07/16/2020 - 1:00am

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

23.10

Should we worry about footballers heading the ball? A new study shows raised risk of Alzheimer's among old professional footballers, but the risks are misunderstood

Tom Chivers

18.09

Would anyone prefer football to rugby? It's time to accept that we are at our best on the rugby pitch. It is, after all, a morally superior sport.

Justin Webb

03.09

Let the fans save football

James O'Shaughnessy

10.05

How football raised its game Our national sport has been transformed by the free movement of labour and capital

Ian Birrell

20.02

More than a beautiful game For hard-pressed communities, football clubs are the last line of defence

Michael Dalton

14.12

How racist is Britain?

Tom Chivers

10.07

Can there ever be racial harmony in France?

John Lichfield