Football’s relationship with politics both on the left and right has been well documented. Those who wish to reinforce their ideology over those whom they rule or wish to, have never been short on using the sport for its propaganda purposes and Mexico’s socialist Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) are no different. The EZLN … More Inter Milan’s Left Wingers
Football and the United States are often seen as recent bedfellows, the MLS began in the 1990’s and the olé football of its predecessor the NASL didn’t begin until 1968, so you’d be forgiven for thinking that it’s a recent import. However you’d be wrong, its roots go back to the mid nineteenth century and … More Kearny – America’s True Footballing Home
In 2015 the Chilean national football team finally reached its manifest destiny, after 99 years of hurt they won the Copa America. Perhaps the most significant aspect of this win was that it was in their own country and in their national stadium, the Estadio Nacional, a site which for a time in the 1970’s … More The Original Football Revolutionary
The death of a football club is always a sad affair. Below the elite level clubs who qualify annually for the Champions League, there are a myriad of teams who are either battling in a Covid world to survive, or teetering on the edge about to be pulled in. Chievo Verona in Italy are one … More The Tale Of The Flying Donkeys
For many Parisians who wish to spend their summer holidays in the South West of France towards the Bordeaux region and the Atlantic coast, they travel along the A10 autoroute taking in the architectural delights of Poitiers, Orleans and many other beautiful wonders of the French countryside. Before all this splendour however, they would also … More Les Ulis: France’s Breeding Ground
“A win for Palestino is a joy for the suffering Palestinian people” so believes Maurice Khamis Massu president of Chilean football team Palestino, a club founded by the sizeable Chilean Palestinian community and are defined by the ties that they proudly share with their homeland. The club does not hold back when it comes to … More Getting Shirty In Chile
Home advantage is something that is often sought after in football by various means. In a game of random ball movements set against rigid tactical formations, home advantage offers teams of a smaller stature a levelling of odds against larger and more talented teams. Often home advantage is an artificial creation – noisy fans, poor … More The Sky Is The Limit?
On the afternoon of March 9 1946 at an FA Cup quarter final between Bolton Wanderers and Stoke City, 33 fans died and over 400 more were injured at Bolton’s Burnden Park. Perhaps the most tragic part of the whole disaster was that this was to be no tipping point or line in the sand … More The Burnden Park Disaster
Sport is defined by its iconic and unforgettable moments which are remembered far beyond those who competed in their respective events and within those moments are the photographs which encapsulate those individuals. Be it Ben Johnson holding his arm aloft as he crosses the line in the 100m final of the Seoul Olympics or fists … More Blood In The Water
Did you hear the one about the disused Royal Navy fort, a territorial dispute, an unrecognised micro nation off the Suffolk coast and a former West Ham footballer? It’s a bizarre story set just seven nautical miles off the coast of Britain and surrounds the former World War 2 armed tower (known more commonly as … More Sealand – Multum in Parvo
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