Results for: 'football'
“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.
Why WAG culture is a thing of the past
WAGs still exist, sure. But no one’s doing it like the noughties OGs anymore.
“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.
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.
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.
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.
“I was petrified!”: Ian Wright and Kibwe Tavares on The Kitchen
Exclusive: In Netflix sci-fi thriller The Kitchen, Wright swaps the commentary box for the DJ booth. He and co-director Kibwe Tavares chat community, gentrification, the Premier League and Gary Lineker.
Read all about Gooners, glory and poisoned lasagnas in Eighteen86
Inspired by the original football fanzines of the ’80s and ’90s, two lifelong Gooners – Ed Fenwick and Max Giles – decided to set up their own a few years back.
Hometown glory: what Wythenshawe thinks of local hero Marcus Rashford
The Face took to the town centre to hear what people think of the Manchester United footballer following his success in convincing the government to provide a summer food fund for low-income families.
Liverpool FC is about the future
As Nike unveils a brand new away kit for the Premier League champions, we travel to Liverpool to capture it on young fans from the area.
Walking in the shoes of Argentina’s hero, Diego Maradona
Sofia Malamute photographs the places and faces that shaped the late soccer star’s formative years, alongside the locals and fans paying tribute to one of the world’s greatest football players, one month since his untimely death.
Obviously the Premier League is getting into crypto now
Yep, not even the beautiful game can escape the non-fungible frenzy.
Thom Browne and FC Barcelona are a (ahem) match made in heaven
The US brand is the official off-pitch outfitter for every away match of the club’s 2019/2020 Champions League campaign.
Our predictions for the upcoming 2023/24 Premier League season
Sackings, Saudis, haircuts – here’s what we think is going to go down this year.
Trent Alexander-Arnold: “Do I feel fulfilled? Nowhere near”
Trent Alexander-Arnold has spent the last year cementing his place as the most exciting English footballer of his generation. On the day he’s named Premier League Young Player of the Season, we meet the Liverpool FC star with the world at his feet.
Music-washing: why are international acts performing in Qatar?
Massive musicians have flocked to the desert to perform around the World Cup, bringing an intense ethical debate into sharp focus.