England’s Harry Maguire and those loud stupid voices at Wembley In today’s Fiver: Booing, Christian Eriksen’s ‘bit of a break’ and a club statement for the ages The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2022
The cheese curds and gravy on an already delicious plate of fries In today’s Fiver: Canada, the Oscars, AFC Wimbledon and Wrexham The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2022
Reasons to be cheerful: Aaron Ramsey is playing regularly again, sort of In today’s Fiver: Sixty-four years of hurt, USA! USA!! USA!!! and Gareth Bale: bloodsucker or parasite? The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2022
Football alliances and Euro 2028 chickens counted before they hatch In today’s Fiver: a Russian act of obscene trolling, Hatem Ben Arfa v a big fridge, and Staffin Football Club The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2022
Barcelona high-fives and football’s self-appointed celebration police In today’s Fiver: El thrashico, some twerp in Belgium and John May: winger or Latin teacher? The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2022
Liverpool and the eerie channelling of that 1981 spirit In today’s Fiver: Big Cup, being taught by a footballer at school and sympathy The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2022
Everton, Newcastle and no guarantees of success In today’s Fiver: The Goon Show, real talk and a rough night for Preston The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2022
Manchester United and some top, top politics In today’s Fiver: Manchester United, sporting integrity and some belated salt The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2022
Lampard and the glazed expression of confused impotence at Everton In today’s Fiver: Everton and the unthinkable, ‘hate’ and ‘screams’ and the ‘Budapest Baggio’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2022
Cristiano Ronaldo’s trip to Portugal and a tale of two Kit Kats In today’s Fiver: vending machines at the Estádio da Luz, the Sanctioned One and good work by Arsenal The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2022
Real Madrid, PSG and a dependable source of entertainment for neutrals In today’s Fiver: Belabouring the point, Neighbours and more The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2022
Everton’s sinking feeling and tales of their relegated forefathers In today’s Fiver: Everton, foul-throw agitation and plenty more The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2022
There is plenty of blame to go around for Manchester United’s derby defeat In today’s Fiver: Manchester United, nuns and more The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2022
Football, the most important of the least important things In today’s Fiver: An alarming lack of sympathy and compassion The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2022 Roman Abramovich plans his exit from Chelsea In today’s Fiver: Roman Abramovich, Roberto Carlos and plenty more
The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2022 Chelsea, Roman Abramovich and old-school memories of the Bridge In today’s Fiver: The Roman empire, email clipping and Woking woe
The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2022 Everton just can’t catch a break In today’s Fiver: Another Goodison fiasco, Rigobert Song and cryptocurrency
The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2022 A thrilling final with 21 successful spot-kicks and a 12-yard field goal In today’s Fiver: a 0-0 draw with a lot of fizz, Marcelo Bielsa’s vacant bucket and the football world’s reaction to the conflict in Ukraine
The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2022 In which Uefa and Manchester United attempt to untangle themselves In today’s Fiver: Uefa, Russia and a night of grit down on the south coast
The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2022 Antonio Conte and the full Spurs experience In today’s Fiver: Tottenham, Bradford and a Luton Town away-day effort
The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2022 Uefa, St Petersburg, Gazprom and pointless bespoke tunnel carpeting In today’s Fiver: Big Cup, perfectionism and maverick own-goal protocols
The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2022 Games off, Jimmy Greaves and Big Jet TV: a strange day at Fiver Towers In today’s Fiver: Storm Eunice causes chaos, Paul Warne feels the chill and another tale of a birthday bore draw
The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2022 Mbappé, Messi and a torch cheekily back-flicked down the wing In today’s Fiver: Big Cup kicks, Big Pot digs and the latest chapter in our ongoing reader beef
The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2022 PSG v Real Madrid: Big Cup returns with an unromantic match-up In today’s Fiver: Schadenfreude and petrohubris, hot inter-reader beef and a 63-year-old interim manager
The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2022 Newcastle and the most closely-monitored metatarsal since Beckham In today’s Fiver: Kieran Trippier, Ralf’s sports psychologist and Neil Warnock’s love poem