Features – The Offside Rule

Former Liverpool winger John Barnes hits back at critics over racism comment

November 29, 2019

Former Liverpool winger John Barnes sits down with Offside Rule Exclusives to discuss his critics and racism in today’s game, writes Charlotte Duncker. John Barnes has hit [...]

Conte show has potential to derail Inter title bid

November 22, 2019

Hal Walker looks at the pressure Antonio Conte faces at Inter Milan. No one can say Antonio Conte has slipped back into Italian football discreetly. Last weekend the Italian [...]

Maldon and Tiptree – the psychology of the underdog

November 18, 2019

It’s a freezing Wednesday night in Essex, and another cup game for Maldon and Tiptree, the 14th of an already hectic season, writes Steve Sharman as he reflects on the [...]

The growth of the women’s game is gaining real forward momentum

November 6, 2019

Jasmine Baba looks at the growth of the women’s game and the momentum it’s gaining. Women playing football has never been out of the norm for me. My sister, 10 [...]

Former West Ham striker Bobby Zamora reveals Liverpool and England regret

November 1, 2019

Bobby Zamora speaks to The Offside Rule Exclusives about why he has no plans to be a professional coach and two of his career regrets.When looking back on his playing [...]

How goalkeeper Tim Howard turned his Tourettes syndrome into an advantage

October 30, 2019

Steve Sharman looks at how goalkeeper Tim Howard turned his Tourettes syndrome into an advantage. After a playing career spanning three decades, this summer former USA [...]

Granit Xhaka: Has Fan TV helped normalise negatives within fanbases?

October 30, 2019

After Granit Xhaka reacted angrily to Arsenal fans booing during the draw with Crystal Palace, Jasmine Baba looks at whether social media and fan channels are normalising [...]

Fans’ opinions on social media is being influenced by bad punditry

October 23, 2019

Jasmine Baba looks at fans’ opinions on social media being influenced by bad punditry. Source: Patrice Evra Twitter In the world of social media, where you can be [...]

Nico Yennaris: A journey from north London to Beijing and the Chinese national team

October 15, 2019

Born in Leytonstone as Nicholas Harry Yennaris 26 years ago, the former Arsenal and England youth international was always destined to make history – but not on [...]

Is the EFL trophy format flawed?

October 8, 2019

Portsmouth FC fans at the EFL Trophy final

The EFL Trophy was established over 35 years ago and has proven to be an attainable trophy for most in the lower leagues, a realistic form of achievement for clubs who [...]