoolboys: A look at the quirkiest beginnings in the Premier League
Most football fans know the year their teams were founded, and majority of us have seen sepia-toned pictures of our sides’ first ever side, all grimly Victorian and [...]
The Offside Rule 