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Tomos Millward On October 28th in Paris, the 2024 Ballon d’Or awards should have signalled an uncontroversial entrance into a new era of the award’s lifetime. Following Lionel Messi’s record eighth victory in 2023 and effective retirement from high-level football in Miami, France Football had the simple task of...

William Wigg   GK : Mark Travers ( v Aston Villa A )    Travers has found game time hard to come by as of late on the south coast, which makes his performance at the weekend all the more impressive. Despite a lack of rhythm and opportunities, Travers...

Tomos Millward Pep Guardiola is the greatest manager in history, but has he ruined football? Though Guardiola has coached some of the greatest teams and players of all time, he has created two of the greatest issues in the sport today.  Firstly, football is a victim of Guardiola’s success....

Rhys Thomas This year’s Champions League final was BT Sport’s last dance before the channel transitions to TNT Sports later this year. Rather than generating a standing ovation from millions of onlookers, though, BT Sport’s farewell ended with tomatoes strewn across their multiple stages. From the carnage (and not...

Matthew Boyd Before discussing the matchups for the four English teams in the competition, it is important to note that these are the first Champions League games for three months. During this hiatus from the competition, there has been an incredible amount of football, including the World Cup, of...

The Premier is back for another rollercoaster ride of a season. Starting with the ten most northerly teams, Daniel Evans compiles a preview of each side....

The Premier League returns once more this weekend after yet another summer of bustling transfer activity. Hundreds of millions of pounds have parted ways with some of the sport’s richest clubs, and even more huge footballing names have arrived on British shores. Vinay Patel rounds up the action from...