Cabo Verde has just qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2026, becoming the second least populous country to do so since Iceland in 2018. A country with a population of just 525,000 has established their name worldwide, where people have…

When Chelsea met Leeds United in the final of the FA Cup in 1970, it produced one of the most exhilarating contests for what was then the most prestigious prize in English football. It was, in many ways, a clash of styles, the flashy and…

‘Tradition’ is a notoriously pervasive, and hence often quite empty, label in the world of football. The term gets relentlessly brandished in the discourse surrounding the game in order to justify, condone and condemn any and all things as…

AFC Bournemouth have turned into one of the most exciting sides in English football. Last season’s 56 points and ninth-place finish was their best-ever Premier League result, achieved for the second straight year. Under Andoni Iraola, the…