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Why are England’s top Referees going abroad?

Mark Clattenburg has recently announced he is leaving to take up a job as head of referees in Saudi Arabia, but why are increasing numbers of referees are choosing to work abroad?

Gary Neville plans to open a university

The former footballer, alongside brother, Ryan, and Paul Scholes, are in talks with Lancaster University to open new sites across Manchester

A Dream to a Nightmare: What’s happened to Leicester City?

Leicester City’s fall from grace could be one of the worst moments in football history

Payet and Football Loyalty: A Response

With Dimitri Payet forcing himself a move from West Ham United, player loyalty has been called into question, but is football loyalty even a thing?

Student Manchester City tickets available in the Students’ Union

From £16-£21 buy your tickets for Manchester City games from the Students’ Union helpdesk

Moving to China is too good an opportunity to miss for footballers

Premier League football supporters are livid at their beloved football stars moving to China, but is it really just a wonderful opportunity they can not turn down?

Brazilian football team tragedy

After the tragic plane crash which saw the Brazilian football team Chapecoense lose most of their players, we take a look at the team who were on track to win one of the biggest cups in the club’s history

Manchester City 1-3 Chelsea

Four goals, two red cards, controversy, chances, and great haircuts: This game had it all, as Chelsea beat Manchester City in the Premier League at The Etihad Stadium

EuroWatch: Bundesliga

Josh Jenkins will be looking at the best European leagues each week

Escaping the stereotype: Gary Lineker and the refugee debate

Ex-England international footballer Gary Lineker has received much criticism from the press after having an opinion on the refugee crisis

Inquiry adds to Olympic Stadium woes

Fan violence and spiralling conversion costs have drawn widespread criticism

Is money poisoning English football?

Is the vast amount of money being thrown around these days the reason why the state of English football is at an all-time low?

Parliamentary inquiry investigates football corruption

After the recent corruption scandal concerning Sam Allardyce, the FA were summoned in front of a parliamentary committee

Manchester United squad the most expensive ever

According to a new report, the Manchester United squad is the most expensive in football history

Stick or Twist?

Job uncertainty is becoming a way of life for managers in the world of football. Toby Webb offers an analysis of the current situation

The England problem

Gareth Southgate has a struggle on his hands, and calling-up Glen Johnson will not help him

FIFA scraps anti-racism taskforce

Fifa has attracted widespread criticism for abolishing taskforce which aimed to eradicate racism within football

The Paul Pogba Case

Paul Pogba grabbed all the headlines in the summer with his big money move to Manchester United—but has he lived up to expectation?

Who are FC United of Manchester and Salford City?

While Manchester City and Manchester United battle it out at the top of English football, two other teams in Manchester have a very interesting battle on their hands

Standing up for safe-standing

West Ham’s teething problems at their new ground demonstrate why introducing safe-standing would benefit all supporters