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The Champions League Final is Damned and Doomed: Part I
Barrie Davies’s journey to the Champions League Final takes a turn when he finds a…
Scottish Football’s Dearth of Talent: Investigating an Exodus
It cannot be denied that the number of Scots departing clubs in their homeland at…
Philippe Coutinho: Revitalisation at Villa Park
When you are not thriving at one place, you try to rediscover yourself by moving…
Belgium’s Next Noa Lang: Three Breakout Stars
Noa Lang is a sort of commodity who has lit up the league in his…
“The ballet of the masses”: Football and Dance from Shostakovich to ‘Pop’ Robson
In the endless quest for an explanation of football’s enduring and universal appeal, one aspect…
Chelsea’s lucky jackpot: The resurgence of Ross Barkley
Under Maurizio Sarri, Ross Barkley seems to found his mojo, and the secret to that…
“It’s Only A Game” – Why Football Matters
Have you ever been told matter-of-factly, on a miserable Monday morning, that it’s “only a…
The Football Battalion – Staring Down the Barrel of World War 1 – Part 2
Part 2 of Samiran Mishra’s brilliant account of footballers who sacrificed their lives for the…
Interviewing Gabby George: The 20 y/o who’s now Everton Ladies’ backbone
We talk to Gabby George, the 20-year old taking on the world for Everton Ladies…
Jürgen Klopp in the Middle – An Alternative Match Report
Between the dysfunctional defence and selection dilemmas, there is a spot. Jürgen Klopp will meet you…
FP Investigates: Sam Allardyce, Enemy of Britain’s Best Young Managers
Are foreign managers really blocking the way of Britain’s best and brightest? FP busts Sam Allardyce’s…
In conversation with Simone Magill, Everton Ladies’ child of destiny
We talk to Simone Magill, already a stalwart for Everton Ladies FC at just 23.…
Manchester United hammer Everton on Wayne Rooney’s return to Old Trafford
Wayne Rooney’s Old Trafford return ended in disappointment as Antonio Valencia’s breath-taking strike set Manchester…
Wayne Rooney: Manchester United’s Little Engine That Could
While Wayne Rooney has to stoke the dying embers in his belly for Everton, we…
From the Theatre of Dreams to the Stadium of Light – How David Moyes is recreating his lost Evertonian image
David Moyes – how did it all go wrong for him, and can he resurrect…
Everton: The Difficult Second Album
A perfect and somewhat overused analogy to sum up Everton’s sophomore season under Roberto Martinez…
The Changing Hues of the Premier League
An ardent Premier League follower would be more than aware of all the changing colors…
A Different Blue that’s Rising
Flip through the newspapers, and you’ll most certainly see at least one piece about the…
Myth Of The Fence Sitters
Leading psychologists from Siggy Freud downwards have concluded that we humans are judgmental as a…