For the 3rd twelvemonth running, we've been looking astatine which shot stories engaged our assemblage the astir during the play crossed the BBC Sport website and app.
Engagement clip of a communicative was determined by the mean clip it took to actively work the portion on with a prime ratio - a calculation that allowed america to value the results truthful the database did not go 1 featuring lone our longest pieces.
For the archetypal time, alternatively than a azygous list, we've grouped the contented into antithetic strands to marque it easier for you to prime retired the pieces of astir interest, but each database is successful nary peculiar order.
We've omitted contented that has since go dated by quality events, and we've added a abstracted database astatine the extremity to amusement our most-read contented this play to springiness you a flavour of which matches proved the astir popular.
Here we spell then:
Top 10 idiosyncratic stories
'I was adjacent to dying successful car crash'
In an exclusive interrogation with the BBC successful March, West Ham guardant Michail Antonio reflected connected his near-fatal car clang successful December.
'The currency came up to my torso' - tales of a match-fixer
Moses Swaibu was 1 of the brightest prospects successful Crystal Palace's younker ranks, but helium ended up successful a shady satellite of cash, information and fixing alternatively than football's limelight.
The aerial clang and the underdogs - a triumph for Zambia's mislaid generation
A communicative crossed 2 decades that laid bare a nation's soul, and delivered triumph conscionable arsenic unexpectedly arsenic it did disaster.
'I'd inactive beryllium playing successful the Premier League if I had behaved'
Nile Ranger was a £10,000-a-week Newcastle United "wonderkid" with the satellite astatine his feet earlier his off-pitch behaviour attracted much headlines than his endowment connected it.
'I was efficaciously stateless aft getting sacked'
Former England skipper Casey Stoney tells BBC Sport however she and her household person rebuilt their lives aft her sacking by San Diego Wave.
The life, nonaccomplishment and bequest of Kevin Campbell
Wayne Rooney, Andrew Cole, Tyrese Campbell and much sermon the beingness and tragic decease of the erstwhile Arsenal and Everton striker.
'I signed Barcelona woody - past had a changeable astatine 24'
Goalkeeper Ellie Roebuck suffered a changeable six months aft being portion of the England squad that reached the World Cup final.
The antheral who saved Wembley Stadium
How Arthur Elvin went from moving successful a baccy kiosk to redeeming Wembley Stadium from demolition and moving the stadium for 30 years.
'Being misunderstood erstwhile you're younger is truthful difficult'
Chelsea and England defender Lucy Bronze opens up for the archetypal clip astir her autism and ADHD diagnoses.
'I privation to beryllium the champion subordinate successful the satellite 1 day'
On the streets they telephone him 'Kego' - the one-time wonderkid near to bid unsocial successful a factual wilderness.
Top 10 profiles
Why Martin Odegaard struggled astatine Real Madrid and however it led him to Arsenal
The Norway planetary arrived successful Spain arsenic the wonderkid everyone wanted, but helium near much than 5 years aboriginal having made conscionable 11 appearances.
The prince who ne'er became king
As the world's astir costly subordinate returned to his boyhood nine Santos, BBC Sport looked backmost astatine Neymar's clip with Barcelona and PSG.
How Thomas Tuchel went from barman to Three Lions
The caller England manager has been acceptable the situation of winning the World Cup successful 2026, but however did helium get to this point?
The emergence and autumn of Sampdoria
After a aureate property successful the 1980s and 90s, Sampdoria person present been relegated to Serie C for the archetypal clip - wherever did it each spell wrong?
BBC Sport looks astatine however the 33-year-old centre-back recovered from aboriginal setbacks to go 1 of the champion successful the world.
What has happened to Paul Mullin?
He has been Wrexham's starring scorer for the past 3 seasons but could not find a mode into Phil Parkinson's promotion-winning squad.
How French giants Bordeaux ended up successful the 4th tier
After handing successful their licence arsenic a nonrecreational club, the French broadside geared up for a "chaotic caller reality".
'It's hard to ticker Manchester United's struggles'
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer met up with BBC Sport successful Istanbul soon earlier his Besiktas broadside faced Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce.
How Scott McTominay became a Napoli icon
Former Manchester United midfielder; Scotland international; Napoli rubric winner; Serie A's Most Valuable Player. He is Scott McTominay.
'Controversial but a winner' - who is Evangelos Marinakis?
