You'll all be intrigued to know that 40 years ago this weekend I was snogged for the very first time, on a Saturday night in a Lincolnsh...

Seventeen years ago today on Monday April 8th, 2002, I went to watch Boston United play Stevenage Borough (as they were known back then)...

I delivered the following paper at TU Dortmund University on July 13, 2018, as part of a two-day conference on the theme of 'Writing F...

My gratitude to @ArloMBloom for the following review of The Quiet Fan , which first appeared late last year on the Soccer America website....

A not strictly accurate  book description tailored  to a specific public. The Quiet Fan   is my third book, but the first where I'v...

Having watched almost every kick of the previous 11 World Cups, my family and friends were sceptical about my ability to boycott the 2018 c...

How did I imagine Chinese football fans? The truth is that I expected them to be passive. I have no idea why. I'd never been to China i...

The attempted assassination by assailants unknown on the Skripal family in Salisbury, England, has prompted the kind of decisive political ...

Faster than the speed of publishing - Clive and his... vehicle. As The Quiet Fan 's publication date approaches with all the speed a...

Last Saturday I was cycling to the Bundesliga game between Eintracht Frankfurt and Schalke 04 when I passed close to a crowd demonstrating ...