Fyre Festival 2.0: how will fan experience shape up at the Qatar World Cup?
As well as issues around LGBTQ+ rights and the treatment of migrant workers, early glimpses at the fan infrastructure at the Qatar World Cup show a place woefully [...]
Laura Lawrence
Our Qatar 2022 stance will be clouded by England success at World Cup in the ultimate victory for sportswashing
To what degree we protest will depend on how far the Home Nation teams progress, says Laura Lawrence, but are we in any position to question another country’s ethics on [...]
Manchester United are haunted by the ghosts of champions past… It’s time to let Ronaldo and Fergie go
The moody Portuguese star is set to return to Europa League action against Sheriff Tiraspol tonight after being dropped at the weekend for storming down the tunnel before the [...]
Technology helps protect elite officials from physical and verbal abuse – now body cameras can do the same for grassroots refs
The introduction of bodycams at adult grassroots level next year will act as a deterrent against growing number of assaults on match officials, writes Laura Lawrence. Body [...]
From Going to the Match to going once, going twice… sold! This icon of working-class sporting art needs to stay on view for the public in Salford
Manchester United, Manchester City and Salford City should be campaigning to keep LS Lowry’s masterpiece of football art history where it belongs, writes Laura [...]
Mini-budget could plunge football clubs into financial crisis and, once again, the poorest will suffer most
The game’s facing a harsh winter of discontent but this time it’s not of its own making, writes Laura Lawrence. Many households are feeling the increasing [...]
Bans for fan disorder will help protect supporters who want to enjoy football without feeling intimidated
Sharp rise in crowd trouble at matches leaves Premier League with no choice but to crack down on anti-social and criminal behaviour, writes Laura Lawrence. Football disorder [...]
I’ll never forget being in Sheffield Wednesday’s stands on the day the Queen came to Hillsborough in 1986
Our columnist Laura Lawrence recalls her brush with royalty as a child waiting in the Owls’ south stand for Her Majesty to officially open the covered Kop 36 years ago. [...]
Shocking decisions are VAR too costly for clubs like West Ham and Newcastle
Video Assistant Referee howlers and protracted checks are not just robbing clubs of vital points but supporters of pure enjoyment, writes our columnist Laura Lawrence. It’s [...]
Choose your fighter: tough-tackling Brennan Johnson or showboating Richarlison? Let’s enjoy both…
The recent controversy after Tottenham’s 2-0 win over Forest on Sunday proves one thing: that you can relish both a skilful, flair player’s arrogance and an [...]
The Offside Rule 