The panel join Kelly Cates on Liquid Football to discuss what players look for in a captain after Arsenal’s squad voted for Granit Xhaka to wear the armband

6 years ago

We take a look at some of the semi-realistic options available to Jose Mourinho as he looks to make a triumphant return to management

6 years ago

In the seventh iteration of this quiz, we test your knowledge of obscure, failed Serie A and LaLiga footballers and their respective career paths

6 years ago

Our weekly pub quiz is back with a new quizmaster and hopefully an easier quiz. You know the drill by now: take part and share

6 years ago

Making his debut appearance on Liquid Football, Shaun-Wright Phillips discussed growing up with a footballer for a father and the advice he gives his son

6 years ago

Lionel Messi has been awarded The Best men’s player of last season, but the outrage among some fans shows we are taking him for granted

6 years ago

Sheffield United are not the most fashionable club in the Premier League, and consequently do not get the credit they deserve

6 years ago

Tottenham are still capable of playing great football but their patchy form may be pushing Mauricio Pochettino closer to joining Real Madrid

6 years ago

“I had no idea it would become what is has become.” The Champions League anthem has become the most iconic piece of music in the world of football. As part of UEFA’s rebranding of the knackered European Cup format, the governing body of European football wanted a piece of music to convey its glamour and […]

6 years ago

“There was a fan behind us and he’s hammering every single person. So I’m like, ‘Listen mate, shut the f**k up!’” Being taunted by opposition fans is something all footballers have to get used to. It’s part and parcel of the game to taunt your rivals when you’re winning, and take it when you’re losing. […]

6 years ago

18 years and six promotions later, AFC Wimbledon are coming home. Their story is one that offers solace to other clubs threatened by extinction

6 years ago

Remember Brek Shea? Football Manager holds a significant place in the world of football. It is not just a computer game, it is the closest most of us will get to realising our dreams of leading our childhood teams to European glory. The game’s attention to detail is scarily thorough too. Well, most of the […]

6 years ago

It has been a frustrating series for England, who still can’t find the right players to bat 2 and 3, nor can they find a way of getting Steve Smith out

6 years ago

Cricket has successfully converted sceptics, inspired children to pick up a bat, and created lasting memories. There is no need for The Hundred.

6 years ago

Back after a brief hiatus, it’s the JOE Monday Football Quiz, featuring three rounds: The weekend’s action, general knowledge and the famous wikipedia round

6 years ago

Ashley Barnes has hit the ground running this season, with his uncompromising style of play. We asked Burnley fans if he should represent England

6 years ago

They absolutely hate each other Everyone thinks their club’s derby is the best. Ask any Manchester United fan, they will tell you their rivalry with Liverpool is the most intense in the land. The same applies to fans of Birmingham City and Aston Villa. For me, the north London derby should take that crown. It […]

6 years ago

Something is not right at the Lane Cast your mind back to the Parc des Princes on March 6th this year. A shock 3-1 victory for Manchester United in the Champions League last 16 left the Paris Saint-Germain players strewn across the pitch in despair. Again they had fallen at the first hurdle in their […]

7 years ago

When England suffered an all too familiar collapse, hope of a comeback was all but gone The English are not an optimistic people. We fear the worst to avoid disappointment and even in moments of getting carried away, there is an underlying reluctance to get our hopes up, knowing that more often than not our […]

7 years ago

The greatest series of all time The Ashes comes round every couple of years, but discussions around the greatest series always come back to 2005, and with good reason. After years of Australian dominance, Michael Vaughan led England to a thrilling 2-1 victory in what is widely regarded as the best Ashes series of all […]

7 years ago

The fast bowler gave England a new dimension in the Lord’s Test, breathing new life into their bowling attack and fear into Australia’s batsmen

7 years ago

Please don’t come back to me in May to tell me you knew Alex Iwobi would bang at Everton A fair bit of business was done by Premier League clubs this season. Not as much as in recent years, but there were some big signings nonetheless – some shrewd, some questionable. For example, Arsenal signed two defenders […]

7 years ago

‘Sup Jabronis? Do you like It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia? Stupid question really, you wouldn’t have clicked on this quiz if you didn’t. The sit-com has accrued a cult following over the past decade and a half, as The Gang go from catastrophe to catastrophe, stumbling through life all the while somehow preventing their bar […]

7 years ago

Ashley Barnes demonstrated once again what makes him the most underrated player in the league, a rare mix of brains, brawn and beauty

7 years ago

Man City have reached such a high level of consistent performance that there was a predictable dullness to this 5-0 thrashing

7 years ago

Thus far, every attempt to introduce VAR to football has caused confusion, delays, and more controversy, but here’s why it might not be that bad this season

7 years ago

Only two weeks remain in this summer’s transfer window and lots of business needs to be done, here is the official ranking of each club’s window thus far

7 years ago

Football is great, but it can also be terrible due to these seven things that should be banished to the depths of hell for eternity.

