I’ve seen everything there is to see in football, and a lot more outside of it. My anonymity lets me tell you how it is, from inside the game without the shackles of pre-conception or fan bias.
There are a couple of players I will always struggle to forgive for the way they played for themselves instead of the team
Thankfully for future recruits, Uefa’s financial fair play rules may soon put a stop to the lunacy at Stamford Bridge
The players walk down the tunnel underneath one of the most famous signs in football and there is something about that moment that reminds you of exactly where you are
Shirt swapping is a sign of the utmost respect amongst professionals, and on a personal level I am humbled each and every time a player asks for mine.
Racism at football matches is a mixture of buffoonery, ignorance, bravado and cowardice that comes racing to the surface
How do you tell a legend to pull his finger out on the pitch? In football, that isn’t the done thing – don’t ask me why
Envy is the most disruptive influence for footballers and not just because they are on the receiving end of the green-eyed monsters
I gambled the happiness and the wellbeing of the people I love the most for the possibility of a few more people singing my name for a few more years and for a few more quid.
Our old friend Ashley Cole has once again shown that where the competition for “egotistical idiot of the year” ends, he begins
I don’t think there is any widespread agenda specifically against different faiths from within football in this country
CNN asked “The Secret Footballer” to write a column about his experience of depression in football
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