Tag: football (soccer)

WATCH: Word Cup fever has enveloped Britain as the England football team march to glory, and the 'It's coming home' cinema inspired video memes are fueling the frenzy. Here's the greatest hits...

Although there is potential for rivalry, the World Cup really can also bring people from nations all over the world together through their love of football.

SPECIAL FEATURE: A more diverse representation of women football fans is needed in media coverage of the World Cup – and other sport events.

Football World Cup's first ever video reviewed penalty sparks huge controversy. But was it the right call or were we robbed?

Australia often proves fact stranger than fiction. It's a big place, with lots of sheep, where hungry pie eaters play 'real' football.

You think you know passion? You haven’t met the European football fans.

After former German premier league player Thomas Hitzlsperger announced he was gay, Socceroos boss Ange Postecoglou has said he hopes Australian footballers would feel comfortable disclosing their sexuality if they wanted to.

EXPAT FACTOR | Since joining the Fulham Football Club in 2007, Scott Miller from Melbourne has risen to become a prominent member of the coaching staff.

You can feel it. The sense of anticipation is at fever pitch and the excitement that courses through the bones is palpable. The summer sun might still be lingering, but that is irrelevant. The outside world might as well not exist once the clock strikes three o’clock on a Saturday ...

Australian Ironwoman and triathlete Candice Falzon has sparked rumours of a relationship with Manchester United superstar Anderson after tweeting a series of images from several of the Brazilian footballer’s recent matches at Manchester's Old Trafford stadium.

The Australian waitress who received death threats after claiming to have slept with One Direction star Zayn Malik earlier this year has gone public once again, this time telling of an alleged one night stand with Leeds United bad-boy El Hadji Diouf.

SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | In an attempt to understand the almost religious fevour with which football is followed in our adopted homeland, our sleuth dons the red and white and tries to go incognito at the ‘North London derby’.

Deprived of the live atmosphere of his favourite Australian sports, PAUL BLEAKLEY explores the UK alternative at Millwall FC.