Author: Andrew Flint

When I was 12, my letter to United We Stand fanzine was published, and I will never forget the euphoric thrill of seeing my words in print. Two decades later I work as the Russian Premier League website's official English-language version from my home in Tyumen, Siberia. I have had my work published by When Saturday Comes, Four Four Two, These Football Times, The Guardian, The Football Pink, Futbolgrad and Russian Football News.

by Andrew Flint 28th Jan 2022 0

Bjørn Heidenstrøm Interview – 25 Years of Championship Manager Fame

How can a bunch of numbers change your life? Millions of childhoods the world over have been spent scrutinising columnsContinue Reading

by Andrew Flint 13th Jan 2022 3

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Limbe in Limbo – AFCON refereeing chaos reigns supreme

Mali 1-0 Tunisia isn’t a scoreline that would set the pulses racing at first glance, but this game will goContinue Reading

by Andrew Flint 9th Jan 2022 6

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AFCON Interview EXCLUSIVE with Uri Levy

Arguably one of the most misunderstood and disrespected international tournaments, the Africa Cup of Nations kicks off amidst the all-tooContinue Reading

by Andrew Flint 12th Jul 2021 2

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Euro 2020 Round Table: The aftermath

It’s probably safe to say Euro 2020 has been a tournament like none other for so many reasons, but inContinue Reading

by Andrew Flint 3rd Jul 2021 1

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EDITORIAL: Black Lives Matter pre-match protests – To take a knee, or not to take a knee?

Across this tournament, aside from the insane drama and oh-so-nears, there has been a constant undercurrent of a wider societalContinue Reading

by Andrew Flint 29th Jun 2021 5

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Football’s Coming Home: The swirling enigma of England’s iconic football song

Rose-tinted glasses are wonderful. Those heady days of legging it up from football practice into the playground, desperately scrabbling throughContinue Reading

by Andrew Flint 11th Jun 2021 1

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Russia, the Euros and Me

When you get rejected by a budget supermarket chain for a shelf-stacking job, you know it’s time to switch focus;Continue Reading

by Andrew Flint 9th Jun 2021 2

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Euro 2020 Round Table: Winners, dark horses, flops, top scorers, fondest memories

With what will surely go down as one of the more unusual European Championships after the year-long delay due toContinue Reading

by Andrew Flint 24th May 2020 0

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Matchdays: Pyongyang

By Rishi Chowdhury 4pm, 08 October 2015 – Kim Il Sung Stadium – Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea OneContinue Reading

by Andrew Flint 9th Feb 2020 2

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Interview: John Ludden, author of Matt & Jimmy

In 1958, Manchester United could almost touch the top of the world. The culmination of over a decade of cultivatingContinue Reading