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What is a proper football fan? Well, there isn’t actually a definition of what makes you a proper fan, as we all consume ‘the beautiful game’ in many different ways…

Dan Haygarth speaks to three Northern Premier clubs about battling through the coronavirus pandemic

German international Leroy Sane looks set to end his four-year stay with Manchester City this summer, with a return to his homeland on the cards.

As with many other Olympians, Page’s training regime is effectively curtailed. She cannot use a trampoline, which as a trampolinist, is somewhat essential for practice.

Many people at Bramall Lane wouldn’t have believed an 18-year-old centre back making his debut as a substitute against Cardiff City back in April 2011 would go on to become the world’s most expensive defender.
That was the case for Harry Maguire who is nine Premier League games from completing his first season at Manchester United.
Maguire endured a tough education of the game but progressed at each level he played at from playing League One matches on a cold Tuesday night to playing in front of 80,000 at Old Trafford every week.

In 1998/99 Manchester United won the league, FA Cup and Champions League, lifting all three in the space of 10 memorable May days. But in the Premier League their record of 79 points is the second lowest of the 13 titles, as they edged past Arsenal by a point. In a poll conducted by MM, Mark Stillman finds out just why that iconic season is considered the best.

Following the lead of The Independent’s Fantasy Matchmaker, MM match up two British heavyweight kings past and present: Lennox Lewis and Tyson Fury.

Despite Football League clubs all suffering economically from the current coronavirus crisis, there was already a financial storm brewing prior to the outbreak. Clubs operating on immense financial losses, caused by drastic overspending as they look for Premier League promotion has created an unsustainable, financial climate which seems to be worsening each year.

Max Woosnam is one of the great British sportsmen to grace the football pitch, walk out to the crease and step out on to court. MM takes a look at the all-rounder’s incredible life as a worker, a soldier and a multi-talented athlete that won the world’s most sought-after sporting accolades.

It’s no secret who the best two sides in the country are. A massive hint being the 34 mile trip across the M62 to play each other reflects the local veracity when Man City and Liverpool come head to head.
The Premier League has been blessed with rivalries through the decades whether it was the two Manchester clubs being split on the final day by that Aguero goal or the continuous title charges from Liverpool to knock Manchester United off their perch.
Since the arrival of Pep Guardiola at Manchester City following Jurgen Klopp’s appointment at Liverpool all the attention has been on this clash of the titans.
But is this a flash in the pan or the dawn of a new era of total possession colliding with gegenpressing in epic contests for years to come.

Manchester Storm had the worst offensive record in the EIHL last season. Mancunian Matters identify four forwards who the club could sign for next season.