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The lack of English footballers playing abroad and its worrying consequences
With the England national team slowly slipping away from football’s top table, Jon Massingham looks into the lack of English talent plying their trade abroad.
Category: International
Why FIFA have got it all wrong by expanding the World Cup to 48 teams
From 2026, 48 teams will participate in the FIFA World Cup, and Andrew Delaney believes that the governing body has made the wrong decision.
Asamoah Gyan – Ghana’s imperfect legend and one last roll of the dice
Ahead of tonight’s AFCON semi-final, Ross Findlay discusses the legacy of Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan.
Revamped FIFA World Cup – 48 reasons to be cheerful
Gerry Farrell gives his thoughts on the revamping of the World Cup which will see 48 nations take part from the 2026 tournament.
Three of the best football stories from 2016
As 2016 draws to a close, we look back at some of the feel good football stories during what was at times a challenging 12 months for many.
The Ireland International Player Power Rankings – This is McClean Country
We debut the hastily named Ireland International Player Power Rankings, ranking Irish charge’s throughout their World Cup qualifying campaign – gauging international form, club exploits and what side of the bed Martin O’Neill is getting out of.
Why the Premier League is the reason for England’s international struggles
Kaustubh Pandey discusses the impact that the Premier League’s dynamic is having on the England national side.
Coleman leads by example with Georgia winner for Ireland
Ireland picked up their first win of the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign last night but it wasn’t pretty against Georgia.
Bournemouth’s Eddie Howe must take the England job, but at his own risk
Kaustubh Pandey believes that Eddie Howe is the man to lead England, but the current Bournemouth boss would need to approach the role with caution.
The only Russian election that matters
Alan Moore gives us the lowdown on the candidates for the Presidency of the Russian Football Union ahead of the upcoming election.