About James Stroud
James is a Senior Writer for GiveMeSport with over five-and-a-half years of experience in the industry. He joined the company as an Academy member in July 2017 and, after a short time working as a freelancer, was given a full-time role in February 2018. He primarily writes about football but is also comfortable reporting on a variety of other sports including darts, golf, tennis, boxing and athletics. James is a huge Charlton Athletic supporter and probably the biggest Jonjo Shelvey fan on the planet.
VAR audio from Onana non-penalty decision in Man Utd v Wolves released
The audio is fascinating and shows why the officials chose not to give a penalty
Ramos, Roberto Carlos, Koeman: The 10 highest-scoring defenders in football history
Sergio Ramos has scored goals aplenty in his career. He features alongside Roberto Carlos and Ronald Koeman in football's highest scoring defenders ever.
The biggest conspiracy theories in football history, ft Messi, Ronaldo & Gerrard
What is the biggest conspiracy in football history?
Cristiano Ronaldo takes lie detector test - answers tough questions about his football career
Cristiano Ronaldo has taken part in a fascinating lie detector test
List of celebrities that came to watch Lionel Messi v LAFC, ft Prince Harry & Selena Gomez
So many massive names came to watch Messi's first match in Los Angeles
Lionel Messi's bodyguard takes out pitch invader during LAFC v Inter Miami
Messi's bodyguard ran across the pitch like Usain Bolt to protect him
Lyon players torn into by ultra with microphone after heavy PSG loss
Lyon players were given a dressing down after their 4-1 loss against PSG
Alejandro Garnacho gives young Man Utd fan gift in wholesome exchange
Garnacho made the young Man Utd fan's day
Joao Felix's skills at Barcelona presentation were very different to Ousmane Dembele's
Joao Felix showed Ousmane Dembele how it's done with silky skills in Barcelona presentation
Mikel Arteta's bizarre yet brilliant answer after journalist questioned his Arsenal tactics
Mikel Arteta used a bizarre metaphor to defend his tactics at Arsenal this season
Noah Lyles blasts NBA teams in passionate rant after Athletics World Championships gold
Lyles' comments earned a round of applause from journalists in attendance
James Maddison's brilliant reaction after abusive chant from Bournemouth fans
Maddison decided to give some back after being the subject of taunts from Bournemouth fans
Piers Morgan slams Arteta and names Arsenal XI he wants to see v Man Utd
Morgan has called on Arteta to make plenty of changes after Arsenal's draw against Fulham
Lionel Messi scores stunner on his MLS debut for Inter Miami v New York Red Bulls
Lionel Messi marked his MLS debut with a cracking goal
Kevin De Bruyne ranks Virgil van Dijk, Thiago Silva & Lisandro Martinez from worst to best
De Bruyne has had his say on three top Premier League defenders
The 10 youngsters Lionel Messi backed for stardom in 2016 - where are they now?
These young players were the next big thing according to Messi
Andre Onana's bizarre goalkeeping for Taiwo Awoniyi's goal in Man Utd v Forest
Man United fell a goal down to Nottingham Forest in shambolic circumstances
Chilwell & Maddison's exchange after Chelsea man's moment of madness v Luton
Maddison put Chilwell in his Fantasy Football team and he couldn't believe what he saw from his former teammate
Luis Rubiales refuses to resign in extraordinary press conference after Jenni Hermoso kiss
Luis Rubiales explained the Jenni Hermoso kiss and said that he is the victim of a witch hunt by 'false feminists' in a crazy speech
25 players with most goals + assists since 2000, ft Messi, Ronaldo & Neymar
Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar and Zlatan Ibrahimovic all feature in list of the 25 players with the most goals and assists since 2000.