As the 2026 World Cup draws closer, the contenders for the trophy are likely to be those who have tasted victory before.

Jack Murray discusses the possibility of Harry Kane's outstanding goalscoring form being rewarded with a first Ballon d'Or.

When PSV Eindhoven secured the treble of Dutch League, Dutch Cup and European Cup in May 1988, it was typical of a brief period of unprecedented egalitarianism in the European game. As surprising as ...

I am not sure if it’s been long enough yet to suggest it’s time to get over another Ireland heartbreak from two weeks ago. It was the best 40 minutes of football I’ve seen from our international side ...

Sunday, December 21 represented a new low in the tumultuous history of Gateshead FC. The turnout for their National League fixture against Eastleigh was 431. Fewer than 400 of them were home fans. The ...

Up next in the World Famous Player Comparison series is a slightly controversial one. England defenders and definitely not best friends, Rio Ferdinand and John Terry. Two of the best defenders in ...

Perhaps co-incidentally, or maybe as part of a compromise for this to happen, another change to the criteria saw the runners up of the best ranked nations also competing in the second qualifying round ...

After another pulsating season in 2024/25, Shamrock Rovers reclaimed their hold at the top of the Irish football period with their fifth league title in six years, with Shelbourne being the only team ...

Now a sleepy, small fishing town just six miles away from Kingston (Jamaica’s capital city), Port Royal used to have a fearsome reputation. In the 17th century, it was frequently labelled as the “the ...

Non-league football is very special; it is the roots of Dorking Wanderers. Ever since its creation in 1999, they have had a miraculous rise through the English football pyramid and they will be ...

An enticing concept has been quietly incubating within English football in recent years: supporter ownership of clubs. While it may be the norm in places such as Germany and Argentina for football ...

This part will focus on club competitions in Europe and the rest of the world – after which, there’ll be one more piece to come focusing on the rest of the Millennium season, in particular the last ...