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Chief Football Writer, The i newspaper Doing The 92 in 2024-25 Read all my work: https://inews.co.uk/author/daniel-storey

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Jordan Pickford is criminally underrated The Everton and England No 1 has been at peak performance for almost half a decade and makes my top 10 list of all-time Premier League goalkeepers

Jordan Pickford’s consistent excellence is still a little overlooked, I reckon. This year he will likely become the longest-serving undisputed England No. 1 in history. He’s been at peak performance for almost half a decade.

Column.

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02.03.2026 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2
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The Score: Chelsea's bad boys, Man Utd's big winner and a sour mood at Newcastle Our chief football writer reviews the main talking points from the weekend's action

The Score - Premier League club-by-club review
- Narrow Aston Villa
- Jimenez the latest Bournemouth talent
- Howe can't keep saying the same thing
- Semenyo a dual threat attacker
- Raya in the form of his life - Spain No. 1?

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02.03.2026 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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John Terry's entitlement knows no bounds Former Chelsea captain is 'frustrated' after being overlooked for coaching job

John Terry wants to be Chelsea manager but nowhere else. His post-playing career is a weird lesson in one-club reputation and entitlement.

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25.02.2026 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 9
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I went on the longest away day in English football history At 914 miles, Gateshead to Truro is a trip like no other. Our chief football writer Daniel Storey went along for the ride

Gateshead to Truro City is the longest away trip in English league football history.

I went along for the ride for a piece on loyalty, Supporters' Trusts and what really makes English football special.

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25.02.2026 07:59 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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I went on the longest away day in English football history At 914 miles, Gateshead to Truro is a trip like no other. Our chief football writer Daniel Storey went along for the ride

Gateshead to Truro City is the longest away trip in English league football history.

I went along for the ride for a piece on loyalty, Supporters' Trusts and what really makes English football special.

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25.02.2026 07:59 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Sheffield Wednesday have perfected the art of misery Years of gross mismanagement led to the ultimate insult: relegation at Bramall Lane

I went to watch Sheffield Wednesday get relegated at Bramall Lane yesterday, the worst end to the worst story. This season hasn't even been sport, simply a long lesson for English football.

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23.02.2026 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Score: Milner's milestone, Forest's new problem and worrying signs for Spurs Our chief football writer reviews the main talking points from the weekend's action

The Score - club-by-club Premier League weekend review

- A Spurs formation that made no sense
- Aston Villa's slow starts at home
- Let Ngumoha off the leash
- Why keep Glasner any longer?
- Chelsea, red card and ceded leads

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23.02.2026 07:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Five problems strangling Arsenal's title bid - and only one is their 'bottle' Bottlejobs? That's far from the only reason Arsenal are dropping points

Arsenal are teetering, fear becoming a self-inflicting weapon. And I don’t think that their problems are only psychological.

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19.02.2026 09:20 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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Nobody seems to enjoy going to football anymore - I think I know why We are witnessing a rising epidemic of the angry, desperate fan

Football supporters are angrier at matches than I can ever remember. Why does it feel like lots of people don’t like the game they love?

Column.

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18.02.2026 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 2
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How Brighton spent Β£310m and got worse Embattled head coach Fabian Hurzeler is proving a useful distraction from a recruitment methodology that has made its first significant missteps

This season was Brighton’s biggest chance yet to bruise the noses of the elite on a consistent basis. It is ending with serious doubts about the manager and growing questions over recruitment.

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18.02.2026 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

Yeah, but when you're semi-regularly putting in hundreds of thousands just to make sure everybody gets paid on time...

17.02.2026 10:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Newport County have lost sight of who they are A long and unexpected funk has set in at Rodney Parade

Newport County are caught in a trap: for extra investment they need to be better; to be better they need extra investment.

A piece on life at the bottom of the Football League and a failing plan

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17.02.2026 08:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nottingham Forest deserve to be relegated after sacking Sean Dyche The irony does not so much ring here as explode

Nottingham Forest and existential crisis fit together like hand in glove. It is exhausting and unhelpful, but entirely self-inflicted. And it might well end in relegation.

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12.02.2026 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Championship is about to change forever - and not in a good way Radical plans to expand the play-offs pose a huge risk to the integrity of the competition

To me, the Championship playoffs are English football in perfection: drama, desperation, chaos and heroism.

They're probably going to change. And that scares me a bit.

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12.02.2026 07:58 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

A huge honour to be nominated for The Hugh McIlvanney Award for Sports Journalist of the Year at the annual Press Awards.

