15 Jun 2021 - 1:03am

Viktor Orbán is football crazy No politician uses the beautiful game so effectively as the Fidesz leader

Jonathan Wilson

11.06

Why liberals are scared of football Our tribal support threatens their rational worldview

Giles Fraser

28.04

Why I will never give up on football Not even rapacious capitalism can break that lifelong bond with your team

Maurice Glasman

21.04

Football and the decline of Englishness Heart, home, liberty, belonging — our national sport is like any other faith

Dominic Sandbrook

19.04

America is destroying the beautiful game The European Super League is a betrayal of clubs and communities

Paul Marshall

22.12

Who’s behind Marcus Rashford? The combination of social justice, sport and celebrity is a lucrative one

Will Lloyd

26.11

Maradona, the Argentinian Messiah Nobody inspired such faith as the hero of 1986 — and that was his tragedy

Jonathan Wilson

05.08

Jack Charlton’s vanished world In a town where miners were 'aristocrats of labour' and working men's clubs were luxurious, a pair of football stars were born

Dan Jackson

16.07

Is local football heading for the exit? Bury FC and Wigan Athletic make no financial sense — but this is about people, not business

Philip Collins

30.06

The nerd’s guide to football How irrational is that happiness I feel when Liverpool wins a game?

Tom Chivers

14.05

Top-flight football is in league with the devil Who really stands to gain from the Premier League's 'Project Restart'?

Philippe Auclair

21.02

Manchester City were just playing the game The club's ban from the Champions League is an inevitable consequence of modern sport's hubris

Jon Hotten