Football

The middle class sucked the fun out of owning a dog and football. What’s next?
Sam Delaney

The middle class sucked the fun out of owning a dog and football. What’s next?

Football legend David James: ‘I had difficult moments at every club, not just Liverpool’
Letter To My Younger Self

Football legend David James: ‘I had difficult moments at every club, not just Liverpool’

Letters: Voter loyalties are no longer for life – unlike football allegiances
Letters

Letters: Voter loyalties are no longer for life – unlike football allegiances

I’m gay and a West Ham fan – this is how football has changed for people like me
Jo Bailey

I’m gay and a West Ham fan – this is how football has changed for people like me

Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison review – lifting the taboo of being gay in football
Books

Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison review – lifting the taboo of being gay in football

Sam Kerr’s arrest highlights the white supremacy, racism and misogyny of British policing 
Amanda Porter

Sam Kerr’s arrest highlights the white supremacy, racism and misogyny of British policing 

Dear men, it’s not a weakness to be vulnerable or ask for help
Music

Dear men, it’s not a weakness to be vulnerable or ask for help

Manchester City and England football star Chloe Kelly: ‘A smile on your face goes a long way’
Sport

Manchester City and England football star Chloe Kelly: ‘A smile on your face goes a long way’

‘Shameful’ Saudi Arabia to be 2034 World Cup hosts. It’s a ‘moment of great danger’ for human rights
Sportswashing

‘Shameful’ Saudi Arabia to be 2034 World Cup hosts. It’s a ‘moment of great danger’ for human rights

We run free football sessions for kids – but the impact of our work goes well beyond the pitch
Kieran Connolly

We run free football sessions for kids – but the impact of our work goes well beyond the pitch

How Newcastle United fans are tackling food poverty one match at a time: ‘There’s more need than ever’
Food poverty

How Newcastle United fans are tackling food poverty one match at a time: ‘There’s more need than ever’

Newcastle is debasing itself to NUFC’s Saudi owners. Here’s how we’re fighting empty promises
Andrew Page and John Hird

Newcastle is debasing itself to NUFC’s Saudi owners. Here’s how we’re fighting empty promises

Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: ‘The North East is on the verge of 90s Manchester’
Theatre

Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: ‘The North East is on the verge of 90s Manchester’

Far-right, nationalist football hooligans don’t realise who the real enemy is
Sam Diss

Far-right, nationalist football hooligans don’t realise who the real enemy is

How Everton football club is easing strain on the NHS by taking on heart health
Health

How Everton football club is easing strain on the NHS by taking on heart health

This football tournament backed by Man City’s Pep Guardiola helps homeless people reach their goals
Homelessness

This football tournament backed by Man City’s Pep Guardiola helps homeless people reach their goals

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Ex-Premier League star Troy Deeney: ‘My dad used to beat us up. Football was my only escape’
Letter To My Younger Self

Ex-Premier League star Troy Deeney: ‘My dad used to beat us up. Football was my only escape’

‘Football is a force for good’: Homeless World Cup gets backing from FIFA
Homeless World Cup

‘Football is a force for good’: Homeless World Cup gets backing from FIFA

Comedian Chloe Petts: ‘Dear internet trolls – I’ll wear whatever I like’
Chloe Petts

Comedian Chloe Petts: ‘Dear internet trolls – I’ll wear whatever I like’

Premier League clubs step up gambling sponsorship on front of shirts ahead of ban: ‘It’s shameful’
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Premier League clubs step up gambling sponsorship on front of shirts ahead of ban: ‘It’s shameful’