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Ipswich Town's Liam Delap celebrates scoring their side's se
Men's Football / 29 September 2024
29 September 2024
Ipswich Town's Sammie Szmodics celebrates after scoring the
Men’s Football / 20 September 2024
20 September 2024
Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna during the Carabao Cup s
Men's Football / 13 September 2024
13 September 2024
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah and Ipswich Town's Ben Johnson (ri
Men’s football / 23 August 2024
23 August 2024
Johnson says key factor in move to Suffolk is opportunity to develop as player
Tom Cairney
Men’s football / 3 November 2023
3 November 2023
Ipswich Town's Freddie Ladapo celebrates scoring their side'
Men’s Football / 27 September 2023
27 September 2023
England
Women's World Cup / 20 August 2023
20 August 2023
Neil Webb (right) welcomes the congratulations of happy team
Men’s Football / 5 June 2023
5 June 2023
ASIF BURHAN catches up with Neil Webb, who earned his international cap in 1987 and made history in doing so
of the football used by Maradona to score the 'hand of God'
Men’s Football / 1 November 2022
1 November 2022
ASIF BURHAN discusses Maradona’s infamous goal ahead of the auction of the ball from the 1986 World Cup quarter finals match itself
England's Leah Williamson lifts the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 t
Sport / 15 September 2022
15 September 2022
Asif Burhan talks to England captain LEAH WILLIAMSON
England players celebrate with the trophy following victory
Women’s Football / 1 August 2022
1 August 2022
ASIF BURHAN speaks to the Lionesses after their victory against Germany on Sunday night
style: Diego Maradona storms past Belgium’s defenders duri
Men's Football / 10 June 2022
10 June 2022
Asif Burhan interviews legendary sports photographer STEVE POWELL about his life’s work and ‘that photo’ of Maradona
Sol Campbell at a press conference during the World Cup in 2
Men’s Football / 1 June 2022
1 June 2022
ASIF BURHAN marks the anniversary of the former player becoming the first black man to score for England at a major tournament
Piece of history: Maradona’s shirt on display at Sothebyâ€
Men’s football / 4 May 2022
4 May 2022
ASIF BURHAN tells the story behind one of the most famous moments and shirts in football history, as Maradona’s one-of-a-kind piece is auctioned off at Sotheby’s
Barcelona players celebrate a goal from their teammate Marí
Women’s Football / 31 March 2022
31 March 2022
englandwcger
Interview / 1 September 2021
1 September 2021
Asif Burhan remembers England’s famous win in Munich with legendary commentator John Motson, whose work in the gantry that night 20 years ago ensured that a famous result would live even longer in the memory
Actor Michael Caine, left, and footballer Bobby Moore in Lei
Men’s football / 29 July 2021
29 July 2021
Asif Burhan speaks to Russell Osman about the 40th anniversary of the iconic film Escape to Victory
Ozzie's Dream
Men’s football / 23 April 2021
23 April 2021
Pernille Harder of Chelse, center, after scoring a goal duri
Women’s football / 31 March 2021
31 March 2021
Chelsea manager Hayes says 5-1 aggregate win a proud moment for English football
Ellen White celebrates with teammate Jill Scott
Sport / 23 February 2021
23 February 2021
Dick Kerr Ladies
Women's Football / 15 December 2020
15 December 2020
In 1920 the Dick, Kerr Ladies played one of the first floodlit games in the sport’s history raising money for ex-servicemen, writes ASIF BURHAN
Plymouth Argyle Home Park sign
Men’s football / 10 August 2020
10 August 2020
Musician Matt Tiller speaks to Asif Burhan about his campaign and fundraising efforts to erect a statue outside of Home Park of Jack Leslie, the Plymouth striker who should have been England’s first black player
England v Canada World Cup 2015
Women’s Football / 26 June 2020
26 June 2020
Claire Rafferty speaks to Asif Burhan ahead of the anniversary of England’s victory over Canada in 2015
Paul Parker v Tottenham
Men’s Football / 12 June 2020
12 June 2020
The former England defender talks to Asif Burhan about being racially abused at the 1990 World Cup
Steve Bull England Training
Men’s Football / 23 April 2020
23 April 2020
1970 World Cup
Men’s Football / 17 April 2020
17 April 2020
Hughes (on the ground, stripes) scores for Celtic in the 47t
Men’s football / 14 April 2020
14 April 2020
Nikita Runnacles
Women's Football / 13 February 2020
13 February 2020
Maddie Biggs
Women's Football / 30 January 2020
30 January 2020
