
Sean Cole
Sean Cole is a freelance journalist. He has written for FourFourTwo, BBC Sport and When Saturday Comes among others. A Birmingham City supporter and staunch Nikola Zigic advocate, he once scored a hat-trick at St. Andrew’s (in a half-time game). He also has far too many football shirts and spends far too much time reading the Wikipedia pages of obscure players.
Latest articles by Sean Cole

Quiz! Can you name every League Cup quarter-finalist since 2000?
By Sean Cole published
Quiz! Some surprising names have reached this stage over the years - how many of them do you remember?

Quiz! Can you name every footballer to finish in the top three of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award?
By Sean Cole published
Quiz! Since the award was launched back in 1954, only six footballers have ever won it, but 23 have made the top three

Quiz! Can you name the top 25 goalscorers from across Europe's top five leagues in 2023?
By Sean Cole published
Quiz! These players have had productive years at club level and will be hoping there's still more to come

Quiz! Can you name every team Manchester United faced in their treble-winning season?
By Sean Cole published
Quiz! During a difficult period under Erik ten Hag, test your knowledge of happier, trophy-filled times for the club

Quiz! Can you get 30 correct answers in our Big Quiz of 2023?
By Sean Cole published
Quiz! The year is almost over – so how much do you remember from the past 12 months of football?

Quiz! Can you name the 25 youngest players in Premier League history?
By Sean Cole published
Quiz! If you're good enough, you're old enough - but an early start is no guarantee of long-term success

Rebecca Welch set to become the Premier League's first female referee
By Sean Cole published
Welch will make history when she takes charge of the game between Fulham and Burnley on 23 December

Manchester United could lose £42m signing for free next summer: report
By Sean Cole published
Manchester United risk losing even more money next summer, with a big signing prepared to cut ties

Chelsea have found transfer loophole, with FIFA law unblockable this January
By Sean Cole published
Chelsea's transfer business hs been under the microscope – and now the club may have found another intriguing solution

Manchester United's Champions League exit has cost them enough money to buy a new squad player
By Sean Cole published
Manchester United had planned to reach the Champions League quarter-finals but finished bottom of their group after losing to Bayern Munich

Quiz! Can you name every club to have finished top of a Champions League group?
By Sean Cole published
Quiz! Clubs from Europe's biggest leagues dominate this list, alongside some relative minnows and surprise packages

Quiz! Can you name every Premier League team to be in the top four at Christmas since 2000?
By Sean Cole published
Quiz! Although the usual suspects have dominated, the occasional interloper has still managed to slip through

Quiz! Can you name Newcastle United's 25 most expensive signings?
By Sean Cole published
Quiz! Several of these players have arrived at St James' Park since the Saudi takeover in 2021

Quiz! Can you name every EFL player to score at least 25 goals in a season since 2000?
By Sean Cole published
Quiz! Nothing beats the feeling of scoring a goal, as these players know better than most

Quiz! Can you name every EFL team to win at least 90 points in a season since 2000?
By Sean Cole published
Quiz! Celebrating promotion makes all the effort worth it, but a couple of these teams still had to go through the play-offs

Manchester United in talks with 'the new Robert Lewandowski' to solve goalscoring woes: report
By Sean Cole published
Manchester United are targeting an electric striker in a bid to improve fortunes in front of goal

Arsenal could let defender LEAVE, with European giants keen on signing star: report
By Sean Cole published
Arsenal have been strong defensively this season – but may let one star of the backline depart

'We could see him hammering the dugout – he was wrecking anything he could get hold of': Chris Waddle reveals Jack Charlton’s rage at Newcastle United's second-half collapse against QPR
By Sean Cole published
Even scoring a hat-trick didn't spare Chris Waddle from Jack Charlton's frustration as a 4-0 lead was lost

Manchester City star could depart just SIX months after joining the club: report
By Sean Cole published
Manchester City could lose one of their summer signings in a strange twist

Record-breaking £6.7 billion TV deal guarantees more live Premier League matches than ever before
By Sean Cole published
From the 2025-26 season, Sky Sports and TNT Sports will show up to 270 live games between them

Quiz! Can you name every country England women have played under Sarina Wiegman?
By Sean Cole published
Quiz! The Dutch manager, who famously led the Lionesses to victory in the Euros, has been in charge since September 2021

"He’s a really likeable man but he won’t sit and have lunch with you or have any small talk": James Maddison discusses the impact Ange Postecoglou has had at Spurs
By Sean Cole published
Tottenham Hotspur went unbeaten for their first 10 Premier League games before injuries and suspensions hit

Former Manchester United wonderkid fined for using a dead person's Blue Badge
By Sean Cole published
Ravel Morrison, who plays for DC United, admitted buying the badge from 'someone in Old Trafford' for £50
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