JAMES NALTON celebrates Ruben Blades’s song Patria – played before Panama’s game against Ghana — a song inspiring hope instead of hate
AS MORE disgruntled fans across Britain raise the possibility of setting up a Phoenix club, with West Ham supporters the latest to bring this up, it occurred to me that there is an alternative.
Instead of setting up a new grassroots football club, why not support one of the thousands that already exist?
There are so many non-league teams begging for support from people fed up of the Premier League and the way it is damaging the game.
Premier League champions Arsenal will finally lift the coveted trophy this weekend after 22 long years. LAYTH YOUSIF pays tribute to and remembers those who are not here to see it
From pirate statues to surplus Wembley seats, The Dripping Pan offers a reminder that the game’s soul survives beyond the Premier League glare, writes LAYTH YOUSIF
STEVEN ANDREW welcomes a fine introduction to FC United of Manchester, the team set up in opposition to Manchester United


