Tony Harrison, who has died aged 88, was a venerated and sometimes controversial poet and verse playwright who tenaciously held onto his northern working-class roots as a source of imaginative vigour ...

Michael Cox looks at how the passenger train has been fundamental to English football for almost two centuries ...

The Athletic went behind the scenes with Greater Manchester Police to see how one of the biggest games of the season is ...

Club ultras are known for being the most infamous of football fans, worse than 'hooligans' and known for their racist and far ...

Challenging the narratives of the populist right means offering a unifying vision grounded in respect, writes Keir Starmer’s ...

The city council policy appears to be that any flag or other such statement - like painting a roundabout or putting up a ...

NOTHING beats a good feud, the noisier the better.  Everybody loves to pick a side. And the choice lets everyone else know what kind of person we truly are.  Even people who don’t take ...

It is a reminder that as society grows ever more atomised, sport is often the last, enduring marker of local identity.

Steeped in history, Old Trafford has played host to many famous nights and been the home of some of English football’s ...

The international break has come to an end, and the Premier League is back in action with a classic London derby to look forward to on Saturday evening. In addition to Millwall taking on Charlton, ...