The clues are many, the candidates few.
Can you help us unmask:
"The Secret Footballer”?
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David Bentley
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Jason Euell
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Glen Johnson
Writing through the Glen (more…)
Carlton Cole
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Anton Ferdinand
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Luke Young
Young’s pen runs free (more…)
Michael Turner
Michael’s a turn up for the books (more…)
Guess Who?!
This fantastical modern day, footballing equivalent of the classic board game has taken another twist this weekend. After what I initially saw as a revelation that TSF played with Paolo Di Canio, I’ve now taken that clue back as just a possibility. I had initially got all excited that in not referencing Paolo using inverted […]
TSF on diving
The latest article from The Secret Footballer is on simulation. Focusing on the circus that was Wednesday’s Champions League first leg El Clasico he talks about diving being a far too apparent blemish on the game. (more…)
Can we rule out all goalkeepers?
MAY 7th UPDATE: KEEPERS RULED OUT (more…)
Rio Ferdinand
Rio de Journo? (more…)
Darren Bent
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Paul Robinson
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Joey Barton
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Jody Craddock
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Stuart Taylor
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TSF on footballers and affairs
The latest article from The Secret Footballer is about the temptations for footballers. Why do they play away from home and why do their wives put up with it? Another enjoyable article from our mystery man at The Guardian. (more…)
Scott Parker award from fellow football writers?
Scott Parker has been awarded the Football Writer’s player of the year. You can read the BBC article here. (more…)
New system (out with the 4-4-2)
I’ve changed the for and against system on each player’s page. I’ve now posted a checklist of the things we know about The Secret Footballer on each player profile. The aim now is for us to find evidence for or against each point and rule some more candidates out. If you find evidence for or […]
An entertaining day
Well it has indeed been a fun day. We pretty much launched the site today and got some good tweets on the go trying to find out more about The Secret Footballer. (more…)
I suspect it’s someone not yet mentioned
Well, since compiling this list and going through the options there are a few candidates stronger than others but I really do have a feeling that The Secret Footballer is someone not yet listed amongst the leading candidates. There are plenty more footballers not yet mentioned here that it could be so if you think […]
The Scandinavian friend TSF forgot wasn’t English
Which Scandinavian was he referring to in the April 2nd article? (more…)
Have you seen TSF at Cheltenham?
In his article on the 19th of March The Secret Footballer talks about gambling on horses. Were you dining on a table in a tent at Cheltenham when a footballer tore up a load of £20 notes? If so, who was it. And who was he with? “I once revelled in a team-mate’s generosity after […]
Half the England team conspire against The Secret Footballer
“It isn’t because we’re a superior breed – even I wouldn’t take on that argument with half the England team conspiring against me” – Hmmm he is saying half of the England team are against him. Is he Wayne Bridge?! (more…)
Are you the man at the London club?
“There is one man at a London club who shouts the same thing at me from the same seat every season. Now I just smile and he laughs, happy that I have heard him.” – From The Secret Footballer’s article on March 12th. Are you that man? Help us lift the lid!
Shaun Wright-Phillips
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Has a friend who plays for Liverpool?
In the article on 19th Feb The Secret Footballer said “A friend of mine recently told me his team lacked any clear direction or ambition and, as a result, problems came about which had not been addressed. He said things got so bad that a group of players even began to raise the possibility that […]
The manager still ‘wanting to be a player
Ok, so who can this manager be? It was when The Secret Footballer was still a young man: (more…)
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