BBC Sport breaks down the analyzable quality of the "imposing yet softly spoken" Nottingham Forest owner.
Top 8 tactical breakdowns
Corner chickenhearted & Rory Delap 2.0 - what's the aboriginal of football?
New tactical ideas inactive flood into the league but thing has emerged arsenic the adjacent large theory. Still, that did not halt america from looking astatine what could happen...
Embracing the chaos - breaking down Bournemouth's rise
With Bournemouth challenging for a European decorativeness successful the Premier League this season, BBC Sport analysed however the Cherries person gone astir it.
Why Pep Guardiola's tactics stopped working
BBC Sport analyses wherefore the Manchester City manager's possession-focused tactics person stopped being arsenic effectual amid the emergence successful rapid, nonstop football.
How Arne Slot has reinvented Liverpool since Jurgen Klopp
BBC Sport takes a person look astatine immoderate of Liverpool's much subtle tactical tweaks since the existent Reds manager joined.
Arsenal's 'dark arts' - was determination a lawsuit to answer?
Amid accusations from Manchester City's Kyle Walker and John Stones of employing "dark arts", we look astatine the tactics utilized by Arsenal successful their fiery meeting.
How the relation of a goalkeeper changed
From keeping the shot retired of their nett to playing a cardinal relation successful a team's onslaught - this is however the modern keeper has evolved.
Four tactical lessons we learned from Thomas Tuchel's archetypal games
Despite unspectacular wins against Albania and Latvia, nether the bonnet determination were clues that a much elaborate tactical program is successful the pipeline from England's manager.
The dilatory decease of the screamer
Premier League teams whitethorn person go amended astatine scoring goals, but they are of a 'worse' prime erstwhile judged by the primitive thrill of a shot good whacked.
Top 10 nine insights
Inside Erik 10 Hag's turbulent clip astatine Manchester United
With the beleaguered nine calling clip connected the Dutchman's reign arsenic manager, Simon Stone looked backmost astatine yet different troubled play for the club.
Why are Chelsea stockpiling truthful galore young players?
A Uefa study says Chelsea person spent astir £1.7bn successful transportation fees successful the five-year play to 2024. And yet they support spending.
How does Daniel Levy tally Tottenham - and would helium ever leave?
With Spurs struggling successful the league and the president facing disapproval from fans, BBC Sport looked astatine however the nine is tally and what the aboriginal mightiness hold.
Could Wrexham truly scope the Premier League?
Will the Hollywood-owned nine marque it to the apical formation pursuing 3 successive promotions?
'A calamitous play for nine astatine a crossroads' - what adjacent for relegated Leicester?
The Foxes made an contiguous instrumentality to the Premier League past clip they went down successful 2023. This clip their short-term aboriginal is acold little certain.
Why Newcastle United are exploring stadium options
As speech astir a stadium determination for the Magpies intensifies, BBC Sport looks astatine wherefore the nine are weighing up the options.
'Self-doubt, errors and large changes' - wrong situation astatine Manchester City
Spanish shot adept Guillem Balague takes a look astatine the issues affecting Pep Guardiola's broadside - and the imaginable solutions.
The achy divorcement of Marcus Rashford and Manchester United
After 20 years astatine Manchester United, the guardant near for Aston Villa, leaving galore questions and fewer answers.
Four cardinal areas for Everton's caller owners to address
The Friedkin Group person taken implicit Everton - what are the cardinal areas they request to instantly code astatine the club?
When River Plate icon Ramon Diaz took implicit fourth-tier Oxford United
Twenty years connected from the Copa Libertadores-winning manager's astonishment assignment astatine Oxford United, BBC Sport looks astatine what happened and however it went...
Top 10 talking points
Premier League summons terms rises: How overmuch bash clubs marque from fans?
Football fans tin beryllium tribal. But erstwhile it comes to summons prices, determination is unity.
Why bash shot players swap shirts and whose is astir valuable?
Shirt swapping has agelong been a contented successful football, but what precisely bash players bash with the shirts they acquire?
Does it enactment erstwhile a manager returns to his aged club?
After David Moyes returned to Everton, BBC Sport looked astatine whether managers person enjoyed occurrence successful their 2nd spells astatine clubs.
Football's deficiency of unity for rainbow motion - what does it mean?
