Features

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 [...]

VAR pedantry threatens the future of football – but what can be done?

October 7, 2019

Finn Ranson looks at how VAR could affect the future of football. For me, the trouble with VAR is not the lack of accountability. It’s not the delays in play, or the [...]

Do we put too much pressure on our footballers? Do we, as a society, make them role models when they don’t deserve to be?

October 3, 2019

Jasmine Baba looks at the pressure footballer’s face in society. On the night of September 24th, emergency services were called to Derby Road, Allestree after a Range Rover crashed into a lamppost and another vehicle was also involved. Two people were arrested on the scene for alleged drink driving. What transpired is to be a […]

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