We all forget things. It might be leaving the key in the door. For football, it’s the welfare of its players. For me, it’s the Confederations Cup
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While it may not have provided revolutionary change, the golden goal created legends and left an indelible mark on a glorious era
Klaus Ganer, an associate director at Konami, and Owen Adkins, their European PR Manager, discuss PES 2020 and why they’ve gone back to their roots
The kick-off is not a technological issue; it is not even a consequential one – so why did FIFA in their infinite wisdom change it?
With UEFA bloating their tournaments and repetitive winners across the continent, football in Europe and beyond is reaching a decisive crossroads
Following the success of the Women’s World Cup in France, the issue of inequality in football has come to the fore, with the authorities needing to do more
Through his staunchly Catholic beliefs, Jules Rimet conceived the idea of a football World Cup that would spread his values of integration
The ability to speak out and express personal opinion has morphed footballers into an idyllic product that not only sells and but only exists to do so
FIFA and its president, Gianni Infantino, are doing their latest round in the headlines amidst reports that they are once again going to attempt to enforce changes on the Club World Cup.…
Of all places for having a deep moment of thought, a field in Northamptonshire is perhaps an odd location. Yet it is here on a train from London bound for Chester where…
In 1998, The Onion issued their famous “Drugs Win Drug War” headline to commemorate the United States’ 30-plus year fight against recreational narcotics. Although satirical in nature, it was an accurate description…
Having retired from refereeing two years ago, Per-Anders Blind now divides his time between looking after his herd of reindeer and serving as the President of the Confederation of Independent Football Associations…
On May 31, the third CONIFA Football World Cup will get underway in London. Participation in the tournament is limited to teams representing what the organisation calls “nations, de-facto nations, regions, minority…
“The worst thing about Manx people is that they don’t like change,” according to Chris Bass, manager of the Isle of Man’s international football team. “At least, they say they don’t –…
“You have entrusted us with the FIFA World Cup for 2018 and I can promise you will never regret it,” was the fateful proclamation of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov at…
To many people watching football today, the game cannot be imagined without yellow and red cards. Fans discuss the seriousness of offences by reference to the colour of card that they warrant,…
FOURTEEN MINUTES INTO EXTRA-TIME, after he opened the scoring for Argentina and Dick Nanninga equalised for the Netherlands, Mario Kempes burst into the box. He charged past two Dutch defenders and bundled…
FOOTBALL IS NO OBJECTIVE SCIENCE. There is no right or wrong way to play it. Often the culture of a country determines its playing style; Germany are fearless and structured, Brazil are…