Red Wine and Arepas – Our interview with Jordan Florit
Mark McGuigan has an incredible background in mental health support and rehabilitation in elite athletes and beyond. When we first [...]
Teammates XI: A line-up of the greatest teammates from the modern era
A guest piece from Kyle Norbury - the Creator of Teammates App. This is a platform to test your knowledge of footballers, and a football [...]
Glorious Failure: The Total Football of the Netherlands in 1974
Ross Kilvington recalls the brilliance of the 1974 Netherlands team, one of the greatest teams never to win the World Cup in the history of the [...]
Lockdown TV: Return of football will save us from After Life
Last week it was announced that the Premier League would return on 17 June. English football is officially back, for now, and there’ll be free-to-air matches shown on [...]
Paying the penalty: Part 3 – The failed Panenka and dreams of the all-time record
This is the second in our three-part ‘Paying the Penalty’ series. We take a look at moments involving penalties for England and recall the fascinating stories surrounding them. It’s a strange [...]
Paying the penalty: Part 2 – Spiritual guidance and the ‘Sliding Doors’ penalty
This is the second in our three-part ‘Paying the Penalty’ series. We take a look at moments involving penalties for England and recall the fascinating stories surrounding them. It’s a strange [...]
Paying the penalty: Part 1 – The two Real penalties and the vomiting Frenchman
Pelé once famously said, ‘A penalty is a cowardly way to score.’ A strange sentiment for such a ruthless goalscorer, although his point does [...]
Discussing mental health in elite sport. TFB interview: Mark McGuigan
Mark McGuigan has an incredible background in mental health support and rehabilitation in elite athletes and beyond. When we first [...]
In quotes: Johan Cruyff
After watching the Netherlands narrowly lose to Spain in the 2010 World Cup final, Johan Cruyff launched a scathing attack on the [...]
In quotes: Paul Gascoigne
The sight of Paul Gascoigne sliding on the Wembley turf in extra time, his studs missing the ball by millimetres, is one of the abiding ‘nearly [...]