Who Was the First Million Pound Footballer?
Given the phenomenal amount of money that exchanges hands in modern-day football, it is easy to forget that the beautiful game has not always been like this. There was a …
Longest Injury Time in Football: Which Match Has Had the Most Stoppage Time Added?
Imagine a situation in which your favourite team is on the cusp of a shock win as they lead 2-1 with less than a minute of normal time left to …
Which Footballers Were Never Booked in Their Careers?
Most football matches are unable to go a full 90 minutes without the referee brandishing a yellow card. The threshold for a booking is not especially high in the modern …
What’s Going on with Bury Football Club?
On August 2019, Bury were officially expelled from the English Football League after a last-minute takeover bid from C&N Sporting Risk collapsed. This was the first time since Maidstone in …
Can Scotland, Wales, Ireland & NI Still Qualify for the 2022 World Cup?
The World Cup is drawing ever closer and teams are edging towards qualification in the European section. Indeed Denmark were the first European nation to guarantee their place in Qatar …
How Does Qualification Work in the World Cup?
Every national football team on the planet dreams of featuring at the World Cup, but for many, it always remains a mere fantasy. Indeed, more than a hundred nations have …
New VAR Rules for the Premier League Bring Big Changes to Penalties & Offsides
It is fair to say the video assistant referee, better known as VAR, has not been an overwhelmingly popular addition to Premier League football since making its debut in the …
Should Football Introduce a Levy to Fund Grassroots Teams?
As is the case with the vast majority of sports in England, be that team or individual, the global game of football is watched, played and enjoyed on a multitude …
Which Premier League Team Has the Most Players at Euro 2020?
Euro 2020 is almost here and, barring injuries (and, of course, infections!), the squads have been finalised. It looks like it is going to be a wide-open tournament in our …
How Dominant are the Premier League ‘Big Six’?
The concept of the Premier League having a “Big Six” has been Big News at the time of writing (April 2021) due to the rather insane idea of the European …