Robert O'Connor
Manchester United and Me: Living in the Shadow of a Fallen Giant
Manchester United's Fergie-era success did strange things to opposition fans, contorting otherwise rational minds into wastelands of jealousy and loathing.
The Golden Goal: Remembering Football's Failed Attempt at Self-Improvement
The Golden Goal was football's attempt to reduce the number of penalty shootouts. In reality, however, the new initiative brought its own set of problems.
The Rapid Transformation of UK Football Coverage
Football coverage has changed almost beyond recognition in the past 20 years. How did we reach our current level of saturation?
How Blanket Champions League Coverage Spoils the Show
The 1998-99 Champions League semi-final was a belter, but the game wasn't broadcast live in the UK. And yet that only serves to make it even more enduring.
The Team Dismantled by War: Red Star Belgrade's Final European Triumph
24 years ago, two brilliant attacking sides played out a dire 0-0 draw in the European Cup final. For Red Star Belgrade, it was a last hurrah at the pinnacle of continental football.
The British Coaches Who Made Armenian Football Believe
Journeyman coach Tom Jones went to Armenia to help out his sick friend. He came home having helped to revitalise the country's national football side.