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The full archive of football articles, listed by year

The full archive, newest first: match pieces, transfers, managers, rules and the odd betting explainer.

Every article on Footbo, listed by year with the newest first. Each piece belongs to its moment: a preview reads like a preview, a transfer story reads like the week the deal was being discussed, and a match review carries the score and the scorers of that day. Further down each article, the later chapters of the story are told with their dates, so a 2016 prediction sits next to what actually happened.

The articles lean on English football, with the Premier League, the FA Cup and the League Cup at the centre, and reach out to the Champions League, the Europa League and the European Championship. There are portraits of players and managers, pieces on rules and refereeing, and a few explainers on how betting odds and markets work.

For the long reference pages, start with Teams, Players and Leagues in the menu; the articles below are the shorter, dated pieces around them. The latest articles page keeps only the newest pieces, most recent first.

2021

No. 145Article · 2021Who might move in January 2022: Premier League transfer targetsRead
No. 144Article · 2021Leading contenders in the 2021/22 English top-flight title raceRead

2017

No. 143Article · 2017Manchester United lose to Los Blancos in the Skopje showpieceRead
No. 142Article · 2017Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic moves to Old TraffordRead
No. 141Article · 2017Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid? The Monaco talent in demandRead
No. 140Article · 2017Zlatan Ibrahimovic: a return to Manchester United in October?Read
No. 139Article · 2017Chile's La Roja beat Portugal on penalties to make the 2017 deciderRead
No. 138Article · 2017Confederations Cup Group B: the Germans edge Australia 3-2Read
No. 137Article · 2017Late Harry Kane goal earns England a draw in ScotlandRead
No. 136Article · 2017Real Madrid, kings of Europe after the Cardiff finalRead
No. 135Article · 2017Griezmann's decision to stay at Atletico MadridRead
No. 134Article · 2017Spurs sign off 2016–17 as Tottenham beat Hull 7-1Read
No. 133Article · 2017Gunners host Sunderland in the race for the top fourRead
No. 132Article · 2017Etihad fixture: Manchester City need three points against PalaceRead
No. 131Article · 2017Nine goals in Florence as Fiorentina edge out Inter 5-4Read
No. 130Article · 2017Jamie Vardy: the Leicester striker who nearly quitRead
No. 129Article · 2017Dutch federation dismisses Danny Blind after defeat in SofiaRead
No. 128Article · 2017Patrick Kluivert's son Justin and his breakthrough at AjaxRead
No. 127Article · 2017Joshua King's late treble gives Bournemouth a 3-2 win over West HamRead
No. 126Article · 2017Sunderland and the fight to avoid Premier League relegationRead
No. 125Article · 2017Roma's Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko and his scoring runRead
No. 124Article · 2017A guide to UEFA's Nations League and its four divisionsRead
No. 123Article · 2017A £1.4bn record: what Premier League clubs paid in transfersRead
No. 122Article · 2017Roma captain Francesco Totti and his one-club careerRead
No. 121Article · 2017The Saints reach the League Cup final at Liverpool's expenseRead
No. 120Article · 2017Nine FA Cup replays from round three, with a pick for eachRead
No. 119Article · 2017Red Devils beat Hull 2-0 in the League Cup semi-final first legRead
No. 118Article · 2017Sunderland's relegation fight after a 2-2 draw with LiverpoolRead

