Hanwell Town FC, nicknamed "The Geordies", founded by Newcastle road workers and a home from home for supporters of the Mags in West London. Tom Reed was part of the record attendance as Hanwell Town...

Like any other football fan on holiday, Laura Gates naturally wanted to sniff out any sort of game she could find while on holiday in Cyprus. She headed to a third division game between Anorthosis Mou...

Darlington FC, football league stalwarts for many years with a very loyal fanbase. The arena saga had club accountants living up to the nickname "The Quakers". But this now fan-owned club is on the lo...

In Argentina, the best art isn't in galleries but in random alleyways, on worn out shutters, on peeling walls. Everywhere it is Diego Maradona. Groundspotters have spent years photographing murals ded...

Martin is creating an intimate black-and-white photographic portrait of Het Legioen — the legendary collective name for the supporters of Feyenoord. His photographs portray Het Legioen in all its diff...

Corinthians meets the Cobblers. From São Paulo to Semilong. A takeover of Northampton Town FC by a part-Brazilian consortium including the ex-Brazil and Milan star Pato feels like a fever dream, but i...

The International break gives us space to think about what's important about football. Non-League is the best of it and a trip to Top Field, home of Hitchin Town a real treat. A smorgasbord of non-lea...

Andy Burnham's recent suggestion that a ban on supporters drinking booze in sight of the match in the top five tiers of English football is “discrimination” is less of an own goal but a carrying of th...

When I was about eight years-old, My dad bought me a DVD which recollected the life and career of Diego Maradona, highlighting his time at Napoli. My dad described him as one of the best, which sparke...

Crewe Alexandra FC's nickname is "The Railwaymen", in tribute to the town's position as a hub of the train network. It is a simple club with a complex past, known for its homegrown players and playing...

Pozzuoli is a city located in the Phlegraean Fields, a volcanic area west of Naples. The residents live with regular tremors due to the seismic activity associated with “Bradyseism”; a slow uplift of ...

Nestled on the northern banks of the River Thames, 22 nautical miles east of central London, is the Essex town of Tilbury. Perhaps best known for being the site of London’s major port, or for being th...

Groundhopping is not an easy feat in the United States, particularly when you live in the South. This is one of the reasons Cas Mudde drove some 350 miles (one- way) to Cary, North Carolina. But the o...

If Kosovo is an epic poem, there are more verses to be written. The Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Kosovo's Pristina, acts as the beating heart of the nation’s pulse. It’s named in honour of the legendary Ko...

Kenilworth Road is not long for this earth. The temple of tin. A skulking librarian hoarding first editions. A cut price Oz. Follow the guided busway not the yellow brick road. There's not anothe...

A little over a decade ago, Les Girondins de Bordeaux had won the Coupe de France for a fourth time and regularly qualified for the Europa League. The story since, has been less of a fairytale for the...

It was time to say goodbye on this picture-perfect Saturday in Chorzow. Nearly 90 years after opening its gates in 1935, Cicha 6 welcomed fans for the final time on the 28th of June, 2025 — a farewell...

The active scene in Australia continues to grow and none more so than in Sydney, where the derby between Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers burns strong. Even a game between the two teams’ academy...

Thousands of German fans somewhere on Swiss streets hadn’t seemed to be bothered by the rain and a surprisingly cold July weather. The decision to spend 24 hours in Basel to see the German women's na...

Time drifts quick at the international shipping port at Harwich in Essex. At Harwich and Parkeston FC many of the volunteers have served for several decades. The club is known for its friendly welcome...

Minutes count in football. Seconds can feel like hours. Real Oviedo's journey from the Spanish first division to the fourth and then back again lasted 8770 days. Those 8770 days saw protests, a share ...

In a sport that is increasingly focused on the minutiae of tactics, it’s important that photographers like Mike Bayly are hanging back and capturing the wide sweep of football landscapes. From sausage...

Han Balk started his 2024/25 season watching Go Ahead Eagles, much like any other. Little did he know, but the team from Deventer were about to embark on an epic cup run that would culminate in his be...

Armed with a A Zenit-EM old Russian film camera, Robert Borthwick has taken 35mm shots of his beloved Heart of Midlothian FC. He's not in it for the glory, more capturing the fleeting moments of joy a...