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Hard to hear: losing the sport you loved

Hard to hear: losing the sport you loved

by Jake Heasman | May 26, 2026 | The Mind Game, Top Story

For Ana Cauchi, football was everything. But balancing elite sport with the pressures of deafness, discrimination and isolation slowly changed her relationship with the game she loved. This is the story of how one England player lost her place in football, and is...
One club, one family: Chesterfield FC Women finally go up

One club, one family: Chesterfield FC Women finally go up

by Molly Farrell | May 26, 2026 | Pillar 2, Team Talk

Six years of near-misses, a merger that could have felt like the end, and a captain who never quite saw herself as one. Millie Standen’s story of Chesterfield FC’s title-winning season is a story of more than just promotion: it’s about what relief truly feels like,...
Sticking together: how a team builds the strength to go again

Sticking together: how a team builds the strength to go again

by Jake Heasman | May 26, 2026 | Pillar 3, Pillar 4, Team Talk

England are notorious for almost winning, but not quite getting over the line. So, how does an international team stay connected and pick themselves up after the result doesn’t go their way? Think back to the 2024 and 2020 men’s Euros finals; players are...
England’s World Cup squad: through the BIA lens

England’s World Cup squad: through the BIA lens

by Max Morris | May 26, 2026 | Team Talk, World Cup

Tuchel has made some bold selection calls for England’s World Cup squad, placing his faith in the recoveries of Tino Livramento, Djed Spence and John Stones despite serious fitness concerns. With fully fit alternatives left at home, the England boss is gambling on...
The club that refuses to disappear: Corinthian-Casuals’ non-league reality

The club that refuses to disappear: Corinthian-Casuals’ non-league reality

by James Streatfield | May 22, 2026 | Team Talk

Behind the glamour of the professional game, clubs like Corinthian-Casuals fight simply to keep going. Chairman Brian Adamson explains why resilience has become non-league football’s greatest strength. For more than a century, Corinthian-Casuals FC has existed as one...
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