Liverpool has already won the English Premier League, but some smaller clubs are still fighting to capitalise on a once-in-a-generation opportunity.
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Manchester United is in turmoil again and the scientific discipline of ‘systems thinking’ outlines why the club’s approach is failing.
At its best, a national team’s style reflects a national footballing philosophy. But honouring our sporting identity may conflict with our desire to win.
Tournament upsets are part of its lasting appeal.
Why creating an independent regulator is a good move.
There are benefits and risks attached to big money moves.
The most prolific goal scorer in the history of top-flight English football, Greaves slid into alcoholism but fought his way back to become a household name on television.
Is the decades-old policy of not broadcasting 3pm football games in England still necessary?
Clubs should not ignore the human side of buying and selling players.
Brain trauma in sport is a public health crisis. A heading ban should be extended to all children.
Liverpool fan John Williams has banished the ghosts of 30 years. Liverpool are champions of the English Premier League and, as far as he is concerned, things are as they should be.
England’s national team are playing a blinder. Here’s how they take it to the next level.
Football is supposed to be the ‘people’s game’, but the English Premier League is easier and cheaper to follow if you are a fan of a club based in London or the prosperous southeast.
There is still a place in a sport that remains connected to communities.
What does the sale of the ‘home of football’ have to do with grassroots development?
Every England fan in Moscow knows that that football is ‘coming home’, but can England really claim to be where the world’s most popular sport rests its head?
Sports fans are of two types: purists and partisans. The attitudes of both can affect the game. An expert explains which one you are and what that means.
The Liverpool FC star striker has inspired a generation of young Egyptians.
In 25 years of the Premier League, things have changed, but it’s an ongoing battle.
Sam Allardyce was tackled over third-party ownership of football players. But what is it and why does it matter?
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