Tommy Lawton, who went on to play for Chelsea, Notts County and Arsenal after the war, scored four goals in that game and ...

The nation will remember those who fell in battle as this year's VE Day marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War 2.

Mary Lyons, who died in 1979, became the youngest ever England footballer and goalscorer when she scored at St James' Park in 1918, aged 15 ...

The point is that football has felt revitalised this summer in spite of the system, rather than because of it. And a point ...

Reading is such a simple and inexpensive joy but if you're anything like me you sometimes struggle to find the time. Here are ...

Reading comes with so many benefits. Non-fiction books help you learn and improve while fiction allows you to escape from the ...

Fiction and non-fiction books help you learn and develop in so many ways, all while developing your brain and improving your ...

Findings predate founding of Football Association by centuries and could explain Scotland’s early dominance of international ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A field in the Scottish countryside near the Solway Firth was likely the world’s oldest football pitch, a historian has claimed. The field was hosting football games in the 1600s, nearly two ...

Instead, it is a story about one of the most frustrating fouls in football. At this point in proceedings, it would be nice to welcome Luke Ayling to the stage to ask him to break down the art of ...