7 years ago

Everton have sold young winger Ademola Lookman to RB Leipzig for £22, but they may live to regret this example of short-term thinking

7 years ago

It’s back, the quiz that tests whether you remember extremely forgettable loan spells in the mid-noughties and other ill-fated transfers

7 years ago

Dani Ceballos is on the verge of signing for Arsenal on a season long loan from Real Madrid, but what should Gunners fans expect from the midfielder?

7 years ago

Just ten days after a thrilling World Cup victory, England’s cricket fans have been brought crashing back down to earth, as Ireland bowled them out for 85

7 years ago

The manner of how a club announces a signing is as big a deal as the signing itself now – here are the highlights and lowlights of social media unveilings

7 years ago

Various international tournaments have buried a lot of mundane transfer news this summer – here are 10 transfers you might have missed

7 years ago

Shahad has always loved playing football, but when she entered year 9, her parents told her she had to give it up and prioritise her exams. Less than two years later, she is the cover star of a 160-page magazine produced and created by herself and her classmates as a celebration of women who have […]

7 years ago

One week on from that historic final, here are ten questions to test how well you remember England’s World Cup victory against New Zealand

7 years ago

Eoin Morgan explains why The Hundred is necessary despite the likelihood that one of the current three formats may have to take a backseat

7 years ago

Since Sir Alex Ferguson’s departure, Manchester United have signed a lot of players Since the end of the 2012/13 season, Manchester United have signed 29 players, including Daniel James and Aaron Wan-Bissaka, that is. The youthful duo signed for United this summer but will be omitted from this worst-to-least-shit ranking as they have not yet […]

7 years ago

Speaking at the Euro T20 Slam draft, England captain Eoin Morgan said Sunday’s World Cup win made the past four years of graft worthwhile

7 years ago

After Paddy Power’s announcement that they would be Huddersfield’s new sponsor without having their logo on the shirt, we made a quiz about shirt sponsors

7 years ago

The initiative will only apply to matches involving two Basque teams Derby matches are the lifeblood of football fandom. They are the games that fans first look for when the fixtures are announced for the upcoming season. ‘When have we got them?’ fans will ask. Often, they are not particularly enjoyable matches for fans, due to the nail-biting […]

7 years ago

25 years on, adidas have revived the iconic bruised banana shirt for Arsenal’s away kit ahead of the 2019/20 season, this is how it happened

7 years ago

England are world champions thanks to the collective efforts of this diverse team full of heroes who may have just propelled cricket to the next level

7 years ago

Monty Panesar and the Barmy Army are in the studio with Nick and Swanny to digest England’s remarkable World Cup final win over New Zealand

7 years ago

Swanny and Lamby preview the World Cup semi-finals Nick Bright and Graeme Swann are joined by the former England batsman Allan Lamb to preview the World Cup semi-finals, look back at what happened on a night out with a cricket loving media mogul, and cricketing history is recreated as Lamb faces Wasim Akram in the […]

7 years ago

This World Cup has not had its intended impact on the nation, but that could all change on July 14 In the build up to this summer’s Cricket World Cup, expectations for how the tournament might boost the sport’s popularity in the United Kingdom, as well as what England might achieve, were higher than ever. […]

7 years ago

This season is a free hit for Chelsea, but Lampard has everything to lose as he takes over at the club where he’s considered a God in their hour of need

7 years ago

Nick Compton discusses the highs and lows of his cricket career Graeme Swann and Nick Bright are joined on the show by former England and Middlesex batsman Nick Compton to discuss what it’s like to play alongside Alastair Cook, living up to the family name and the tragic death of Australia batsman Phil Hughes in […]

7 years ago

There is a lot of talent available for free in this summer’s transfer market, here is a starting XI of the best players who are out of contract

7 years ago

He’s just too good for them Another summer, another transfer saga linking Wilfried Zaha away from Crystal Palace. In recent years, Tottenham and Manchester City have expressed an interest, but this time it’s Arsenal who are sniffing around the winger. Now 26, this could be Zaha’s last chance for a move to a ‘big’ club. […]

7 years ago