IN JUNE 2008, PEP GUARDIOLA BECAME MANAGER OF FC BARCELONA. In the same month, Spain became champions of Europe when they defeated Germany by a goal to nil in Vienna. What followed was a period of ...

IT IS THE ESSENCE OF A FOOTBALL FAN to question and compare players. Whilst debating the merits of the heroic wingers past and present, the same few names frequently populate discussions. Cristiano ...

MESA, ARIZONA doesn’t have a notable sporting past. The third largest city in the Copper State, Mesa is located just 20km from the state’s capital, Phoenix, which, in contrast, does have a sporting ...

Moving from CONIFA to the FIFA-recognised OFC, Tuvalu and Kiribati are now on the football map. But does this mean for them and the OFC ...

Icarus Football are a custom kit design service making tailor-made shirts for everyone, from five-a-side teams to semi-pro outfits ...

Rising against the odds late in his career, Steve Savidan was one of Ligue 1’s best goalscorer and a France international. Then tragedy struck ...

Thanks to the likes of Nelson Mandela, when apartheid was at its worst, a unique movement of football at Robben Island changed so much ...

Heskey Cam and outshining Del Piero: Emile Heskey in the A-League Emile Heskey learned the hard way in the A-League: it can be hard to feel on top of the world when you’re living Down Under ...

One of the most annoying by-products of the blanket coverage that football has enjoyed over the last decade is that it’s impossible to express appreciation for a relatively up-and-coming team without ...

The penalty kick is the rawest distillation of psychology and repetitive practice in football – but what makes a player good or bad at them?

These Football Times and COPA90 have teamed up to bring you the story of Kylian Mbappe’s rise from Bondy to FIFA 21 cover star ...