Category: Features
Brazilian Football’s Fan Violence Problem Rears Its Ugly Head in New Season
It’s the phone call that those closest to football fans the world over dread to receive: informed that either their loved one(s) won’t ever make their [...]
5 Players Arsenal Could Realistically Sign This Summer
Somewhere in North London, Robbie Lyle is grinning like a Cheshire cat. The creator of Arsenal Fan TV has carved a tidy niche for himself, his rabid p [...]
Domenico Tedesco: Julian Nagelsmann 2.0
Okay, okay, I know what you are about to say: slow your roll, jabroni!
Hear me out though before trying to burn me at the stake. Besides, I'm not e [...]
Real Sociedad’s School of 2003 – The Players Who Almost Upset the Galácticos
One minute is all it took.
After a searing World Cup win with Brazil, Ronaldo had signed for Real Madrid in the summer of 2002, becoming the third [...]
Post-Maradona Blues: Number 10s in the Shadow of an Icon
Icons cast long shadows.
Just ask every Russian goalkeeper since Lev Yashin, every jinking Brazilian since Pelé, and every English forward since Fr [...]
FC Crotone Rise Like The Phoenix From The Flames
To say Crotone had little chance of success in Serie A would be an understatement.
Bookies’ odds for Crotone to win the league title were 200,000-1 [...]
Everton’s Youth & Transfer Policies Begin to Bear Fruit – Can They Reach The Next Level?
The large Everton presence in England’s U20 World Cup winning side was no coincidence.
Since the arrival of Steve Walsh as director of football, o [...]
5 things to look out for at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
Russian apathy?
The Russian reaction to the tournament should be fascinating to observe.
Ticket sales have been slow, the team looks average at be [...]
The Chosun Jørn: Can Jørn Andersen Make Sense of North Korean Football?
There’s a scene in Blackadder II where, having falsely claimed that he was planning a jaunt around the Cape of Good Hope, Blackadder is presented with [...]
Ryan Fraser: How The Wee Man Made His Way to the Big Stage
For many Scotland fans, Ryan Fraser has long been part of the precocious list of potential saviours, but he’s only recently announced himself to the f [...]