Latest Long read features
When Manchester City were rubbish: How the 1998/99 season changed a football club’s destiny
Manchester City may now be a slick footballing juggernaut, but three decades ago they were slumming it in the third tier - and could have sunk even lower
The inside story of ‘An Impossible Job’, the 1994 Graham Taylor England documentary
LONG READ FFT went behind the scenes of the film that hung the beleaguered boss out to dry with his Taylorisms and ruined the career of his right-hand man
Before Three Lions: How Baddiel and Skinner’s Fantasy Football defined football in the 1990s
LONG READ In 1994, David Baddiel and Frank Skinner launched a television show which quickly outgrew its own name. Soon, they were hosting big name star guests and releasing record-breaking singles
When Sven-Goran Eriksson came to England and won hearts and minds
LONG READ When Sven-Goran Eriksson took over as England's first foreign manager in February 2001, he faced a staggering 'welcome' from high-level officials and gutter-level tabloids
'Why didn't you just belt it?' How Gareth Southgate's Euro 96 miss helped him as England manager
Gareth Southgate once feared the Euro 96 penalty would overshadow everything – before he realised he could use it to his advantage
What happened to England's Golden Generation? Why the country's most talented squad never came good
England’s world-class crop were tipped to bring home big honours during the 2000s, but fell short when it mattered most
Euro 96, the complete history, part six: England's dream dies in Germany semi-final shootout
Twenty-two men chase a ball and at the end – spoiler – the Germans win. But what effect did Euro 96 have on football in England?
Euro 96, the complete history, part five: England overcome shootout fear
Longread England's first Euro 96 knockout game against Spain saw the Three Lions finally put their Italia 90 penalty hoodoo to bed... didn't it?
