In this issue

Introduction

Statement – Jonathan WilsonJonathan Wilson’s introduction to Issue Zero

St Pauli

The Conversion of St Pauli? – Uli HesseBack in the Bundesliga, Europe’s most noted countercultural club is having to balance its ethos with the desire for a secure financial future

Interview

Guus Hiddink – Philippe AuclairPhilippe Auclair talks to Guus Hiddink about his latest challenge, as coach of Turkey

Going Wrong

An African Parable – Luke AlfredFor African teams, it’s often after qualifying for the World Cup that the real challenge begins

The Dark Heart of Russian Football – James AppellWill winning the right to host the 2018 World Cup force Russia to confront the corruption that stains its domestic game?

Double Trouble – Joel RichardsArgentina’s short seasons are fun, but are they behind a culture of short-termism?

How Roy Race Ruined English Football – Scott MurrayHe may be Britain’s most popular comic footballer, but Roy of the Rovers embodies everything that is wrong about the English game

Ethics

Man and Superman – Gabriele MarcottiWhy football has some serious questions to answer about the ethics of performance enhancement

Stony Ground

Matters of Blood – Andy BrassellThe travails of Corsica’s football clubs reflect the struggles of the island and its quest for autonomy

First Time Around – Michael OrrAs Portland celebrates winning an MLS franchise, memories are stirred of the Timbers’ debut season in the NASL

Theory

The Dutch Style and the Dutch Nation – Simon KuperHow the Netherlands’ move away from liberalism is reflected in its football

Xavi and the Square Pass – Musa OkwongaHow going sideways became the future

The Search for Space – Michael CoxHow a theory of political polling explains why New Labour was like Dennis Bergkamp

Bosnian Coaching

The Professor of Mostar – Sasa IbruljSulejman Rebac never won a trophy as a manager, but 35 years after his retirement, his influence continues to be felt across Europe

The Watchmaker of Travnik – Vladimir NovakAfter six decades in football, could Ćiro Blažević’s odyssey be coming to an end in China?

Verona

Verona’s Great Romance – James HorncastleRecalling the drama of Italy’s most unlikely champions

Sausages

Bangers and Cash – Philippe AuclairHow Uli Hoeness became a sausage magnate

Garrincha’s Swedish Son – Lars SivertsenWhen Garrincha toured Sweden with Botafogo, memories weren’t all he left behind

Polemics

What’s Good for the Goose… – Paul TomkinsJust because a manager has had success with one club does not mean his methods will transfer to another

Why the Away Goals Rule Must Be Abolished – Ian HawkeyThe away goals rule is an archaism that is encouraging defensive play

Tradition and the Individual Talent – Jacob SteinbergThere’s more to judging players than goals and medals

How the Champions League is Selling European Football Short – Ouriel DaskalCould it be that the commercialisation of the Champions League has not gone far enough?

Dessert Comes at the End – Raphael HonigsteinFootball’s administrators must beware killing the golden goose

Football Manager

The Heidenheim Chronicles – Iain MacintoshWhen somebody takes their game of Football Manager just a little too seriously…

Greatest Games

Crvena Zvezda 2 Bayern Munich 2 – Jonathan WilsonEuropean Cup semi-final second leg, Marakana, Belgrade, 24 April 1991

Eight Bells

European Cup Upsets – Rob SmythA selection of eight of the European Cup’s most unexpected results

Issue Zero

£6.00£12.00

For delivery of print products to an EU member state, please CLICK HERE to place your order. You will be re-directed to a third-party website.

The second edition of our pilot issue, first published in March 2011 and reprinted in 2015, contains 25 articles in 13 separate sections. See where it all began, including: Uli Hesse exploring how St Pauli are having to balance their ethos with a desire for a secure future; Scott Murray on how Roy Race ruined English football; and Michael Cox’s exploration of how a theory of political polling explains why New Labour were like Dennis Bergkamp.