The 90 minutes are just the beginning. When the final whistle blows most fans are just getting going: pouring over data, watching highlights and getting all the inside information on their beloved team.

If you’re always looking for more from the beautiful game, check out our app guide for everything football.

Never let your colleagues at work catch you off-side about the latest footie news. The sports section in these apps should be the first tab you open over morning coffee and the last one you close before going to bed. And that’s not negotiable!

For interviews with former pros with nothing to lose and everything left to say, tactical rabbit holes, unfiltered comments and rumours about players, there’s at least one podcast (or maybe two or three) for every kind of football fan to enjoy on their ride to work.

Behind every legendary season, famous rivalry and manager who changed the game is a book or audiobook that does it justice.

Here are our suggestions to get you started: Messi by Guillem Balagué gives you a real insight into the icon that is Lionel Messi, whilst Joe McGinniss’s classic The Miracle of Castel di Sangro charts the incredible rise of a tiny Italian team over a couple of remarkable seasons.

The joy of football lives in the shared experience of debating a penalty decision or whether the manager made the right substitution. Football fan communities relish the chats on social media or radio phone-ins, keeping supporters connected through the quiet midweek moments as much as the excitement of match days.