Pints and points: the arguments for and against booze at football matches In today’s Football Daily: Tin, carpe diem for CR7 and happy birthday, Ally McCoist The Guardian - UK · Sep 24
Southampton, Middlesbrough and a spygate scandal that won’t go quietly In today’s Football Daily: Saints are into the playoff fnal but spy saga is not over yet The Guardian - UK · May 13
Refereeing is stuck in a frustrating feedback loop, with no easy way out In today’s Football Daily: Let’s talk about refs, bay-be The Guardian - UK · Feb 17
Can any club match Liverpool’s impressive run of top-eight finishes? Plus: which club have won the greatest variety of finals at Wembley? And more footballers as song titles The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2025
Tears for Mr Tottenham as Son and his trademark smile head for pastures new In today’s Football Daily: English football will miss Son Heung-min The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2025
‘Did you see that?!’ Why the Nations League is our new favourite thing In today’s Football: international football we can actually get behind The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2025
An FA Cup quarter-final lineup that Ron Manager would approve of In today’s Football Daily: The FA Cup last-eight draw is just marvellous The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2025
Have any father-son combos scored against other father-son combos? Plus: dramatic downturns in form, non-football athletes wearing crests on their kit (2) and much more The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2025
Can 11 Englishmen be on the same pitch without looking confused? In today’s Euro 2024 Daily: England get the pulses racing again The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024
The cycle of Manchester United life and free beer for everyone In today’s Football Daily: another bad day at Old Trafford, long memories and is that a redemption song we hear? The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2023
Aston Villa’s rise has been an evolution, not a complete revolution In today’s Football Daily: Aston Villa, a grand old club The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023
James Maddison and the art of being a pantomime villain In today’s Football Daily: Panto villains, José Mourinho’s last laugh and the late, great Sir Bobby Charlton in the bath The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2023
Who has won consecutive titles with different teams in the same country? Plus: winning the golden boot in different countries; and the Hungarian team who thought they were being kidnapped in Scotland The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2023
Duncan Ferguson takes his first bite of full-time football management In today’s Football Daily: Duncan Ferguson, Will Still and shaven male chests The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2022 Fifa finally honouring the basic truism that a game lasts 90 minutes In today’s Football Daily: Time at the HR World Cup, plus dancing shoes
The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2022 What are the most calamitous substitutions in football history? Plus: players out-scoring teams over a season, the first reference to a ‘great escape’ and more
The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2022 Who is the oldest footballer to score their first international goal? Plus: the most expensive unused Champions League final sub, the armband getting shared widely and long seasons