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May 2026 - VAR, World Cup play-offs, South Shields, away kits at home, Jimmy Jewell
Features
Them and US A World Cup with a complex backdrop
Cruel summer Wales pay the play-off penalty again; hope in youth for Northern Ireland
Match of the month Title-chasing South Shields host Merthyr in National League North
All change The rare and disconcerting occasions when an away kit gets worn at home
Shelf life Jim McLean gives himself a hard time
Forbidden treasure The night that football’s biggest prizes found themselves in the front room of a Leeds student house
Man for all seasons From the referee’s room to the commentary box via a stint in the dugout, Jimmy Jewell did it all
Object lessons A pair of boots from a professional given a new lease of life
Regulars
Editorial Surveys show that no one likes VAR – but it looks like we’re stuck with it anyway
Sidelines Celebrity takeover at Dagenham & Redbridge; Nigel Farage’s Portman Road party political broadcast; Danny Dyer, football agent; the future of programmes
Shot! West Brom Women take on Sporting Khalsa
Daniel Gray column Filling up an autograph book with the regulars
The perfect shot QPR fans dare to dream of the League title as the 1975-76 season nears its end
World view Morocco’s AFCON appeal rumbles on; Argentinian fans protest against the AFA
Letters Are us supporters perhaps heading for a minor diplomatic incident in France or parts of Belgium and Switzerland…
Season in brief Luka Modric and his Dinamo Zagreb team-mates storm to the Croatian title in 2006-07
