Society
Grenfell FC: “This football club is bigger than any one individual”
Four years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, the team has made it to the finals of the Sunday Intermediate Cup. Next step? The Premier League...
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Music
Masked rapper and footballer Dide: “My team has no idea it’s me”
After going viral with political lyrics and claims that he’s a Premier League player, Dide has football and rap fans speculating on his real identity. In his first ever interview, he tells THE FACE about the motivation behind the mask.
Culture
Magdalena Eriksson and Pernille Harder: the footballing couple that wins together
The Chelsea couple’s 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup kiss was a powerful symbol of where football, and its culture, should be heading. Now the pair are looking to the future.
Culture
Pilgrimage to paradise: the agony and ecstasy of football fandom
A new exhibition from Martin Parr, Corbin Shaw and OOF magazine spotlights the footie fan. Who are ya?
Life
Can we kick it? Yes, British Asian footballers can
Thanks to the PFA’s Asian Inclusion Mentoring Scheme, British Asian footballers are bucking decades of underrepresentation and breaking into the big leagues. Meet the boys here.
Culture
Geezers need excitement: a history of drugs in football grounds
Violence, racism and verbal abuse are on the rise in Britain’s football grounds. Many blame cocaine. But a number of illegal drugs have been popular among fans at one time or another, with each having an impact on the atmosphere around the sport and the country. Sam Davies takes a deep dive into footy’s druggy underbelly.
Culture
Cal the Dragon: the most famous footballer you haven’t heard of
If you just loved football and TikTok, you’d be Cal the Dragon. But you’re not. He is. The clear-headed Notts lad is happiest when he’s saving shots in his gran’s garden and has plenty to say about online life.
Music
Pitch perfect: the mighty power of the FIFA soundtrack
Countless artists have scored hits thanks to the footy game's much-loved menu music.
Style
Kieran Tierney on adidas, the Euros and the best (and worst) dressed footballers
To celebrate adidas’ latest Spezial collection, we tackled Arsenal’s ace defender on all sorts. And no, we didn’t stick the boot in.
Culture
Morocco fans brought the joy in this World Cup
The dream may be over, but Morocco provided a captivating World Cup journey – brought to life by the mega celebrations of its fans.
Life
“I feel like I’ve lost a best friend”
One lifelong Bury fan on his anger, sadness and – ultimately – pride, following his beloved team’s expulsion from the Football League.
Culture
Why WAG culture is a thing of the past
WAGs still exist, sure. But no one’s doing it like the noughties OGs anymore.
Life
“We’re hated and I love that”: young Leeds fans enjoy first taste of glory
After nearly two decades away, Leeds United are back in the big time. Following their fine start to the season, the club’s young supporters reflect on a lifetime of misery and the unknown spoils of the Premier League.
Life
Ronaldo, raging against the dying of the light
In the twilight of his career, CR7 has become an unknowable entity: once a specimen of the future but now a man who is starting to become defined by the past.
Style
How the bucket hat became a symbol of Welsh national identity
Adopted by the Welsh football hardcore, bucket hats in the national colours are now as much a symbol of Wales as the leek, daffodil or rugby shirt.
Society
For Justin Fashanu, tomorrow never came
There has still not been another openly gay Black footballer since Justin Fashanu. Twenty-four years on from his death, the one thing that resonates most strongly throughout his story is the silence.