A Question of Stripes

For the second season in succession, Stoke City will play in a striped-shirt with plain back. But why?

FA ban Shaqiri showing they have more power than FIFA

The FA have made a bold stance today, and set a precedence for suspensions in English football.

Jonathan Walters — Crunching the Numbers

On 18th August 2010, Stoke City formally announced the…

Technology now being used for on-field football injury assessment?

FA must make a bold, public stance on the John Terry substitution debacle.

Amongst the headlines from Sunday’s football, the story of John Terry’s 26th minute substitution is the most controversial.

In the aftermath of defeat to Liverpool, is the end nigh for Mark Hughes?

Waking up this morning, I half expected the BBC Sport page to be showing the headline of Mark Hughes having been sacked by Stoke…

Tony Pulis — A little bit of history repeating

Sometimes, you just have to bite your tongue and say nothing — even though you…

Jonathan Walters submits transfer request — Twitter reacts

According to a well-known journalist on Twitter, Stoke striker Jonathan Walters has submitted a transfer request as he seeks a move away from the…

The dust has started to settle. The fall-out from last weekend’s 1–2 loss against Bournemouth is almost over — but not quite.

Oddly, it’s our oft-cited enemy from London, Arsenal, who have put the brakes on the runaway bandwagon that was…

What are the real reasons behind England’s international football failings?

There are too many non-English players in the Premier League.

This is the stock phrase when anticipating the outcome of the men’s English football team competing in…