Asif Burhan spoke to Maddie Biggs about her FA Cup hat-trick, breaking into the first-team at 16 and what it’s like playing against players twice her age
Tractor Girls On Tour
Women’s Football / 24 January 2020
24 January 2020
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Sport / 22 January 2020
22 January 2020
On the 100th anniversary of his birth, ASIF BURHAN considers Sir Alf's rise from Dagenham grocery boy to England's most successful manager
Jack Leslie
Men's Football / 17 December 2019
17 December 2019
Sport / 13 December 2019
13 December 2019
Co-federation Australia and New Zealand tournament would be first of its kind
Phil Neville and Jill Scott November PC 2019
Women's Football / 8 November 2019
8 November 2019
Celia Sasic v England 2014
Women’s Football / 7 November 2019
7 November 2019
The now-retired Germany captain sits down with Asif Burhan to detail her experience of England v Germany at Wembley in 2014 ahead of Saturday’s clash
West Germany lose 2-0
Sport / 29 October 2019
29 October 2019
ASIF BURHAN researches the story of Germany's first black international footballer — one rarely told in English
Stephen Constantine India
Men's Football / 14 October 2019
14 October 2019
Former India coach Stephen Constantine spoke to Asif Burhan about the quality of players in Asia ahead of their World Cup qualifying match against Bangladesh
Mutaz barshim
Athletics / 30 September 2019
30 September 2019
Mutaz Barshim opens up to Asif Burhan about his family, why he got into athletics and his hopes to break the high jump world record
Ipswich Town's Kevin Beattie and Clive Woods celebrate their
Sport / 16 September 2019
16 September 2019
ASIF BURHAN writes on a successful fan-driven campaign to extol a working-class football hero and Ipswich Town legend, Kevin Beattie
Jeremy Goss
Men's Football / 9 August 2019
9 August 2019
Norwich City v Atalanta July 2019
Men’s Football / 31 July 2019
31 July 2019
Tottenham CL Final
Men's Football / 31 May 2019
31 May 2019
Women's Football / 19 April 2019
19 April 2019
ASIF BURHAN takes a look at this weekend's Champions League semi finals
FC Barcelona
Women's Football / 15 March 2019
15 March 2019
Howard Gayle
Men's Football / 12 March 2019
12 March 2019
Cape Town Stadium
Women's World Cup / 4 March 2019
4 March 2019
South African FA’s acting CEO wants to host the women’s tournament in 2023, 13 years after the country staged the men’s edition, writes ASIF BURHAN
England Celebrate
Women's Football / 26 February 2019
26 February 2019
The tournament kicks off in the United States tomorrow as England aim to pick up some momentum on the road to France, writes ASIF BURHAN
Neville Southall
Men's Football / 8 February 2019
8 February 2019
Phil Neville training
Women's Football / 22 January 2019
22 January 2019
England
Women's Football / 3 December 2018
3 December 2018
England women
Women'sFootball / 8 October 2018
8 October 2018
Neville
Women's Football / 5 October 2018
5 October 2018
Men's Football / 27 September 2018
27 September 2018
Stanway
Women's Football / 20 August 2018
20 August 2018
Georgia Stanway
Women’s Football / 17 August 2018
17 August 2018
England's Gareth Southgate
Men's Football / 8 July 2018
8 July 2018
Brazil's Neymar celebrates with teammate Douglas Costa
Men's Football / 22 June 2018
22 June 2018
Brazil 2 - 0 Costa Rica
Denmark's Thomas Delaney reacts after missing a chance durin
Men's Football / 21 June 2018
21 June 2018
Denmark 1-1 Australia
Japan 19/6/18
Men's Football / 19 June 2018
19 June 2018
Japan 2-1 Colombia
Sweden's Andreas Granqvist, right, and Gustav Svensson embra
Men's Football / 18 June 2018
18 June 2018
Uruguay dog
Men's Football / 15 June 2018
15 June 2018
Real Madrid
Men's Football / 27 May 2018
27 May 2018
by Asif Burhan in Kiev
Chelsea women 6/5/18
Women's Football / 6 May 2018
6 May 2018
Arsenal 1 - 3 Chelsea
FA Cup Women's 4/5/18
Women's Football / 4 May 2018
4 May 2018
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Women’s Football / 20 April 2018
20 April 2018
ASIF BURHAN assesses the challenge posed to Manchester City and Chelsea by France’s Olympique and Germany’s Wolfsburg
Nigeria
Men's Football / 28 March 2018
28 March 2018
Asllani
Women's Football / 20 March 2018
20 March 2018
RITEESH MISHRA
Women's Football / 16 March 2018
16 March 2018
Asif Burhan speaks with Charlton manager RITEESH MISHRA in the build-up to a mouth-watering clash with Arsenal
Houghton
Women's Football / 2 February 2018
2 February 2018
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City
Men's Football / 24 January 2018
24 January 2018
Men's Football / 5 December 2017
5 December 2017
ASIF BURHAN tests the turf for the World Cup curtain-raiser