Politics and football have always had an on-off relationship. Kier Starmer's seats-for-Gunners problem isn't new. Here Paul Simpson recalls that, while some PMs are genuine fans, for others it's a hospital pass.

“How did the rugby team do on Saturday, Simpson?”, my headmaster asked gruffly one soggy Monday morning in the Midlands in the mid-1970s.

Dry stats and lack of footage mean we underrate the best of all time, by Paul Simpson.

Paul Simpson weaves a tapestry to the man behind the Beautiful Game’s great revival.