Tale of AFCON 2025: The Winners That Had Their Trophy Taken Away
For those that don’t tend to watch a lot of the Africa Cup of Nations, it can feel as though something crazy is always happening in that tournament. It isn’t…
The Tale of Alexandre Villaplane: The France Captain Shot for Treason
When it comes to stories about football and footballers, you will often think of those that involve at least some small degree of success. Perhaps your mind will turn to…
The Tale of Fred Spiksley: The Winger, Theatre Star & One-Time POW
Sometimes, there are football stories that are so well known that virtually everybody has heard them, even if they can’t be sure when they did. No one would be surprised…
The Tale of Frank Soo, England’s First Non-White Player
Nowadays, it is entirely normal for people to see non-white players lining up for England. From John Barnes to Raheem Sterling via Viv Anderson and Bukayo Saka, there have been…
The Tale of the USA & Italia ’90: Groundwork for their World Cup Hosting in 1994
There is a desire from some to constantly belittle the use of the word ‘soccer’ instead of football, in spite of the fact that it is actually an English word.…
The Tale of Emiliano Sala: the Footballer Who Died in a Plane Crash
Football is a sport that has endured far more tragedies than it should have over the years. Whether it be the Bradford Stadium Fire, the Hillsborough Disaster or the death…
The Tale of Paul the Octopus: the ‘Psychic’ Octopus Used to Predict Football Matches
Football supporters are, generally speaking, a funny old breed. Many of us like to wrestle some control over something that we know, deep down, we have absolutely no control over.…
The Tale of Brian Clough: the Controversial Figure Who Won European Glory for Forest
For modern football fans, those who think that the sport began in 1992 with the advent of the Premier League, the idea of Nottingham Forest being the most successful club…
The Tale of Gianluigi Lentini: The World’s Most Expensive Footballer You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Ask people to write a list of the most expensive footballers in the history of the sport and names like Neymar, Kylian Mbappé and Alexander Isak will probably be mentioned.…
The Tale of the Lisbon Lions: Celtic European Cup Win 1967
Nowadays, it would hardly be unfair to suggest that Celtic are considered to be ‘also-rans’ when it comes to Europe’s most elite competitions. The Scottish giants may win the title…