With a population of around 1,500 people, Hallevik – a fishing community in the south of Sweden – is not the archetypal hotbed of footballing success. But that hasn’t stopped Mjallby AIK, the local team that effectively represents Hallevik, from landing their first ever Swedish Allsvenskan title. They defeated IFK Gothenburg 2-0 to open up …
Football could soon be heading the way of cricket and tennis by introducing a video review system for contentious refereeing decisions. That’s a possibility being pondered by FIFA, who have launched a pilot scheme for what is being labelled a ‘VAR card’ system. In the trial, team managers are able to hold up a card …
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It’s September 1, 2001. England are playing away in Germany in a World Cup qualifier. Sven-Goran Eriksson is around six months into his tenure as Three Lions boss… and something is stirring. Gerrard. Beckham. Scholes. Owen. Ferdinand. Neville. Campbell. Cole. This is as good as it’s been for some time. Premier League goal machines like …
UEFA president, Aleksandr Ceferin, will ‘reluctantly’ allow La Liga and Serie A games to be played abroad, but has claimed it ‘will not set a precedent’ for more overseas action in Europe’s biggest leagues. Villarreal and Barcelona’s La Liga clash in December 2025 will be shunted around 4,500 miles west to Miami, before AC Milan …
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We’re into the year 2025, and yet there’s still the opportunity for history to be made and records to be shattered. One such milestone occurred across Tuesday September 30 and Wednesday October 1 in the English Championship: across the 12 games played, none of them ended in a home win. It was the first time …
The Stats That Suggest Home Advantage Barely Exists in English Football Anymore Read More »
When Victor Osimhen was unveiled as a Galatasaray player in the summer of 2025, he revealed that it was his daughter’s affinity with the club – the Nigerian had spent time on loan in Turkey during the previous season – that convinced him to sign on the dotted line. It had nothing, repeat, NOTHING to …
Picture the scene: you’re the plucky underdog taking on the favourites to win your league title. You take a one-goal lead, witness one of your opposition’s players get sent off and, despite getting a pelting from heavy rain, get ready to play out the final ten minutes of a famous victory. But then the referee …
Blackburn vs Ipswich Replay Decision Reveals Football’s Bizarre Match Abandonment Rule Read More »
It’s a change of scenery, a reset and some team bonding. That was how a Rangers spokesperson described the club’s trip to Loch Lomond in September 2025, where the beleaguered players were filmed by tourists taking a dip in the icy cold waters. It’s funny, because most of us would consider wild swimming in Loch …
Booze, Bust Ups and SAS Beastings: When Football Team Bonding Sessions Go Bad Read More »
Football games do one thing better than almost any genre: they let you write your own matchday story, whether you’re threading a through ball in stoppage time or plotting a decade-long rebuild. If you play Ultimate Team modes, you already know how vital a healthy club economy can be, including resources like FC 26 coins …
Mastering the Matchday: Which Popular Football Video Games Suit Your Style Read More »
One of the unexpected trends of the 2024/25 season was Premier League clubs, to some extent, tightening their belts over fears of Profit & Sustainability Rule (PSR) changes. But in 2025/26, all such frugality appears to be long forgotten as the Premier League collectively broke its own all-time record for spending in a single transfer …
