Co-editor of BackPageFootball.com. Writes mostly on Premier League and A-League with contributions to other sites including TheFootballSack, InBedWithMaradona and Bloomberg's BSports. Has featured on ...

Having only qualified for one World Cup (France 1998), considering the immense talent in their ranks, Jamaica are seen as serial underachievers. Current players include Michail Antonio, Bobby ...

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2025 brings us another new chapter in the footballing universe: the birth of the new FIFA Club World Cup. The Club World Cup has been a staple of the footballing calendar since 2000 (or 1960 if you ...

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The Irish footballing revolution which is currently being spearheaded by Stephen Kenny, only the second manager to take the Republic of Ireland hotseat having previously coached in the League of ...

Non-league football is very special; it is the roots of Dorking Wanderers. Ever since its creation in 1999, they have had a miraculous rise through the English football pyramid and they will be ...