Columns

Dear footballers, stop going to Dubai

Dear everyone, just stop going to Dubai. Maybe it’s because I’m old and boring but the idea of the United…

5 years ago

A privileged view of matches without fans

“Football is nothing without the fans,” the statement that has been repeated ad infinitum since the United Kingdom went into…

5 years ago

Leeds United vs Karen Carney: Not quite an 18-second story

Today, Twitter has been overly full of commenters suggesting that there was nothing wrong with the official Leeds United FC…

5 years ago

Eight years of sacrifice lost in one night. The aftershock of leaving life in an academy

Jacob Tanswell attended Bournemouth's defeat to Preston on Tuesday evening in the last game without supporters. Four years after being…

5 years ago

Remember, remember the seventh of November: Gunpowder, Alex Morgan and WSL

Was it good for you? Did you feel the Earth shake? You undoubtedly saw fireworks but don’t let anyone convince…

5 years ago

London Calling: Middlesex hosts pedigree guests in FA Cup Round One

There is no shortage of FA Cup ties for West Londoners to not be allowed to go to as London…

5 years ago

The proposed scale of the 2023 World Cup asks the planet to take another hit

As the crow flies, there are over 3,000 miles (or 4,880km-ish) separating Dunedin, New Zealand and Perth, Australia. Which, as…

5 years ago

Be it selfie culture or faux normalcy, I don’t need to see fans during matches

I don’t care about football fans. Wait! Let me elaborate before you crack out the flaming torches and head for…

5 years ago

US internationals heading for Europe and the non-seismic shift

It’s easy enough to get excited when you hear the whispers of US international players potentially making European moves this…

5 years ago

The NWSL takes a knee

Sophie Lawson offers her insight with her weekly column.

5 years ago