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 ...

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...

Dutch Cup holders Go Ahead Eagles were all aboard for their annual pre-season friendlies by the railway at Sportcomplex Hanzepark.

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...

SV Blau Weiss Berolina Mitte hosted SSC Südwest 1947, with the visitors chasing promotion. There was something on the line for this fixture but that wasn’t the main attraction. Rather, it was to visit...

After a chance attendance of a Cray Valley Paper Mills match, Tom Stanworth went from groundhopper to bona fide fan. Little did he know but his journeys around English non-League football would form p...

Forget the big teams of Serie A, football isn't all about glory. You could call the fans of ASD Fanfulla glory-phobes in fact. Their supporters call themselves "lost causes" and hang banners upside do...

I leave Naples Central Station behind me and walk towards the seafront, where the heart of the Scudetto celebration will take place, with the passing of the buses with the Napoli team. Neapolitans are...

TheFootballGlobetrotter was there to watch UC Sampdoria take on US Salernitana 1919 in the Serie B relegation playoffs. For the loyal Blucerchiati, it is not only about being close to the club in the ...

As the regular season drew to a close, and uncertainty loomed over three teams still in contention for the Swiss Championship, a rather special and historic match took place on Saturday, April 12th, i...

Roll out a red and blue carpet. That stretches to Wembley A hundred thousand pints. In the Pawson’s Arms. Lambrusco with Lombardo. And when the Palace cheer. They’re reaching for their heroes. ...

Dutch club Telstar have become a metaphor for perpetually playing in the Dutch second tier, known as the Eerste Divisie. It's known for its quaint basket scoring system and intergalactic name. But thi...

While sunseekers may flock to Torremolinos for its beaches and nightlife, few realise that its football club, Juventud Torremolinos, has played an important role in the town’s transformation from a mo...

Bristol is football mad but it's not all about City and Rovers. The grassroots game is going strong via the Bristol Downs League which pitched hundreds of amateur footballers against each other every ...

The autumn sunshine washes over the Curva Nord “Nini” Udovichich at Novara Football Club in Italy. Once one of the “Quadilateral” of Piedmont and club of all-time Serie A top goalscorer Silvio Piola, ...

Borussia Dortmund is a special football club. Despite being based in only the ninth largest city in Germany it boasts the stadium with the largest capacity. Eighty one thousand three hundred and sixty...

Australian domestic football isn't talked about enough on the world stage but you wouldn't think that in the Victory terrace. Melbourne Victory are in the midst of a final series with upstarts Aucklan...