Introduction
Editor’s Note – Jonathan Wilson
Jonathan Wilson’s Editor’s Note from Issue Sixteen
Groundwork
The New Owner – Dileep Premachandran
Sachin Tendulkar discusses his interest in football and why he’s invested in an ISL team
Death of the Giant Killers – Louise Phillips
Hereford United are one of the most celebrated minnows of English football, so how could they collapse into bankruptcy?
Building the Dream – James Corbett
As the political wrangling continues over Qatar’s World Cup, what’s the reality on the ground?
After the Earthquake – Felix Lill and Javier Sauras
How football is playing its part rebuilding the shattered communities around Fukushima
Interview
Reinaldo – James Young
The former Brazil striker explains how he expressed his opposition to the dictatorship
Tournaments
The Improbable Rainmaker – Jonathan Wilson
How a derided reserve goalkeeper brought Côte d’Ivoire’s long wait for a trophy to an end
Home Comforts – John Davidson
Victory in the Asian Cup they hosted seals Australia’s place in the heart of the Asian confederation
Representations
Homes of Football – Stuart Roy Clarke
The photographer explains what led him to take football as his subject
Reel of Fortune – John Harding
The early days of cinema and the struggle to portray football on screen
Scripted Drama – Stephen O’Donnell
The long wait for football to be taken seriously as a literary subject
Theory
Echoes in Eternity – Paul Simpson
Of all the great managers, which has been the most influential in inspiring future generations?
Fishing in a Small Pond – Ben Lyttleton
Ralf Rangnick explains the philosophy behind Red Bull’s investment in Salzburg and Leipzig
Pedestrian and Backward – Jon Spurling
How Ron Greenwood tried to instil a Hungarian approach at Arsenal
Sierra Leone
The Player – Firdose Moonda
How Kei Kamara divides his time between his MLS career and his work in Sierra Leone
The Coach – Greg Lea
Johnny McKinstry on the challenges he faced as coach of Sierra Leone
The President – Joanna Howarth
How Isha Johansson has risen to lead the Sierra Leonean Football Association
Greatest Games
Rangers 2 Celtic 2 – Scott Murray
Scottish Premier League, Ibrox, 17 October 1987
Eight Bells
Chants – Andrew Lawn
A selection of terrace songs that helped shape the history of chanting