2016

No. 117Article · 2016Knockout pairings drawn for the Europa and Champions League in 2017Read
No. 116Article · 2016Lucien Favre's OGC Nice and their bid to top Ligue 1Read
No. 115Article · 2016Paths to the last four of the English League CupRead
No. 114Article · 2016Three changes at once: Chelsea's 2005 FA Cup exit at NewcastleRead
No. 113Article · 2016Left winger Laurent Robert and his dead-ball skill at NewcastleRead
No. 112Article · 2016Three headed goals give England a qualifying win over ScotlandRead
No. 111Article · 2016Legia Warsaw 3-3 Real Madrid in the Champions LeagueRead
No. 110Article · 2016Alavés vs Real Madrid: Ronaldo hat-trick in a 4-1 winRead
No. 109Article · 2016Claudio Bravo or Joe Hart: Guardiola's goalkeeper gambleRead
No. 108Article · 2016Freak mishap in Bournemouth leaves Sandra Redknapp hurtRead
No. 107Article · 2016Sweden's teenage prodigy Alexander Isak, compared with ZlatanRead
No. 106Article · 2016Two decades of Iniesta, from La Masia to the Barcelona first teamRead
No. 105Article · 2016Barcelona beaten by Celta Vigo in a seven-goal La Liga gameRead
No. 104Article · 2016Football history: from ancient ball games to the FARead
No. 103Article · 2016England manager Allardyce and the Telegraph investigationRead
No. 102Article · 2016Asier Garitano, the coach who took Leganés into La LigaRead
No. 101Article · 2016Talisca: the Benfica talent shining on loan at BesiktasRead
No. 100Article · 2016Neymar turns down Paris Saint-Germain to stay at BarcelonaRead
No. 099Article · 2016World Cup qualifier: Bulgaria edge Luxembourg 4-3 at homeRead
No. 098Article · 2016Deadline day transfers 2016: every late Premier League signingRead
No. 097Article · 2016Bastian Schweinsteiger commits himself to Old TraffordRead
No. 096Article · 2016Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart looking for a move awayRead
No. 095Article · 2016PayPal and e-wallet deposits on football betting sitesRead
No. 094Article · 2016Leicester's Ranieri plays down hopes of retaining the titleRead
No. 093Article · 2016Sevilla beaten 3-2 after extra time as Real Madrid lift the trophyRead
No. 092Article · 2016The twelve-club career of French striker Nicolas AnelkaRead
No. 091Article · 2016Goalless start for Brazil's U23 side against South AfricaRead
No. 090Article · 2016APOEL score three stoppage-time goals to knock out RosenborgRead
No. 089Article · 2016Covering every outcome: how arbitrage betting worksRead
No. 088Article · 2016Rating each Portugal squad member after their Euro 2016 campaignRead
No. 087Article · 2016Balotelli off the pitch: fines, curfews and an impounded carRead
No. 086Article · 2016Fernando Santos' side beat Wales 2-0 to set up a Euro 2016 finalRead
No. 085Article · 2016Life after Ibrahimovic: Sweden search for a new starRead
No. 084Article · 2016Lighter side of Euro 2016: the funniest stories from FranceRead
No. 083Article · 2016Del Bosque on the communication gap that kept Casillas outRead
No. 082Article · 2016Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal and the wait for a first big trophyRead
No. 081Article · 2016Lucky jackets, rituals and superstitions among Euro 2016 playersRead
No. 080Article · 2016Football adverts starring Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi and NeymarRead
No. 079Article · 2016Iceland's surprise Euro 2016 run to the last eightRead
No. 078Article · 2016Comic quotes from coaches and footballers at Euro 2016Read
No. 077Article · 2016How England and Wales fared in the Euro 2016 group stageRead
No. 076Article · 2016Odd personalities and unusual tales among Euro 2016 playersRead
No. 075Article · 2016Perisic seals Group D for Croatia against Spain at Euro 2016Read
No. 074Article · 2016Wales beat Russia 3-0 to top Group B at Euro 2016Read
No. 073Article · 2016Every European Championship tournament from France 1960 onwardsRead
No. 072Article · 2016Dressing-room habits of Euro 2016 teams after a lossRead
No. 071Article · 2016Ireland 1-1 Sweden: Ciaran Clark's own goal at Euro 2016Read
No. 070Article · 2016Hodgson's side against Russia: how each England player faredRead
No. 069Article · 2016Venezuela knock Uruguay out of the Copa America without SuarezRead
No. 068Article · 2016FIFA rules overhaul: 95 changes to the Laws of the GameRead
No. 067Article · 2016Dutch forward Janssen measured against a famous predecessorRead
No. 066Article · 2016Jose Mourinho confirmed as Manchester United managerRead
No. 065Article · 2016Walter Samuel retires at 38 after a final game for BaselRead
No. 064Article · 2016Jonathan Woodgate: an expert in defence for club and countryRead
No. 063Article · 2016An ideal 4-4-2 starting eleven built from players with clear rolesRead
No. 062Article · 2016Steve McClaren's Middlesbrough and the road to the Eindhoven finalRead
No. 061Article · 2016Aston Villa's former captain Stiliyan Petrov plans a comebackRead
No. 060Article · 2016Manchester United teenager Marcus Rashford and a senior call-upRead
No. 059Article · 2016Barcelona, spending and loyalty: another view of football moneyRead
No. 058Article · 2016Injury-hit years of Arsenal midfielder Abou DiabyRead
No. 057Article · 2016Strasbourg to Atlético: the scoring career of Kevin GameiroRead
No. 056Article · 2016How an 18-year-old Dembele stood out at Rennes in 2015/16Read
No. 055Article · 2016How N'Golo Kanté drove Leicester from defensive midfieldRead
No. 054Article · 2016Vladislav Stoyanov, the goalkeeper who stopped RonaldoRead
No. 053Article · 2016Ante-post betting picks across the leagues, with the reasoningRead
No. 052Article · 2016Remembering Johan Cruyff, the Dutch legend, 1947 to 2016Read
No. 051Article · 2016Liverpool beaten 3-2 by Southampton at St Mary'sRead
No. 050Article · 2016Redmen hold out as a better United side draw 1-1 at Old TraffordRead
No. 049Article · 2016Three qualities that decide who lifts the Champions LeagueRead
No. 048Article · 2016The Kop and its people: who Liverpool's Kopites areRead
No. 047Article · 2016How worried should Europe be about Paris Saint-Germain?Read
No. 046Article · 2016Anfield first leg ends with Liverpool beating United 2-0Read
No. 045Article · 2016Leicester City's 2015/16 Premier League title run-inRead
No. 044Article · 2016Whelan's journey from the 1960 FA Cup final to WiganRead
No. 043Article · 2016The Redmen meet the Red Devils: a North-West Derby previewRead
No. 042Article · 2016Magpies in 19th: Newcastle's battle against the drop in 2015/16Read
No. 041Article · 2016Dynamo Kyiv beaten 3-1 as City eye a first quarter-finalRead
No. 040Article · 2016Germany's all-time top scorer Miroslav Klose at LazioRead
No. 039Article · 2016Kyle Lafferty at Norwich: why was he not playing?Read
No. 038Article · 2016England goalkeeper David Seaman, from Leeds to HighburyRead
No. 037Article · 2016Midfield maestro Paul Gascoigne and the career he could have hadRead
No. 036Article · 2016How Roy Hodgson's Fulham made it to the final in HamburgRead
No. 035Article · 2016Copa del Rey semi-final: Barcelona thrash Valencia 7-0Read
No. 034Article · 2016Denmark's unexpected route into the 1992 finals in SwedenRead
No. 033Article · 2016Olympic football gold won by Nigeria, then CameroonRead
No. 032Article · 2016Alessandria's Coppa Italia fairy tale against MilanRead
No. 031Article · 2016Shoot-out win over Stoke sends the Reds to WembleyRead
No. 030Article · 2016A Vasil Levski Stadium match to mark Stoichkov turning 50Read
No. 029Article · 2016Leyton Orient hand Kevin Nolan a dual role on and off the pitchRead
No. 028Article · 2016Remembering Alan Shearer, top scorer in Premier League historyRead
No. 027Article · 2016Six goals shared by Liverpool and Arsenal at AnfieldRead
No. 026Article · 2016Training-ground tackles spark a row between Costa and OscarRead
No. 025Article · 2016Lampard, Gerrard and Scholes ranked as England's finest midfieldersRead
No. 024Article · 2016Ivorian striker Didier Drogba hangs up his bootsRead
No. 023Article · 2016Chelsea dismiss Jose Mourinho after a run of poor resultsRead

