One of those results that does leave you slightly questioning the usefulness of xG

Fabrizio Romano’s Saudi propaganda video is dangerous moment for football journalism Journalist famed for reporting transfers praised Saudi Arabia’s humanitarian work – then posted an exclusive on Ronaldo staying in kingdom

Fabrizio Romano has some great news from the Middle East! www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...

I went to Elland Road and found a defiant, intimidating bear pit Leeds United’s gritty home stands apart from the Premier League’s sanitised norm – vote for the top flight’s best atmosphere at the bottom

Three days after the unpleasant iftar booing, I went to Elland Road to try to get my head around its atmosphere www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...

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Rodney Marsh interview: I made a joke to Alf Ramsey and never played for England again Maverick forward reflects on eventful career on and off the pitch, his friendship with George Best and an unfortunate interaction with Pelé

For any QPR fans in need of cheering up today, please enjoy this interview I did with Rodney Marsh

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BBC should spare us the tears in their Winter Olympics cheerleading These Games have a unique ability to hook sport-sceptics and the coverage was compelling – until the presenters started crying

Loved the Winter Olympics and almost all of the TV coverage of it. Such a great antidote to the perma-fury of most other sport. www.telegraph.co.uk/olympics/202...

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2025 bangers

My favourite songs of 2025. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/playlist/0As...

A ★★★★ review of La bella stagione (2022) "On my deathbed I will declare that it was absolutely not a foul" In the past 15 years documentaries have taken over from books as the most prominent medium of reliving sporting history, leading to bo...

If I could be extra indulgent:

"(it's not 'London, 1992' is it? There's The Shard over there for one thing)," hahahaha!

Ooh no, that looks right up my street, thanks!

Ranked: The 10 best football documentaries From Diego Maradona’s flawed genius to North Korea’s first World Cup appearance, the beautiful game has inspired a host of beautiful films

Loved researching and writing this. Think number one is just one of my favourite films ever FULL STOP www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...

Lineker and YouTubers locked in a box without the football: A show as bad as it sounds Sky Sports’ online offering left former MotD presenter ‘feeling like an idiot’ but at least there were some classy retro shirts on display

Watched In The Box, in which starry Arsenal and Spurs fans (and Gary Lineker) volunteered to be locked in a room during NLD. Found it an awkward mix of the new (YouTubers performing authentic fandom) and old (throw money at celebs) ways of making TV www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...

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How football commentary has transformed in 100 years From the early BBC’s clipped and proper tones to Ferdinand and Savage losing it on TNT, describing the game has morphed through the decades

It's filming themselves for social clips. This and many more revelations in my longread on the history of football commentary: www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...

Can you guess what these football commentators are all talking about?

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I flew to Italy to watch Juventus... and it was cheaper than going to a Premier League game Exorbitant cost of rail fares at home mean flying to Italy is cheaper, but how do the two match-day experiences compare for value for money?

Bravely went to Juve vs Inter in Turin on Saturday, to see if I could do it cheaper from London than Sunderland vs Brentford two weeks earlier. Can I just shock you?

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I agree! It’s wearing. And suspect it’s driven by fans consuming mainly on telly rather than the (frequently more equamimious) match attending lot

Tedious and predictable response warning: I don't write the headline

Did you read the article? Which mentions origination of Allez Allez Allez tune in Italy? Cheers

Yeah, agreed, mentioned in article!

Liverpool and Arsenal fans are at war... over their songs North Londoners stand accused of imitating You’ll Never Walk Alone and unoriginality but can any chants be truly authentic?

On the brutal Merseyside / Islington song theft beef www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...

So hard to photograph but incredible to see

Thank you!

Premier League new kits 2025-26: every home and away shirt ranked Pastel shades and stripes are in vogue at the start of another season as Thom Gibbs offers his definitive sartorial verdict

Happy new football everybody. Here are the nation's only kit rankings: www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...

Tom Brady questioned Wayne Rooney’s work ethic at Birmingham, new documentary reveals During Rooney’s 83-day reign at St Andrew’s, camera captured Brady expressing his concerns about the manager

Full review: www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...

I really enjoyed the Birmingham Tom Brady doc, found it far more interesting than its many similar predecessors, largely because it makes no attempt to paint Brady as cuddly / relatable. It's funny, too

Lionesses brought down to earth with a banger after Rayner meeting at No 10 Euro 2025 winners’ visit to PM’s residence lacks riotousness of 2005 Ashes heroes, but they did celebrate with sausages and Pimm’s

The Lionesses at Downing Street, feat. Pimm's, sausages and a generation inspired by how well the red carpet was laid out www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...