Football or Egg?

Football Romps

Wayne Rooney’s romp with a prostitute while his wife was pregnant is the latest in an indeterminably long line of marital indiscretions by high-profile football players.

Indian Spice for a Bland EPL Club

The Victory

Mohun Bagan’s 1911 IFA Shield victory was much more than a sporting milestone, it gave a colonised nation spine and pride.

Who Referees Referees?

Decision bloopers this World Cup have stirred a lively debate on the adoption of technical aids. Because human errors in refereeing are making the difference between victory and defeat quite often.

It Was a Classic

Germany’s 4-1 defeat of England at the World Cup, despite the refereeing controversy, will be a match long remembered.

Ecstasy and Agony

The author visits pubs at Oxford to catch the euphoria and the heartbreak of the English football-crazy fan.

The Management Guy in the Beautiful Game

Unlike in cricket, a football coach is very powerful. There are deserving reasons.

Europe’s Fall From Grace

Doddering about, even getting booted out of the World Cup in round one: What has gone wrong with the men from the Continent?

Sporting Art

Fifa fever takes on a new space: an art gallery houses Riyas Komu’s latest exhibition celebrating football.