What does the rainbow armband contention archer america astir shot & LGBTQ+ rights?
Liverpool whitethorn person won the league but they indispensable rebuild with large signings
Arne Slot's broadside indispensable inactive rebuild with large signings contempt winning the title, says BBC Sport main shot writer Phil McNulty.
Did Dan Ashworth wage terms for Manchester United's mediocrity?
BBC sports exertion Dan Roan and main shot quality newsman Simon Stone look astatine what led to the sporting manager leaving his relation aft conscionable 5 months.
What does it takes to walk Fifa's cause exam?
BBC Sport's Nick Mashiter sets retired to walk Fifa's cause exam - and speaks to those successful the manufacture astir what it takes to participate their world.
What's going connected with Jack Grealish?
After the highs of winning the Treble, Jack Grealish has fallen retired of favour astatine Manchester City - but what has gone wrong?
What happens erstwhile managers publically criticise their ain players?
After Ruben Amorim publically criticised Marcus Rashford, BBC Sport looks astatine different examples of managers calling retired their players.
Why 'The Godfather' of PSR wants clubs to walk much money
Leading sports lawyer Nick de Marco connected shot finance, the Manchester City lawsuit and wherefore helium backs an autarkic regulator.
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Top 5 most-read pages
Based connected the fig of unsocial visitors to each shot communicative this season, these 5 pages were the astir fashionable crossed the BBC Sport website and app.
1. Europa League final: Tottenham 1-0 Manchester United (21 May)
2. EFL Cup final: Liverpool 1-2 Newcastle (16 Mar)
3. FA Cup final: Crystal Palace 1-0 Manchester City (17 May)
4. Premier League: Everton 2-2 Liverpool (12 Feb)
5. Premier League: Liverpool 5-1 Tottenham (27 Apr)
A unsocial visitant refers to the circumstantial idiosyncratic who has visited that page, nary substance however galore times they person visited.
Five fashionable plays connected BBC iPlayer
The pursuing selections are based connected a premix of viewing figures and editorial selections:
Phenomenal talent, unwavering passionateness and a volition to win. Friends and foes connected the unthinkable vocation of Sir Alex Ferguson - Britain's astir decorated shot manager.
How to triumph the Champions League
Locker country tales from Real Madrid's revolution, Liverpool's 2019 rubric tally and Jose Mourinho's triumphs uncover what it takes to beryllium crowned kings of Europe.
Football formation test: Which top-flight shot is best?
Nedum Onuoha tests the antithetic types of footballs utilized successful the men's top-flight.
Alan Shearer meets Alexander Isak: The Big Interview
Newcastle United's prima striker Alexander Isak sits down with nine fable Alan Shearer.
Anthony Elanga connected chasing greatness astatine Nottingham Forest
Dion Dublin meets up with Nottingham Forest guardant Anthony Elanga.
Ten fashionable plays connected BBC Sounds
The pursuing selections are based connected a premix of listening figures and editorial selections:
Football connected Trial: The Manchester City Charges
Clive Myrie tells the shot communicative of the century: the Premier League v Man City.
How Sir Alex Ferguson's working-class origins shaped British football's astir palmy manager.
Football manager Gareth Southgate shares the soundtrack of his beingness with Lauren Laverne.
England goalkeeper Mary Earps takes implicit the reins arsenic the big to inquire your questions.
Sports Strangest Crimes – Confessions of a Match Fixer
Moses Swaibu has the makings of a top-flight footballer – until temptation comes his way.
How Ronaldo, Firmino and Toney are helping Saudi teams predominate successful Asia
Are Saudi Arabia clubs present starting to predominate successful Asia? World Football investigates.
Alan and Micah prime their all-time Champions League XIs.
In Focus – Gary Lineker speaks to Arne Slot
The Liverpool manager talks astir his occurrence astatine the nine truthful acold since taking complaint from Jurgen Klopp successful the summer.
That Season When: Blackburn won the League
Sir Kenny Dalglish, Chris Sutton and Alan Shearer are among the guests arsenic Kelly Cates looks backmost connected Blackburn's celebrated rubric triumph successful 1995.
72+ with Aaron Paul & Jobi McAnuff – The Neil Warnock Special
From bowling and chiropody, to Chris Morgan and Adel Taarabt, Neil Warnock lifts the lid connected immoderate of his funniest and memorable stories.
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