Introduction
Editor’s Note – Jonathan Wilson
Jonathan Wilson’s Editor’s Note from Issue Three
Spartak
Fallen Idol – Igor Rabiner
The decline of Spartak Moscow is inextricably bound up with the fortunes of their former coach, Oleg Romantsev
Interview
Mario Zagallo and Tostão – Tim Vickery
Mario Zagallo and Tostão talk about 1970, Pelé and the Brazilian style
New Beginnings
A Crisis of Legitimacy – Brian Oliver
Kenyan clubs are leading the fight against corruption in their football association
For Richer, For Poorer – Shaul Adar
How nationalism has shaped the rise and fall of Beitar Jerusalem
In Appreciation of…
Angelo di Livio – Michael Cox
How the midfielder’s loyalty inspired Fiorentina’s return from bankruptcy
The Football of My Youth – Gary Naylor
Falling out of love with the modern game
Theory
The Mind has Mountains – Lars Sivertsen
Egil Olsen talks about his conception of the game, Wimbledon and his geographical trivia
The Harmony of the Sphere – Philippe Auclair
An exploration of the links between football and music
Smash and Thunder – Alexander Jackson
How a change of approach helped Newcastle cast off their chokers tag in the 1910 FA Cup final
The Head Case – John Sinnott
Standard Liège’s Michel Bruyninckx leads the way in developing footballers’ mental capacity
Foreign Soil
The Bomb and the Bowler Hat – Barney Ronay
How modern football was shaped in an internment camp in Berlin
Tour of Duty – Davidde Corran
With the Vietnam War at its height, Australia sent a team to play in a tournament in Saigon
The Kennedy Conundrum – Paul Doyle
Ireland’s 1986 tour of Iceland brought their first trophy, but ended an international career
The Midfield – David Ashton
A veteran remembers the no-man’s-land football of the First World War
The Youth of Today – Jonathan Wilson
Clouds, clubs and the collective: reflections on the Under-20 World Cup.
Polemics
Comparing Apple with Oranje – Simon Kuper and David Winner
Were Johan Cruyff and Ajax the John Lennon and Beatles of Amsterdam?
The Race Card – Gabriele Marcotti
Racist chanting is deplorable, but does the rush to condemn it obscure deeper issues?
The Dawson’s Creek Principle – Musa Okwonga
Could it be that a US teen drama helps explain anomalies of football history?
What’s a Vote Worth? – Steve Menary
How Fifa’s attempts to devolve power from the executive committee could be a bribers’ charter
Football Manager
The Ballad of Bobby Manager: My Autobiography (Part Three) – Iain Macintosh
When somebody takes their game of Football Manager just a little too seriously…
Greatest Games
Denmark 4 USSR 2 – Janus Koster Rasmussen
World Cup qualifier, Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, 5 June 1985
Eight Bells
Great Finishes in Japan – Ben Mabley
A selection of the most gripping climaxes to the J.League and JSL season