My first proper exposure to football was the 1990 World Cup and the following season was where the interest exploded. My father Jim began to...
Kit history
This follows two instalments that were posted last year, charting the imaginary teams I created in the late 1990s – see here for part 1...
The Football League brought in a ‘socks clash’ rule in 1969 and it is one that the Premier League retained. Most, if not all, leagues...
It’s likely that you’ll have read during the week that Sunday’s North London derby at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will be unusual from a visual point...
The 1996-97 season was the first where live action from La Liga was broadcast by Sky, hence the title of the article. The games served...
The turning of June into July is not a joyful time for Belgium. Their Euro 2024 campaign has come to an end with defeat to...
Apologies to anybody who landed here on account of the cover image – it was too easy an option and, hey, every view counts. The...
Last year, in an article about the time John Barnes wore number 9 for England, we noted the rare phenomenon of players who had worn...
Franz Beckenbauer died on Sunday at the age of 78. A legend of Bayern Munich and the West Germany national team, ‘Der Kaiser’ has a...
By Ed Stopps Even three decades after the introduction of squad numbers, ‘number 1’ remains shorthand for the first-choice goalkeeping position. However, David Raya displacing...