Football stadiums are considered as sanctuaries for all the fans. Millions of them have experienced some of the biggest excitements and biggest disappointments in their lives on these places. Some legendary names that are hailed as more than just stadiums are Highbury, Maracana, Old Trafford, etc. These stadiums are part of the football culture and […]
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Beskov v Lobanovskyi, Sasha Goryunov
Two great players, two great coaches, two different visions of the game “How many times have you heard this? We pass our way through the middle of the park! But you decided to take someone on.” With his team 1-0 up Konstantin Beskov was berating one of his players at half-time in the changing rooms […]
The Duellists
An edited extract from Paolo Conde’s new book, looking at the relationship between Pep and Jose as played out in 2011’s 4 clásico’s in 18 days.
Workers Rights, Tony Richardson
The following article first appeared in Issue 39, released in December 2020. The story of the Nepalese labourers building Qatar’s World Cup stadiums. Tribhuvan Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal. November 2018. Football is the icebreaker. It always is. Within seconds of sitting down in departures my neighbour and I have exchanged the basics; who we love, who we […]
Blizzard-38 Sampler
Blizzard-38 Sampler
The Squall – Update
The first issue of The Squall, out in early May, has now been commissioned, so please don’t send any more pitches about right-backs! For more about the birth of The Squall, click here. The next three Squalls – July, August, October – although I don’t yet know in which order, will be on: Sliding doors […]
Issue Thirty Seven
Introduction Issue 37: Editor’s Note – Jonathan Wilson’s Editor’s Note from Issue Thirty Seven Life and Death All Things To All Men – Dermot Corrigan The goalkeeper Ricardo Zamora was both honoured and imprisoned by both sides in the Civil War A Cup Of Tea Then Blank – Tom Harvey How a badly installed boiler almost killed the […]
Does the Recent Barcelona Scandal Hint at a Larger Football Crisis?
Anyone who is even vaguely familiar with Football Club Barcelona (FCB) is well aware that 2020 has been what can only be called a rather rocky year. We are not only referring to the ongoing global health crisis in this respect. The entire team has been hit with rumours, allegations, infighting, similarly disturbing news. Perhaps […]
The Sacred Eyeball, Scott Oliver
The following article first appeared in Issue 27, released in December 2017. Fans are vital to the modern game but tribalism too often means they fail fully to realise their power The signs are reasonably unambiguous: “MODERN FOOTBALL IS RUBBISH”. Thumbing through an increasingly thick catalogue of examples, past Manchester City’s boutique fan-experience innovation, the Tunnel […]
The Guide To Making Sure You Have The Perfect Day Out At The Footie
If you love the beautiful game, then you’ll want to make sure you get to as many professional matches as you can. If you love playing the game, then that comes first, but there’s not many better feelings out there than watching the team you love put a ball into the onion bag. The atmosphere […]
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