This Manchester City scandal is the biggest in British sporting history
And the club’s fanbase is in denial that they have ever done anything wrong
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Dive into the world of football with our collection of columns, articles and longer-read features.
Andy Burnham’s Scouse soul
Everton FC is part of the Prime Minister’s politics as much as his identity
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Mayo’s All-Ireland win has the world jealous
Or is this just macho fetishisation at work?
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The World Cup is over. Now for the real awards
I’ll be 94 in 2030 – and still wearing my Scotland football shirt
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From the archive: Kevin Keegan’s mighty life
1999: Kevin Keegan becomes England manager
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Inside Tucker Carlson’s homespun HQ
Also: Havana’s fight against sanctions, and the classroom I can’t forget
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Labour’s iron discipline
Also: interviewing Binface, and why I prefer Shostakovich to the World Cup
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Watching England is agony. Why do we do it?
Should we get past Argentina, and even win the final, expect Andy Burnham to take full credit
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The transcendence of Thomas Tuchel
Hooliganism was the thesis, Southgatism was the antithesis – have we reached a glorious maturity?
By This is the best I’ve seen England play since 1966
Football brings the world together
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Football is a losing game
At World Cups, we celebrate and mourn
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The taming of the Wag
The wives of the World Cup have seized the means of production
By The World Cup needs fewer hydration breaks and more elderly violinists
The pains and pleasures of the 2026 tournament
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The bard of world football
James Richardson explains how he became the game’s great translator
By Cristiano Ronaldo is old, but not as old as me
Let’s hear it for the World Cup oldies
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English football is being Yankified
American fans, and American money, are taking over the game
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The insignificance of Harry Kane
America 2026 is his chance at immortality
By Staying up for Scotland
And for England, so long as they’re not playing Scotland!
By This might be my last World Cup
I dread hearing the words “England friendly”
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The MAGA World Cup
Could football be a symbolic riposte to Trump’s xenophobia?
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