The Stiles Council

November 15th, 2011

I am delighted to announce the launch of a new football website, The Stiles Council – a blog about the England national football team. The site will be written by Chris Nee, who has now closed down twofootedtackle.com,…Read More

twofootedtackle.com comes to an end

November 7th, 2011

twofootedtackle.com is now closed. After almost four years I’ve decided to put the old place out of its misery with a swift bullet to the head and move on to something new. I have no genuine sadness about this;…Read More

TFT podcast 87: Mark Segal and Graham Sibley

November 4th, 2011

John Terry and the storm surrounding the England captain’s alleged racist remarks are top of the agenda in this week’s podcast, as the pod discusses where football goes from here in tackling racism.

Turning to on-the-pitch matters, the pod look…Read More

The English Premier League and Progress: A US perspective

November 3rd, 2011

Last week TFT editor Gary Andrews wrote about his disillusionment with football, especially the Premier League. But what of football fans in other countries, the ones that the Premier League is targeting. We asked Jason Davis from Read More

Losing my religion: Why I’m close to giving up on football

October 24th, 2011

Yesterday’s Manchester derby was one of the most pulsating games of the season complete with a shock scoreline. It was a great advert for the Premier League. And let me strangely unmoved and semi-disinterested on the consequences of what…Read More

Football in the shadows

October 24th, 2011

Last month I spent three weeks in the far west of North Carolina, specifically the quite wonderful city of Asheville. Tucked away in the nook of the Appalachians, it serves as a bastion of alternative culture and liberalism in…Read More