There are numerous press stories that shame football players for drinking alcohol, and these can skew our judgement around the relationship between footballers and alcohol. Footballers drink alcohol for similar reasons as everybody else – to socialise with friends or family, or to help them relax when they are under pressure. There are also reasons…

Midfielders can have a wide range of playing styles, from a wide midfielder who plays with a lot of flair to a central defensive midfielder who is an engine and makes a tonne of tackles. One term that is widely used is the ‘box to box midfielder’. So what exactly is a box to box…

Photo Credit – Tsutomu Takasu (no changes made) In the modern game, it’s rare to see two footballers communicating without covering their mouths. But why do footballers cover their mouths? In this article, we discuss all the reasons why footballers do this during matches including – to amplify their voices, to avoid media attention, to…