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The football mine

A collection of sports writing by Richard Foster

  • TOPSHOT-FBL-EURO-2024-MATCH51-ESP-ENG-PODIUM<br>TOPSHOT - Spain's players go for a lap of honor with the trophy after winning the UEFA Euro 2024 final football match between Spain and England at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on July 14, 2024. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)

    Euro 2024: the big quiz of the tournament

    How much do you remember about the 24 teams, 51 matches and 117 goals over the last 31 days?
  • From top left: Own goals from Italy's Riccardo Calafiori v Spain, Switzerland's Fabian Schaer v Scotland, Netherland's Donyell Malen v Austria, Turkey's Samet Akaydin v Portugal, Spain's Robin Le Normand v Georgia, Czech Republic's Robin Hranac v Portugal.

    Why have there been so many own goals at Euro 2024?

    There have been nine own goals at this tournament – as many as the first 15 European Championships combined
  • Cristiano Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane and Alan Shearer.

    Euro 2024 quiz: 24 football trivia questions before the tournament

    Test your football knowledge, from Antonín Panenka to Cristiano Ronaldo via Alan Shearer and Zinedine Zidane
  • TOPSHOT-FBL-ENG-PR-MAN CITY-WEST HAM<br>TOPSHOT - Manchester City's Croatian defender #24 Josko Gvardiol poses with the Premier League trophy after the presentation ceremony following the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and West Ham United at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on May 19, 2024. Manchester City created English football history on Sunday, beating West Ham 3-1 to win an unprecedented fourth straight Premier League title. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

    The big Premier League quiz: 22 questions on the 2023-24 season

    How much do you remember about the last nine months, 380 games and 1,246 goals?
  • Sean Dyche and Vincent Kompany

    Sean Dyche, Vincent Kompany and Burnley’s surprising red card stats

    Burnley went 119 league games without a red card under Sean Dyche. They’ve picked up seven in 37 games this season
  • Best At Dunstable<br>A bearded George Best in action for the Southern League club Dunstable Town during a match against Manchester United reserve players in Bedforshire. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images) landscape;clothing;ball;male;Sport;Football;British;Irish;Europe 3348;KEY/SPORT/FOOTBALL/PORTRAIT/GEORGE/BEST/BOX

    George Best’s inglorious post-Manchester United career, 50 years on

    Half a century after his final match for United at the age of 27, a look at the final years of star’s footballing journey
  • Manchester City’s Rodri hits the net to ensure another 1-0 scoreline in the Champions League final.

    Winners, losers and cup runs: test your knowledge of club football in 2023

    How much can you recall from the calendar year in the Premier League, EFL, Champions League and beyond?
  • Football Beyond Borders: 10 years on

    Football Beyond Borders: 10 years of using sport to change young lives

    Over the last decade, the charity has taught thousands of young people life lessons on the pitch and in the classroom
  • Middlesbrough were relegated in 1997 despite the heroic efforts of Juninho.

    Boro, buyouts and a brawl: points deductions in the English top flight

    Everton have followed in the footsteps of Sunderland, Manchester United, Arsenal, Middlesbrough and Portsmouth
  • Guinea-Bissau have reached the Africa Cup of Nations again – with some help from an Englishman

    The scout using Football Manager to find players for Guinea-Bissau

    Jack Coles works for Coventry City in his day job. In his spare time, he helps an African country tap into their large diaspora
  • Santi Cazorla, Angel Di Maria and Sergio Ramos

    Love over money: footballers who have gone home to finish their careers

    Sergio Ramos, Ángel Di María and Santi Cazorla turned down lucrative deals and went back to where their hearts lay
  • Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson during the pre-season friendly match between Crystal Palace and Olympique Lyonnais at Selhurst Park in August 2023.

    In praise of Roy Hodgson as he celebrates his 76th birthday

    Hodgson’s energy and effectiveness in the short-term world of football management is more impressive every year
  • USA won the World Cup in 2019.

    Women’s World Cup quiz: how much do you know about the tournament?

    The ninth Women’s World Cup is kicking off in Australia and New Zealand. How well do you recall the previous eight?
  • The Champions League trophy

    The big European Cup final quiz

    Manchester City meet Inter in Istanbul on Saturday. How much do you know about previous finals?
  • Sport<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Colorsport/REX/Shutterstock (3137596a) Football Manchester City team celebrate winning the match and promotionManchester City v Gillingham2nd Division Play-off Final30/05/1999 Div 2 PO Final: Gillingham 2 Man City 2* Sport

    When Manchester City escaped the third tier – as United won the treble

    Manchester City won a final in May 1999 after scoring two impossibly late goals. Sound familiar?
  • Manchester City v Chelsea, Premier League, Football, Etihad Stadium, Manchester, UK - 21 May 2023<br>EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Javier Garcia/Shutterstock (13920111ew)
A general view of the Premier League Champagne bottle
Manchester City v Chelsea, Premier League, Football, Etihad Stadium, Manchester, UK - 21 May 2023

    The big Premier League quiz: 23 questions on the 2022-23 season

    It was a long season. How much do you remember about it?
  • Hugo Sanchez Real Madrid<br>MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 01: Real Madrid and Mexico striker Hugo Sanchez pictured outside of the Bernabeu Stadium in April 1989 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Allsport/Getty Images)

    When Hugo Sánchez hit 38 goals for Real Madrid – all with his first touch

    Erling Haaland is deadly for Manchester City, but Real Madrid once had a striker who took brutal efficiency to another level
  • Rotherham United v Sutton United, EFL Papa John's Trophy, Final, Football, Wembley Stadium, London, UK - 03 Apr 2022<br>EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Joe Toth/REX/Shutterstock (12877522u) Papa Johns Trophy Rotherham United v Sutton United, EFL Papa John's Trophy, Final, Football, Wembley Stadium, London, UK - 03 Apr 2022

    The big EFL Trophy final football quiz

    Bolton and Plymouth meet at Wembley on Sunday in the Papa Johns final. How much do know about the competition?
  • Grimbsy players celebrate after knocking Southampton out of the FA Cup

    Grimsby join select group of fourth-tier heroes with fairytale FA Cup run

    The Mariners are only the fifth team from the fourth division to reach the quarter-finals, and the first since Cambridge in 1990
  • League Cup final quiz

    The big League Cup final football quiz

    Manchester United and Newcastle meet at Wembley on Sunday. How much do know about previous finals?
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