Latest articles by Ryan Herman
'Why didn't you just belt it?' How Gareth Southgate's Euro 96 miss helped him as England manager
Gareth Southgate once feared the Euro 96 penalty would overshadow everything – before he realised he could use it to his advantage
Why did Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney buy Wrexham? The full story of the National League club and the Hollywood owners
LONGREAD Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney find themselves in a thrilling title race – but their unlikely £2m investment is only the latest chapter of a story that involves gagging orders, low-level criminals and soft porn peddlers
Le Hand of God, 10 years on: Thierry Henry’s handball that sent France to the 2010 World Cup – remembered by those who were there
Republic of Ireland It’s a decade since Henry’s handball in Paris denied the Republic of Ireland a place at the World Cup. For both sets of players, it was a night they will never forget
Islands, gardens and power stations: 8 stadiums that never were
100 Best Stadiums They are monuments to what might have been – the stadiums that failed to get beyond an architect’s vision or a glossy promotional video. Ryan Herman rounds up some of the futuristic, controversial and outlandish venues which never saw a kick-off...
