Articles by aidanlinning

Referees in women’s football deserve support, not criticism ahead of the World Cup

October 13, 2018

In June 2019, the Women’s World Cup will descend on France, but, unless FIFA make a late announcement to suggest otherwise, the eternally controversial VAR might not [...]

Weekend Wanderings: managerial misery and blockbuster fixtures

October 5, 2018

As another round of Champions League, Europa League and EFL fixtures roll on past, the weekend has arrived. There are plenty of beleaguered bosses who need a boost (see the [...]

Phil Neville discusses England’s World Cup preparations and the WSL season

October 3, 2018

Phil Neville spoke to Samantha Miller about his England players being taken out of their comfort zone in their World Cup preparations, and the start of the WSL season. The [...]

First loss for Bayern gives Bundesliga rivals reason to dream

October 3, 2018

Niko Kovac would probably have earmarked this fixture in the summer as an exciting one full of anticipation, he would be returning to the city of his birth, and the [...]

Stoke City: Was Rowett’s Jokanovic comparison fair?

October 1, 2018

“If you look at Fulham last year. Around this time people were calling for Slavisa Jokanovic’s head, and what an unbelievable turnaround they had.” “It can [...]

FIFA Football Awards – Was VAR Needed?

September 26, 2018

Casey Baughan expresses her opinion on the controversial FIFA Football Awards and delves deep into the FIFA soiree and all its glory… Global super star footballers swarmed [...]

Manchester United: Moment of truth for Mourinho

September 18, 2018

As I watched in awe, for a moment time stood still. After Manchester United’s disastrous home defeat against Tottenham, Jose Mourinho stood solemnly applauding the [...]

WSL: A Tale of Two Teams – Liverpool Both Sky High and Rock Bottom

September 18, 2018

While the liver bird soars high in the Premier League, it has failed to get off to a flying start in the Women’s Super League, as Florence Lloyd-Hughes explains. There’s [...]

Women’s Super League: everything we learned from match day one

September 14, 2018

The FA Women’s Super League is back and the first round of fixtures did not disappoint. Nancy Frostick takes a look at all the action from the opening weekend to see what [...]

Weekend Wanderings: Will England’s homecoming be a harsh reality check?, Will the World Champions’ feel-good momentum continue?, Manchester United welcome league football

September 7, 2018

Football, it has been around a while but you still always see something new. This weekend is very much about out with the old and in with the new as two new entities, the [...]