PORTGUAL’S HIDDEN GEM 6 November 2014 0 comments DANNY RUST discovers that football fortunes in the south of the country are looking up with Olhanese leading the way […]
MATCH- FIXING AND FAVOURITISM BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN 18 September 2014 0 comments TIM CARROLL charts the forgotten years of East German football Dynamo Berlin stadiumWith World Cup success in Brazil, German football […]
WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING OUT 7 August 2014 0 comments CHRIS DUNLAVY looks at how other sides have imploded after a mass sale of their stars SOUTHAMPON began the summer […]
BALE MADRID 7 August 2014 0 comments Last summer, Real Madrid made the world record signing of Gareth Bale. LIAM NEWMAN looks back on a highly productive […]
CATCH A GLIMPSE OF THE MAESTRO WHILE YOU CAN 7 August 2014 0 comments JOHN GLYNN pays homage to Andrea Pirlo, the consummate Italian midfielder who has just retired from international football Andrea PirloThe […]
BRING ON THE WORLD CHAMPIONS 7 August 2014 0 comments CHRIS DUNLAVY looks at the challenge facing Gibraltar in Euro 2016 – and particularly a PE teacher from Farsley Adam […]
THE RISE OF DIEGO COSTA 22 May 2014 0 comments FROM LAGARTO TO LA LIGAJAMES BENSON traces the background of one of the world’s most sought-after strikers Akin to a […]
GIBRALTAR’S ROCK 22 May 2014 0 comments CAPTAIN CHIPOLINA ON UEFA ACCEPTANCE, MAKING HISTORY AND PLAYING ENGLANDDAN RAWLEY talks to the jubilant islanders about their progresion into […]
CHIEVO 10 April 2014 0 comments FAIRYTALE OF THE FLYING DONKEYSEDD PAUL charts one of the greatest underdog stories in European football Verona“Two households, both alike […]
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN 10 April 2014 0 comments THE GREATEST MANAGERS NOT TO HAVE WON THE EUROPEAN CUPRAY HARPER asks if winning Europe’s most famous club trophy is […]
THE LEGEND OF ZARRA 10 April 2014 0 comments DAVID LEE WHEATLEY looks back at the career of a striker who held all the Spanish records until a certain […]
THE GOLDEN GENERATION OF BELGIUM 31 October 2013 0 comments CHRIS DUNLAVY wonders if the startling breakthrough of outstanding players should be copied by England Axel Witsel and Nacer Chadli […]
FORGET SPURS BAYERN ARE THE REAL ‘YIOS’! 31 October 2013 0 comments Spurs have long had a reputation as a ‘Jewish’ club. On the continent Ajax of Amsterdam have a widely acknowledged […]
GAZZA, GAGS AND GOLACO BELLISSIMO 1 August 2013 0 comments JAMES PIERCE has affectionate memories of Channel 4’s Italian fooball coverage ith the nation’s fascination with everything Paul Gascoigne after […]
AJAX SEE THE FUTURE AND IT’ S ORANGE 1 August 2013 0 comments MICHAEL HENSON looks at the way the Dutch club have dominated the production of star players The De Toekomst AcademyThe […]
IN GOOD KOMPANY 26 September 2012 0 comments STEVEN GREEN on the Belgian invasion – and how The Red Devils could soon be international dark horses ON transfer […]
No signings to speak of but at least the car park’s been tarmaced 1 September 2011 0 comments RICHARD WILLIAMS won’t be welcoming any new players to the Community Stadium as another season marooned in the middle of […]
Cutting it fine 1 September 2011 0 comments Groundsman, fundraiser, driver, cleaner…there’s more to life to managing a grassroots football team than meets the eye, as AIDAN TOWNSEND […]