Even by the standard, football’s not in a great place, a grubby, grasping mess that reflects our society. To change that we have no choice other than to engage…

It is eminently possible that there are more opinions expounded on football than on any other subject, feeding into a circle both vicious and virtuous that…

Watching a teenager make their name is a moving, affirming experience, equal parts empathy and envy: if you’re young you want to be young and good, and if you…

One of the many tragedies of humanity is that the things we like in others – and in ourselves – are strongly related to the things we don’t like. So when we…

Manchester United are an egregious example of the incursion, these days more cashpoint than football club. Since the Glazers took over in 2005, they have…