Apr
23
The Saint – Liverpool’s hero of 1965
Ian St. John became part of an exclusive band of footballers – he scored the winning…
Tag: Game of the People
Mar
24
The greatest goal Pelé ever scored
In recent years, the reputation of “football’s greatest-ever player” has been somewh…
Feb
21
Great Reputations: Barcelona 1974 – the Cruyff effect
It is difficult to comprehend today, but between 1960 and 1973, Barcelona failed to …
Feb
18
Football and a new purpose: More than players, more than clubs
Artist In Residence is a series of articles showcasing the work of a specific artist…
Feb
7
The enduring romance of Mitteleuropa’s football
The budget airline revolution made Continental Europe very accessible for tourists a…
Feb
4
Bucharest – the Paris of the East, in need of a lift
In the current football landscape, it’s hard to imagine that Bucharest, the capital …
Jan
31
Maradona, the last of his kind?
The term “flawed genius” has been overused down the decades, often to describe a foo…
Jan
27
South American Way: Estudiantes de La Plata, the one-time bogey men
In the the mid-to-late 1960s, Argentine football had acquired a dark image. In 1966,…
Jan
23
Caracas – a city burning amid the chaos
Venezuela is one of South America’s least successful football nations, but most impo…
Jan
20
Europe’s Champions: Feyenoord 1970, the forgotten Dutch masters
More than 50 years ago, Feyenoord pulled off one of the great shocks of European clu…