Features

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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Unai Emery – Is he the right man to take Arsenal forward?

September 17, 2019

Stands at the Emirates Stadium, home of Arsenal FC

Jasmine Baba looks at Arsenal’s start to the season under Unai Emery and where it’s gone wrong. Late last Sunday night I had the pleasure of reading that Arsenal conceded [...]

A personal ode to the surprising places we find footballing communities

September 16, 2019

As the footballing world takes fans across countries, continents and to breathtaking highs and lows, Beth Potter takes us on a personal journey of how supporting Liverpool [...]

Pressure on Sarri to deliver trophies in style

September 13, 2019

Hal Walker gives his views on Maurizio Sarri and the pressures he faces at Juventus. From the moment the Serie A fixtures were released, this was the early fixture that all [...]

How the standard of the Women’s game is improving and can only get better

September 12, 2019

Over the upcoming season there will be no shortage of articles on the likes of attendances, atmospheres and room for improvement, but the most important aspect to take away [...]

FA WSL: Was Chelsea’s opening fixture against Spurs a milestone for women’s football?

September 10, 2019

Chelsea Women hosted Tottenham Hotspur Women at Stamford Bridge last weekend in a bid to help promote women’s football. But what was the turn out really like and more [...]

How Wycombe Wanderers became the surprise package of League One

September 10, 2019

Due to the international break this past week the limelight has been solely on Leagues One & Two, with one story particularly standing out. Daniel Marsh takes a look at [...]