Everybody who starts writing about football (and is older than they would like) knows that name as one of the absolute greats.

11.02.2026 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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Wigan Athletic and a new kind of crisis The Latics have arrived at another crossroads after years of fighting to be normal again

Wigan Athletic survived the crisis years. The problem: becoming 'ordinary' can be just as hard. And that’s mostly going wrong…

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11.02.2026 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Burnley's disastrous takeover left Β£113m debt and missing papers The Clarets have gone from an overachieving Premier League club to a yo-yo team that will soon suffer its third relegation in five seasons

Six years ago, Burnley were a debt-free, relatively settled Premier League club. Then the takeover happened. On every level, I think they have gone backwards.

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10.02.2026 08:26 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Burnley's disastrous takeover left Β£113m debt and missing papers The Clarets have gone from an overachieving Premier League club to a yo-yo team that will soon suffer its third relegation in five seasons

Six years ago, Burnley were a debt-free, relatively settled Premier League club. Then the takeover happened. On every level, I think they have gone backwards.

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10.02.2026 08:26 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Score: Arsenal's big issue, West Ham's dual threat and poor Harvey Elliott Our chief football writer reviews the main talking points from the weekend's action

The Score - club-by-club review of the Premier League weekend:
- Bournemouth's fresh attack
- Summerville the dual-threat winger
- Leeds the floodlight kings
- Are Brighton drifting?
- Nothing is working at Newcastle

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09.02.2026 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Rochdale became a town and football club reborn After a long period of sustained investment in Spotland to make it a community provider, its football team are top of the National League with two games in hand

No team in England’s top six tiers has more league points than...Rochdale.

A club has been rebuilt, a team reborn and a community re-engaged. They're on the way back and this is the good stuff.

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05.02.2026 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Rochdale became a town and football club reborn After a long period of sustained investment in Spotland to make it a community provider, its football team are top of the National League with two games in hand

No team in England’s top six tiers has more league points than...Rochdale.

A club has been rebuilt, a team reborn and a community re-engaged. They're on the way back and this is the good stuff.

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05.02.2026 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Leicester City's rock bottom is just around the corner A sword of Damocles hangs over the King Power Stadium

Leicester City are facing their rock bottom and they don't even know when the news will land. Brutal change is needed, but will it come..?

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04.02.2026 08:12 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s ego is out of control Ronaldo has been left with nothing but his ego

Cristiano Ronaldo earns Β£488,000 a day and is on strike because Saudi Arabia’s PIF haven’t bought his club enough new players. Welcome to football dystopia.

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03.02.2026 07:21 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 10
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s ego is out of control Ronaldo has been left with nothing but his ego

Cristiano Ronaldo earns Β£488,000 a day and is on strike because Saudi Arabia’s PIF haven’t bought his club enough new players. Welcome to football dystopia.

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03.02.2026 07:21 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 10
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The Score: Newcastle's Howe error, Man Utd's happy habit and the Moyes outrage Our chief football writer reviews the main talking points from the weekend's action

THE SCORE - club-by-club Premier League weekend review

- Man City's second halves
- Villa's low block issues
- MGW's pressing
- Ekitike's shot conversion
- West Ham's ceded leads

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02.02.2026 07:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Millwall way is back, and it is glorious Something special is building at The Den

Millwall are enjoying their best season in an age. The football makes sense for the club and the owners are creating a legacy in response to tragedy. You really can’t ask for any more.

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29.01.2026 08:04 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A 'sideways and backwards' virus has infected English football Fans are railing against this grim and increasingly common style of play

β€œSideways and backwards, everywhere we go” is the new football ground hit.

Supporters are getting sick of risk-averse football that they believe goes nowhere and achieves nothing.

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28.01.2026 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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My pilgrimage to Portsmouth and the best derby in English football Bitter feuds, bubble matches, fights and a comparative lack of success - Daniel Storey delves into what makes Pompey's famous rivalry with Southampton so great

I think Portsmouth vs Southampton might be the best derby in English football.

In 10 reasons, with the help of Sunday's game, I tried to explain why.

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27.01.2026 07:49 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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My pilgrimage to Portsmouth and the best derby in English football Bitter feuds, bubble matches, fights and a comparative lack of success - Daniel Storey delves into what makes Pompey's famous rivalry with Southampton so great

I think Portsmouth vs Southampton might be the best derby in English football.

In 10 reasons, with the help of Sunday's game, I tried to explain why.

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27.01.2026 07:49 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Oh yes

23.01.2026 09:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0