Steve Mitchell

Italian football freelancer whose ambition is to ghost-write the autobiography of Christian Spampatti.

Contact: @barafundler

Steve Mitchell's articles

Steve McClaren practising Scottish accent ahead of Dundee United move

/ Football / 1 week ago

Harry’s Heroes: Here’s what we expect to see in the next series

/ Football / 1 month ago

Blackpool's manager Ian Holloway celebrates with the trophy after his team beat Cardiff City during the 2010 Championship play-off final football match at Wembley Stadium in London on May 22, 2010. Blackpool won the game 3-2 to win promotion to the Premier League next season. AFP PHOTO / Adrian Dennis (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

5 classic Championship playoff finals to remember and savour

/ Championship / 2 months ago

5 players who got snapped up by Premier League clubs because of Euro 96

/ Football / 2 months ago

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The 11 best German players in the history of the Premier League

/ Football / 2 months ago

Unlucky for some: 13 of the worst debuts in football history

/ Football / 2 months ago

Where are they now? What happened to five Gazzetta Football Italia icons

/ Football / 2 months ago

AWOL XI: Footballers who vanished without telling their clubs after Nasri bails on Anderlecht

/ Football / 3 months ago

5 things Max Allegri needs to train for before arriving at Newcastle

/ Football / 3 months ago

C’mon ref! 5 of the greatest ever refereeing controversies in football

/ Football / 3 months ago

Incredible: 5 of the greatest non-footballing moments staged at Wembley

/ Boxing / 3 months ago

The English Game: 5 football TV shows worse than the new Netflix series

/ Football / 3 months ago

Oh I say! 5 of the greatest lines of football commentary ever heard

/ Football / 3 months ago

5 Footballers who were so good they didn’t need to train

/ Football / 4 months ago

Breaking Bad: 5 of the bitterest splits in football history

/ Champions League / 4 months ago

Match made in Heaven: 5 of the coolest bands to ever be associated with the beautiful game

/ Football / 4 months ago

United v City: 5 ‘traitors’ who represented both sides of the Manchester divide

/ Football / 4 months ago

Bradford v Swansea League Cup Final 2013

The 5 worst League Cup final performances of all time

/ Football / 4 months ago

Woeful Wonderkids: 5 potential world-beaters who turned out sh*te

/ Football / 5 months ago

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Lazio v Inter: 5 British & Irish players who wore these famous Serie A shirts

/ Football / 5 months ago

CESENA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 28: Fernando Torres # 9 of AC Milan looks on during the Serie A match between AC Cesena and AC Milan at Dino Manuzzi Stadium on September 28, 2014 in Cesena, Italy. (Photo by Mario Carlini / Iguana Press/Getty Images)

The SuperPippo curse: Why are Milan’s recent number 9s so utterly sh*te?

/ Football / 5 months ago

Man United 2000 v Liverpool 2020: Who disrespected the FA Cup more?

/ Football / 5 months ago

5 footballers who really could have used a Ryan Giggs-style hair makeover

/ Football / 6 months ago

LONDON - AUGUST 11: Alan Sunderland of Arsenal takes the ball past Alan Hansen of Liverpool during the FA Charity Shield match held on August 11, 1979 at Wembley Stadium, in London. Liverpool won the match 3-1. (Photo by Steve Powell/Getty Images)

Everton to Everton? 7 players who shared surnames with football clubs

/ Football / 6 months ago