Pitch Invasion

Paul Gascoigne was detained today under the Mental Health Act. How did England’s superstar get where he is today?

Vanda Wilcox takes a second look at Italian football songs, this time explaining cori contro, songs against the enemy.

Jack Warner and FIFA at it again.

It might not be Kosovo’s first priority — greater political recognition is probably higher on the agenda — but football’s never far below the surface in the Balkans, so we ask what the future holds for them in international football. Who will play for them? Are they any good? Will they able to join FIFA competition?

Pitch Invasion wins Best Blog Design at Soccerlens awards. Rejoice!

From 3-D football to robotic linesmen, the Orange Future of Football Report tell us what football fans have to look forward to in the coming years. Yet oddly, it’s all rather back to the future. Tom Dunmore explains.

What lessons from the NFL will the Premier League take?

Continuing our recent theme, Brian Phillips takes a look at the history of one of the strangest supporter songs in football — “Goodnight, Irene,” an American folk song about love and suicide that’s been the anthem of Bristol Rovers for almost 60 years.

Could a playoffs system replace the 39th game as the Premier League’s next moneyspinning idea?