“I have my opinions on politics, but when our country plays, I take pride in supporting the players who are wearing the badge.”

There is no reason why the iconic World Cup venue has had its name changed for this tournament – but it is the least of Fifa’s worries

The world’s game is being repackaged for an elite audience

Join SC Libero, the most important of the least important membership clubs, now: liberopodcast.com.—Manchester City’s 2-1 win over Arsenal on Sunday was a rare thing: a Premier League game that...

So it all comes down to this. Maybe. After Arsenal lost at home to Bournemouth and Manchester City swatted aside Chelsea, the Premier League has a genuine title decider: Mikel Arteta’s stumbling ...

Javier Zanetti, Edgar Davids in wraparound shades, imperial-phase Francesco Totti. Operazione Nostalgia is a window back to Serie A’s legends era

Javier Zanetti, Edgar Davids in wraparound shades, imperial-phase Francesco Totti. Operazione Nostalgia is a window back to Serie A’s legends era

The modern game has stripped away the idea of the omnipresent and omnipotent football manager

Rory Smith Judge Bellingham's contentious England career and the end of PSR.

Is the club’s TV channel harmless propaganda, or something more sinister?

The Faroe Islands prove that while qualifying may be imperfect, it remains the beating heart of international football

Rangers manager’s methods need time but that is one thing that Glasgow’s derby pressure never allows

The Champions League is back. Or more specifically, the league phase, which starts with matchday one spread over the course of this week.On today’s episode, Jack Pitt-Brooke, James Horncastle and...

A look at the places, history, humanity, and flavors that make football that most interesting of obsessions.

Rory Smith on the 24/7 game happening off the pitch.

For 13 years an anonymous social media account has posted transfer gossip to the delight – and despair – of fans

A look at the places, history, humanity, and flavors that make football that most interesting of obsessions.

On today’s episode Jack Pitt-Brooke, James Horncastle and Rory Smith discuss the Club World Cup, where James saw the start of the tournament, with Rory now in New York to see its climax. They as...

This episode was recorded before the tragic news about the death of Diogo Jota and his brother.Jack Pitt-Brooke, Rory Smith and, eventually (18:41), James Horncastle try to get their heads around t...

Newcastle United’s historic trophy is euphoric for fans and a significant victory for Saudi Arabia. Both things can be true

Inter Milan swept away as French champions run up record-breaking score in Munich

Rory Smith on the disrespect of Lautaro Martínez, Inter Milan and PSG's first-ever meeting, and the best brezels in Munich.

Today on Libero Jack Pitt-Brooke, Rory Smith and James Horncastle look forward to Saturday’s Champions League final between Paris Saint Germain and Inter Milan.First up is the question of what ac...

Dispatches from the Libero's Bilbao Bureau bring word of an all-English European final that was not the greatest advert for the 'Best League in the World™', so instead James Horncastle, John Brew...

Two deaths a fortnight ago have failed to dispel the turbocharged allure of the motorsport for riders

On today’s episode of Libero, Rory Smith, John Brewin and James Horncastle wonder whether anyone not named Carlo Ancelotti can make sense of the modern Real Madrid, and assess the prospects for X...

Today’s episode starts with a look to the Arctic circle, where Bodo/Glimt have become one of the best stories in European football this decade. The small club from northern Norway have won four o...