David Hardman looks back at one of the most iconic Premier League moments when Manchester United changed shirts at half time.
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 ...
When PSV Eindhoven secured the treble of Dutch League, Dutch Cup and European Cup in May 1988, it was typical of a brief period of unprecedented egalitarianism in the European game. As surprising as ...
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Many believe that this rise in hooliganism has all stemmed from the events at the Euro 2020 Final at Wembley stadium. Despite a reduced stadium capacity (due to Covid-19 restrictions) more than the ...
Jack Murray discusses an exciting season ahead for the League of Ireland Premier Division, with a number of clubs holding ...
Perhaps co-incidentally, or maybe as part of a compromise for this to happen, another change to the criteria saw the runners up of the best ranked nations also competing in the second qualifying round ...
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 ...
With so much to cover, it feels more appropriate to dissect 1994/95 in two parts. This article will cover the domestic side of the game, with Europe to follow. In 1994/95, the most significant change ...
The late 90’s were an exciting period for youth football in Ireland. Despite the senior squad watching France 98 from their living rooms, European success for the U16 squad was swiftly followed by the ...
Gone are the days when April Fools’ Day involved telling a really crappy joke and punching your mate on the arm when they fell hook, line and sinker for whatever yarn you had just spun. The internet ...