Gary Parkinson

In 2002, Football League clubs were plunged into a financial crisis when ITV's colossal deal crumbled before them. The repercussions were far-reaching and no one emerged unscathed – FFT uncovers the catastrophe from within...

Cristiano Ronaldo will continue to score goals. But, worries Gary Parkinson, will enough of his team-mates still do so in a system retooled around the main man?

Michail Antonio isn't the only player to have started at the bottom - as these 10 can testify

Mikel Arteta is under pressure after Arsenal's poor early-season results, but which Gunners sides have had the worst starts to a season?

Subbuteo came into being in 1946, RAF veteran Peter Adolph coming up with an idea for a family-friendly football game to brighten life in post-war Britain. In 75 (often controversial) years, since, its legacy is assured through pop-punk, Paolo Di Canio and more...

Also helping, recalls Gary Parkinson, were the Georgian Garrincha and a famously sportsmanlike skipper

The Euros were one of the better French football ideas, says Gary Parkinson; having a third-place game, not so much

Germany boss Jogi Low moaned that the better side lost in the Euro 2016 semi-final – but the era of success under his guidance was over

Cristiano Ronaldo Who is the all-time international top scorer? Meet the men Cristiano Ronaldo has gradually tiptoed his way past...

Denzel Dumfries, the Netherlands' rising star of Euro 2020 has a familiar name to British ears

Marco van Basten led the Netherlands to a Euro 88 win courtesy of a brilliant strike in the final against the Soviet Union. Not bad for their third-choice forward...

Explaining the suspension rules at Euro 2020, including when yellow cards get wiped out

All the action from the Allianz Arena as France took on Germany

You couldn’t call it unexpected, says Gary Parkinson – this has been in the pipeline for decades

CHAMPIONS Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool side are unlikely to be forgotten anytime soon – but what do they need to do to be more than 'just' title winners?

Twenty-two men chase a ball and at the end – spoiler – the Germans win. But what effect did Euro 96 have on football in England?

LONGREAD England's final Euro 96 group game against Guus Hiddink's Netherlands may have been the pinnacle of an iconic tournament. Here's how it all went down...

Paul Gascoigne was about to be substituted before Gary McAllister missed Scotland's penalty. Then his goal changed England's tournament...

We remember Euro 96 fondly, but after difficult beginnings the first game didn't make things much better for Terry Venables' England side...

The iconic tournament now holds a special place in our hearts – but with tabloids and parliamentarians turning on the Three Lions team, it had difficult beginnings

On April 28, 1990, Liverpool won their 18th league title. It was a dominance over English football few thought was about to end

EFL Trophy As the lower-league cup completes its group stage, Gary Parkinson looks at how the invited academies have been doing

Football League The two old Lancashire clubs face wildly different situations with the same threatening conclusion: expulsion from the Football League. Is there an easy fix to any of this?

Premier League It’s a rare skill to win over both the “experts” and your peers – but Virgil van Dijk is on the verge of becoming the latest man to do so. Here's who he could be following in the footsteps of...

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