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Rich Laverty column: WSL players must learn lessons from Dubai debacle

January 8, 2021

Rich Laverty's Women's Football Column at The Offside Rule

With the postponements of Manchester City v West Ham and Aston Villa v Arsenal announced on Thursday after players’ trips abroad, teams need to take more responsibility in [...]

This week’s winners and losers from world football

January 5, 2021

Rangers moved 19 points clear of Celtic and Chelsea’s Timo Werner continued his slump in form as Ali Rampling reflects on the winners and losers in the world of [...]

Five things you might have missed in the EFL

January 4, 2021

Holly Hunt reviews the lesser spotted talking points you might’ve skipped over from this gameweek’s action across the Championship, League One and Two. Goal celebrations [...]

Bukayo Saka in focus: Arsenal go back to the future with rising star

January 4, 2021

Amarachi Orie takes an in-depth look at the teen sensation’s contribution to a winning performance over West Brom that evoked memories of vintage Gunners and started [...]

What next for Swedish champions Göteborg after back and forth with bankruptcy?

January 3, 2021

Despite Sweden’s rich women’s footballing heritage, another club is grappling with the prospect of folding. Here Rich Laverty takes a deep dive into the [...]

The alternative football awards 2020: Hissy fits, lockdown moves and wholesome content

December 31, 2020

As the curtain comes down on a miserable year, Ali Rampling has rolled out the red carpet one last time to bring you football awards with a difference. Best foreshadowing [...]

How women’s football in 2020 moved beyond the crowds

December 29, 2020

In the past, women’s football has been assessed on the attention paid to it. In 2020, it took a step beyond that. When the coronavirus pandemic hit, the warnings for [...]

Premier League 2020 Review: A New Champion, A New Hero, and Familiar Foes

December 28, 2020

Amarachi Orie recaps a year like no other… “Lads, c’mon!” shouted David de Gea in Manchester United’s 1-6 defeat to Tottenham this season. “What did he do?” [...]

EFL 2020 Review: A turbulent year in the Championship, League One and League Two

December 28, 2020

Holly Hunt looks back at what has been a turbulent year for the English Football League, as football was called to a halt for the first time since the Second World War… [...]

WSL: Five things we learned from this weekend’s fixtures

December 22, 2020

Jessy Parker Humphreys is back with all the talking points from the latest Women’s Super League fixtures. Arsenal’s injury returnees provide strength in depth Joe [...]