Great Reputations: Grande Inter – a harsh legacy?
There was an air of menace about them: Black and blue stripes; dark, matinee idol looks; oiled hair; and a dictatorial manager who had a slightly sinis…
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Great Reputations: Red Star Belgrade 1973-74 – the team that changed English football
In 1978, Chelsea chairman Brian Mears, desperate to change the fortunes of his ailing club, started to court Miljan Miljanić the Yugoslav coach rated a…
Great Reputations: Arsenal, the Art Deco club
In the 1980s, a television series called The Thirties highlighted a turbulent and exciting decade. An entire chapter was devoted, quite simply, to “The…
Great Reputations: Anderlecht mid-1970s, trusting in purple
Belgian teams never made much of an impact in Europe in the early years of UEFA’s club competitions, the country was largely seen as an also-ran when i…
Great Reputations: Poland 1972-1974 – the World Cup’s lost champions
When England crashed out of the 1974 World Cup in the qualifying tournament, considered a major shock at the time, Poland, their conquerors, were seen …
CONIFA comes to town
I had never met anyone from Tibet before, never heard of Abkhazia or Karpatalya, but the CONIFA World Football Cup can open your eyes and ears to the s…
By Association #05 The Man Who Saved Barcelona
In July 1936, The Civil War broke out in Spain and the La Liga season was put on hold as tensions grew around the country. Aligning with the Republic…
The five nights in May
Between 1977 and 1985 English clubs appeared in eight European Cup Finals, winning seven, including a run of six successive final victories. It is the …
Jürgen Klopp: A fan, a friend and a leader of men
It doesn’t usually come up when you’re talking about what you want in a manager, if at all. However, when it is Jürgen Klopp it is the first thing that…