Premier League

“When I arrived, only Noel was there. I asked about the others and he said, ‘They’re back in England’. They’d had a fight with Chelsea fans on the ferry” How football fans almost derailed an early Oasis photoshoot
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Iconic photographer Kevin Cummins shares a love for Man City with the Gallagher brothers

“After snubbing Chelsea, Ken Bates said, ‘I hope you have an effing nightmare against us home and away’, and slammed the phone down. I quite liked that!” Ray Houghton on his Liverpool exit
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The former Ireland midfielder recalls his run-in with the ex-Chelsea chairman

“Frank Clark said, ‘Look after the players, captain’. As we drove past the bus, Mark Crossley was hanging out of a limo holding two bottles of champagne!” Stuart Pearce recalls Nottingham Forest’s Oasis adventures
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Pearce and the Forest squad had more than one team outing to watch the Gallagher brothers in action back in Oasis’ heyday
Long Reads

Jose Mourinho and Kieran McKenna student aiming to end Huddersfield Town's miserable six-year decline from Premier League to League One mid-table
By Steven Chicken published
Lee Grant took on his first managerial role at Huddersfield Town in May and is hoping to oversee a complete change of fortunes

England Euros winners: Where are they now?
By Sarah Rendell last updated
England Euros winners were crowned in 2022 but what are the players doing now?

Ajax, Agony and a Stunning Title Collapse
By Joe Baker published
LONG READ After one of the worst seasons in recent memory, Ajax found themselves standing on the brink of an unlikely 37th Eredivisie title but they blew it in spectacular style

Football songs: The history of the beautiful game's relationship with music
By Ed McCambridge published
LONG READ From El Tel to John Barnes, footballers once delivered a string of memorable tunes and even the odd No.1 - FFT salutes a lost tradition

Goodison Park: Farewell to the Grand Old Lady
By Jim Keoghan published
LONG READ Just shy of its 133rd birthday, Goodison Park hosts its final Everton match – English football's last link to a bygone era will go with it…

Sampdoria: Football's Flagging Giants
By Daniele Verri published
LONG READ One of Europe's finest teams in the early 1990s, Sampdoria have just been relegated to the Italian third-tier Serie C for the first time - FFT travelled to Genoa to hear about a decline that has featured film directors, Andrea Pirlo and a pig's head in the post...