Game Over, Ball Burst

Game Over, Ball Burst

Football

World Cup 2026 Health Check: Bigger, greedier, and more grotesque than ever
With just under two months to go to the 2026 World Cup, it's fair to say it hasn't exactly been plain sailing off the field.
The weight of an empire
Man Utd move on from another manager and another failed project, and return to the warm bosom of ex-player familiarity.
Lost for words
Mo Salah's not struggling to find words, unlike your favourite sports Substacker.
Irish football's coming of age
It's been a long period of misery for Irish football - progressing to the World Cup play-offs is a coming of age moment for the team and these players.
The Cruellest Game
There’s fewer tests of faith in life than following the Irish national football team.
Slot’s struggle as Salah's shadow looms
A week is a long time in football. Just ask Arne Slot.
10 takeaways from the opening five Premier League games
It's been an odd start to the season, to say the least.
There's no winner in this summer's Isak transfer saga
The great transfer saga of summer 2025 looks to be coming to an end, but there's rarely any winners in these stories.
In the Premier League, patience waits for no No.9
It was a tale of two strikers this weekend as Arsenal met Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Fantasy Football needs to be stopped
What's it all about, really?
The Premier League 2025/26 Sense Check
Just in time for the new football season - here's a sense check of all 20 Premier League teams and why they'll be good OR bad this year.
Loss
On the tragic loss of Diogo Jota and André Silva.
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