Introduction
Editor’s Note – Jonathan Wilson
Jonathan Wilson’s Editor’s Note from Issue Thirty Three
Legacy
Four Martyrs – Hassanin Mubarak
Tracing the history of Iraqi football through the tormented careers of four dissident players
The Jewel Thief – Paul Brown
Harry Trainer was a centre-forward for Wales and Wrexham, but his dark side ended his career
Defeat and Tragedy – Martin da Cruz
In 1919, Uruguay failed for the first time to win the Campeonato Sudamericano but it lost far more than that
Impossible – Sean Cole
An unmitigated shambles, or is the general perception of Graham Taylor’s reign as England manager unfair?
Only Parties After That – Joshua Law and Tom Sanderson
The former Corinthians centre-forward Geraldão on 1977 and ending his club’s long trophy drought
A Pitch Of One’s Own
Antics in Petticoats – James Corbett and Philip Ross
The rise and fall of the pioneering British Ladies Football Club
The ‘First’ World Cup – Roger Domeneghetti
The story of the England team that, in 1971, went to Mexico for an unofficial women’s World Cup
Photo Essay
Que Sera, Sera – Joseph Fox and Orlando Gili
Turning the camera on the FA Cup
Asian Cup
Dare to Aspire – James Montague
Qatar won the Asian Cup but the real story of their development lies off the pitch
Being There – Samindra Kunti
Yemen were eliminated in the group stage but even qualification was an extraordinary achievement
Limping Matilda – Scott McIntyre
Australia’s Asian Cup success in 2015 has been followed by four years of turmoil
Potential
The Quiet Man – Paul Wilkes
Naby Keita’s journey from Guinea through France, Austria and Germany to Liverpool
The Colossus – Seb Stafford-Bloor
How Dudley is keeping alive the memory of Duncan Edwards six decades after his death
The Accused – Frank Heinen
Eric Frimpong was a promising talent at Santa Barbara university, but then came an allegation of rape
Puppetmasters
The Fürth Fan – Paul Simpson
Football was a constant threat through Henry Kissinger’s life and his diplomacy
In Bruges – Dan Billingham
How Ernst Happel inspired Club Brugge to the greatest period in their history
The Playboy – Thore Haugsta
Gianni Agnelli, Fiat and the making of the modern Juventus
Greatest Games
Chelsea 4 Liverpool 2 – Neil Jensen
FA Cup third round, Stamford Bridge, London, 7 January 1978
Eight Bells
Eight Bells – Michael Yokhin
A selection of eight players who had lengthy breaks from the international game