2015

No. 022Article · 2015Who were the favourites to win the 2015–16 Champions League?Read
No. 021Article · 2015Leicester, Watford and Bournemouth: surprising Premiership factsRead
No. 020Article · 2015Manchester United finish third in their group after Wolfsburg lossRead
No. 019Article · 2015Giroud hat-trick in Greece sends Arsenal into the last 16Read
No. 018Article · 2015Records that define the Premiership, England's top divisionRead
No. 017Article · 2015Released at 16, Jamie Vardy's route to the top levelRead
No. 016Article · 2015Rafa Benitez at Real Madrid: the case against his reignRead
No. 015Article · 2015Manchester City and the Messi transfer rumours of 2015Read
No. 014Article · 2015How to approach betting on football: prices and marketsRead
No. 013Article · 2015Chelsea's poor form and the question of Mourinho's futureRead
No. 012Article · 2015Old Trafford cup exit as Middlesbrough beat United on penaltiesRead
No. 011Article · 2015Choosing a bookmaker for football bets as a British punterRead
No. 010Article · 2015Liverpool and Tottenham in the 2015-16 Europa LeagueRead
No. 009Article · 2015Premier League clubs stumble in Europe's Champions League groupsRead
No. 008Article · 2015From fanzines to blogs: supporters writing about footballRead

Questions people ask

How is the article list ordered?

Articles are grouped by the year they were published, newest first within each year. Each article also links to the next older and the next newer piece.

Why does an old article mention later events?

Each article keeps the view of its publication date, and the closing sections follow the story on, with the year of each later event given.

Which competitions do the articles cover?

Mainly the Premier League and the English cups, plus the Champions League, the Europa League, the European Championship and international qualifiers.

Do the betting articles recommend bets?

No. They explain how odds, margins and markets work and set out the age and safer-gambling rules; they do not tip outcomes or promote operators.