Introduction
Issue 43: Editor’s Note – Jonathan Wilson
Jonathan Wilson’s Editor’s Note from Issue Forty Three
State of Play
The Cold War – James Corbett
As Fifa seeks a greater stake in the club game, its battle with Uefa is hotting up
The Recurring Ghost – Simon Banks
April’s proposals were not the first attempt to impose a Super League on European football
Soft Power – James Beardsworth
Football, dissent and the role of football in Belarus
Black and White Wash – Daniel Rey
Newcastle’s takeover is no cause for celebration
Birmingham
Slump City – Steve Tongue
For football in the West Midlands, the 60s were a period of struggle and decline
Odd Men Out
The Cannon of the Vila Belmiro – Joshua Law
Pepe on playing with Pelé and the glory years of Santos
Saturday Night Lights – Arik Rosenstein
A fan from New York experiences a game between Beitar Jerusalem and Bnei Sakhnin
Hotel Corona – Brendan Madden
In 1979 Real Zaragoza were caught up in a fire that left 78 dead
Photo Essay
On Top of the World – Joe Phelan
Despite a population of just 56,000, Greenland continues its campaign to join Fifa
The US
The British Are Coming – Nigel Tassell
Ron Newman, Freddie Goodwin, Gordon Bradley and the English takeover of NASL
An Iron Hand – Ewan Flynn
How Tony Waiters went from keeping goal for Blackpool to leading Canada to the World Cup
The Red Bull – Karan Tejwani
How Jesse Marsch has battled scepticism to lead the way for US coaches in Europe
I’m with the Cosmos – Steve Hunt
How a midfielder with six appearances for Aston VIlla ended up playing with Pelé
Theory
Grow Old and Stay Young – John Harding
The conman and naturopath who helped Herbert Chapman’s Arsenal with dietary advice
Mark of Respect – Tom Nicholson
The origins and significance of the captain’s armband
Bruno e Carlo – John Nassoori
The close relationship between Carlo Ancelotti and his fitness guru Bruno Demichelis
Body Language – Ben Welch
How understanding and using physical cues can take athletes to the next level
Streltsov
Streltsov – Jonathan Wilson
It’s 1996 and Torpedo Moscow club functionary Vanya remembers the troubled striker Eduard Streltsov
