60 minutes of Jesus show how far he has come and how far he still has to go
Featured on O Canarinho, a website dedicated to Brazilian football, or futebol, if you prefer It is a little over a year since Gabriel Jesus made his debut for Brazil but, with all that has happened...
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When I was younger, maybe seventeen or eighteen, I found myself working with a demolition crew in deepest, darkest Rochdale. If I recall correctly, it was the summer holidays, and our job was to go...
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The day Moyes died
Sometimes it can be extremely difficult to pinpoint the exact time, moment or action that caused an enterprise to fail. Consider what is perhaps the most analysed event in human history, the First...
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George Best: Playing away
This story is taken from Chapter 4 of Benjamin Robert’s new book on Northern Irish football, Gunshots & Goalposts which is available to purchase here with 20% off with the discount code: BTOB....
View ArticleRomelu Lukaku: Getting over the cusp of greatness
When a 24-year-old becomes a marquee signing for a club of Manchester United’s stature from a smaller club, it is usually seen as a massive thing for the player and a risk for the buyers. However, in...
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Kingsley: Giving a different face to football
This story was first featured in Issue 4: Stranger Things with illustration by Van Hong (Soccer In Sepia), the magazine is currently available to buy here. Football is a slick machine; everything from...
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Introducing: Not The Top 20 Pod
Introducing is a feature on Box To Box looking at a handpicked selection of magazines, fanzines, websites, blogs, teams, projects and individuals who produce great quality content on football and...
View ArticleMatt Busby and the Manchester United odyssey
22 men stepped out on the consecrated Wembley turf. In a bid to declare their supremacy upon the other and to send a slow, albeit impactful message to the rest of the technologically-deprived...
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Marvel Characters Dream Team XI
Thor: Ragnarok has been ruling the roost in the worldwide box office takings, another addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. To be honest the only comic book I ever read as a kid was The Beano, but...
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Illustrated: The Class of 92
In a new series of illustrations, Matt Pascoe, draws the four legendary characters from the legendary Class of 92 team – Giggs, Beckham, Scholes and Gary Neville. These four embody a lot of what made a...
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Deportivo Galicia – The Spanish football team making their way in England
“Yes, Barcelona are a great team – but could they do it on a wet, Tuesday night at Stoke?” In England over the last couple of decades, most successful clubs and top-level players that hail from warmer...
View ArticleA crown with fewer jewels
We are in what is generally agreed to be, the ‘Golden Age’ of television. Shows like Breaking Bad have elongated storytelling, drawing out interest and intrigue for years, whilst maintaining both...
View ArticleWhy aren’t more young stars from both sides of the Irish border making the...
It’s been a question on the tongues of many fans, managers and indeed players in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland over the years, yet why exactly has there been a lack of talent making...
View ArticleThe modern obsession for sacking
The current situation at my favourite football club makes me bury my head in the sand and ask myself how far can some people go. Last year, a plane rented by fans to fly above the stadium with the...
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Carlos had a dream
Dejphon Chansiri completed the takeover of Sheffield Wednesday in January 2015, successfully acquiring a 100% stake from Milan Mandaric. His goal was to gain promotion to the Premier League by 2017....
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West Bromwich Albion and the Three Degrees: Cunningham, Batson & Regis
This article was first featured in Issue 4: Stranger Things which was released in Spring 2017, bringing you the stories behind the Stranger Things that lie beneath the surface of the world’s most...
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The Non-League 100: Dulwich Hamlet in the ’30s – heroes in pink and blue
This article was brought to you by Game of the People as part of The Away End. Edited by Neil Jensen, Game of the People flies the flag for football as it should be played with insight and stories on...
View ArticleScotland’s hot seat turns cold
When it comes to supporting a national side, there are few groups of fans that can claim to be put under more duress than those who religiously follow Scotland. For over two decades now the Tartan Army...
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The making of a giant-slaying: Hereford United’s fairytale vs. Newcastle in...
They call it a giant-killing – the unexpected toppling of a football super-power by a so-called minnow. it is the very quintessence of the FA Cup – the mercurial detail that transforms a portrait into...
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Six excellent players who struggled in the Premier League
Money, competition, prestige… there are countless reasons why the Premier League is the best league in the world. With the biggest sides in the country having the ability to purchase some of the...
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