Sports
When Saturday Comes
Relics, Don't Do It...
In the ground floor atrium of Zurich’s troubled FIFA World Football Museum a display case featuring shirts from FIFA’s 211 member associations was failing to impress three visiting American teenagers. “Who are Timor Leicester?” one asked. “They should host the World Cup in the US, like, every year,” added his friend.
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May 2017
When Saturday Comes
Focus on Jimmy Guthrie
When Jimmy Guthrie picked up the FA Cup for Portsmouth in 1939 it was a notable event in many ways. In simple football terms it was a big upset.
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May 2017
When Saturday Comes
Newquay 0 Tavistock 5
There is more to the North Cornwall coast than surfing and ice cream. Newquay AFC are playing at the highest level in their history but struggling to maintain it with a young team and little money, while even the high-flying visitors to the Mount Wise stadium may not take promotion.
8 min |
May 2017
When Saturday Comes
Delta force
The many failed attempts to establish a football club in San Francisco have not put off one ambitious group, who want technology to give them an edge.
3 min |
May 2017
When Saturday Comes
Release Clause
Whether it was for genuine sporting reasons or a PR stunt gone wrong, Boa Esporte Clube’s signing of a convicted murderer has caused outrage.
3 min |
May 2017
When Saturday Comes
Priest's Parish
Gillingham’s home may lack a fourth permanent side but each stand has its own personality and history attached, which it would be a shame to lose.
3 min |
May 2017
When Saturday Comes
Trickle-down Effect
Most will now have seen Virgin Media’s advertising blitz promoting their “Twenty’s Plenty” offering with the Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF), and with it providing muchneeded exposure for the organisation and its campaign to reduce away ticket prices.
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June 2017
When Saturday Comes
Millers' Crossing
Rotherham’s relegation was confirmed in early April and it had looked a certainty for months beforehand: with several games left they had already set club records for the fewest points in a season and the most defeats.
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June 2017
When Saturday Comes
Forest Green Rovers 3 Tranmere Rovers 1
This year’s National League play-off final pitches a team with a rich history in the Football League against one with none, yet Forest Green are not the plucky underdogs they may appear to be from the outside.
8 min |
July 2017
When Saturday Comes
Voluntary Sector
Our writers’ competition was set up with a legacy left by contributor David Wangerin, who died in 2012. Now in its fifth year, here is the 2017 winner describing life as a youth coach, after he reluctantly volunteered to help out.
6 min |
August 2017
When Saturday Comes
Sponsored Run
A club founded in 1990 now challenge for honours but it is no fairytale, with rival fans bitter about their financial backing and lack of support.
3 min |
August 2017
When Saturday Comes
European Standard
Surprise champions, new stadiums and a forthcoming World Cup suggest the Russian game is in rude health, but in many ways it is still struggling.
3 min |
August 2017
When Saturday Comes
Salford City 2 FC United Of Manchester 1
Pre-season brings together two local rivals whose owners, at least from the outside, appear to have vastly different philosophies on what constitutes progress. While the visitors seem relatively content with life in the National League North, their hosts are aiming higher – though whether Salford could sustain League football remains to be seen.
7 min |
September 2017
When Saturday Comes
Girls Interrupted
Manchester United have a thriving girls’ youth system – the problem is, they still do not have a senior team to which they can graduate.
3 min |
September 2017
When Saturday Comes
Homage To Catalonia
Odd stadium backdrops and past glories make Barcelona’s smaller clubs worthy of attention, though life remains insecure in Spain’s lower divisions.
6 min |
September 2017
When Saturday Comes
Great Scott
Charlton’s best period of the modern era coincided with the rise of Scott Parker as their midfield general, but poor career choices meant he never lived up to his full potential.
3 min |
September 2017
When Saturday Comes
Asian Recipe
While a summer tournament helps to promote Asian football clubs around the country, the FA are making strides to increase diversity.
3 min |
September 2017
When Saturday Comes
Home From Home
For decades from the 1960s the Anglo-Italian Football League provided a sanctuary for Italian immigrants who moved to the UK after the war.
3 min |
September 2017
When Saturday Comes
Look At The Bright Side
This summer’s European Championship captured the imagination of the host nation and signalled a shift in the way the women’s game is talked about, though England still have plenty of work to do on and off the pitch.
4 min |
October 2017
When Saturday Comes
Getaway Drivers
This summer’s transfer window has seen plenty of players agitating for moves, learning the best exit strategies from the actions of others in the past. We look back at two attempted escapes that went wrong
6 min |
October 2017
When Saturday Comes
Cautionary Tale
Officials used to be restrained in their use of cards, which wasn’t always for the good of the game
3 min |
October 2017
When Saturday Comes
Second World War: Morale Support
Despite its ability to raise public spirits, maintaining a coherent football league programme proved problematic between 1939 and 1945 – and not just because of the constant threat of air attack.
6 min |
October 2017
When Saturday Comes
Plays For Today
Edinburgh Fringe.
3 min |
October 2017
When Saturday Comes
Terrier Breeding
HUDDERSFIELD ACADEMY
3 min |
November 2017
When Saturday Comes
For Your Amusement
Some signings turn out to be so bad they are unwittingly the most entertaining thing on the pitch
4 min |
November 2017
When Saturday Comes
Chesterfield 1 Accrington Stanley 2
Three seasons ago Chesterfield narrowly missed out on successive promotions after losing in the League One play-offs. Now they find themselves in a League Two relegation battle and the locals are getting restless
7 min |
November 2017
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Help Is At Hand
With players arriving from all over the world it can often be hard for them to settle in. Luckily, clubs now employ people to make life as easy as possible
2 min |
November 2017
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Feeling Champion
Dulwich hamlet
3 min |
January 2018
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Owen, Going, Gone?
BLACKPOOL OWNERSHIP
3 min |
January 2018
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Selection Process
The humiliation of being the last person picked for a team tends to stay with you
4 min |