TAKING FOOTBALL TO AFRICA AND BEYOND

TOM CUNNINGHAM TELLS THE TALE OF A CHARITY SPREADING THE JOY OF FOOTBALL WORLDWIDE... Dressed to impress: Children show off the...

BIG BEN CHIMES FOR CHILE

JOHN LYONS REPORTS ON THE EXPLOITS OF BLACKBURN ROVERS STRIKER BEN BRERETON IN SOUTH AMERICA... What a feeling! Ben Brereton is...

LUCAS STEPS UP

BARNABY ROSTANT REPORTS ON THE WINDING ROAD TAKEN BY BRAZILIAN GOALKEEPER LUCAS COVOLAN... Magic moment: Goalkeeper Lucas Covolan scores for Torquay...

TALES TO WHET THE APPETITE

The Away Leg: XI Football Stories From on the Road, by Steve Menary and James Montague, published by Pitch Publishing, Price:...

LEARNING LESSONS

SAM TODD REFLECTS ON CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN’S COLLAPSE (AND RECOVERY) AT EURO 2020 - AND HOW IT SHOULD BE TURNED INTO A...

SETH’S SRI LANKA SORTIE

AUTHOR AND FOOTBALLER SETH BURKETT GIVES US THE LOW-DOWN ON PLAYING IN THE SOUTH ASIAN ISLAND NATION... WHEN you think ‘professional...

Chile Football | Colo-Colo Only Just Avoid Relegation

Colo-Colo are one of the most successful football teams in Chile and have never been relegated. They came close this year...

Jean Beausejour | A Bit on an Unsung Hero

When people think of Chilean footballers in English football they think of Alexis Sanchez, but Jean Beausejour is a talent player....

CANADA’S BIG CHANCE

WORLD SCENE LIAM BAXTER SAYS IT’S TIME FOR THE NORTHAMERICAN UNDER-ACHIEVERS TO SEIZE THE MOMENT... Making headway: Bayern Munich’s Alphonso Davies...

CLASSY CRUZEIRO

WORLD SCENE STEPHEN BRANDT RECALLS WHEN THE BOYS FROM BELO HORIZONTE STUNNED PELE & CO. Maestro: Tostao in action for Brazil...

BRING ON THE COPA In the 1999

WORLD SCENE IAN MCFARLANE REFLECTS ON THE HISTORY OF SOUTH AMERICA’S LEADING COMPETITION AND LOOKS AHEAD TO THIS SUMMER’S EDITION… The...

BIG IN JAPAN THE OSAKA DERBY

WORLD SCENE KARAN TEJWANI EXAMINES THE INTENSE RIVALRY BETWEEN GAMBA OSAKA AND CEREZO OSAKA… JAPANESE football has grown immensely over the...

WHEN COLO-COLO FIZZED…

WORLD SCENE STEPHEN BRANDT RECALLS WHEN A CHILEAN SIDE MADE THEIR PRESENCE FELT ON THE SOUTH AMERICAN STAGE… History-makers: Colo-Colo celebrate...

THE POWER OF PEÑAROL

WORLD SCENE STEPHEN BRANDT REFLECTS ON THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE URUGUAYAN HEAVYWEIGHTS IN THE 1960S… Legend: Alberto Spencer Peñarol are one...

The five strangest Premier League signings of all time

There’s no doubting that the Premier League is big business. Whether it be from the clubs who spend millions upon millions...

Spain looking more and more like shrewd World Cup pick

It’s 23rd June 2014 at the Arena de Baixada, Curitiba, Brazil. Juan Mata has just put the finishing touch on a...

The Three Lions to lift the trophy this year?

England go into every big tournament as favourites to win as their media and the pundits always get over excited and...

PROUD TO BE WELSH

NICK DAVIES on being a Wales fan in England – and the long wait for the good times… NICK DAVIES ANY...

VIDEO NASTY

JOHN LYONS reports on the use of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system at the Confederations Cup – and its future…...

OCEANIA: SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDE…

ED STUBBS looks at the battle facing world football’s small-fry ED STUBBS IRRELEVANT is probably, and sadly, how most of the...

ENGLAND, S One.Cap Wonders

SIMON SHELDON looks at the players who wore Three Lions on their shirt on just a single occasion… SIMON SHELDON Alex...

What Next!? Some Of The Strangest Post-Football Careers

Chris Lincoln looks at some of the more unusual careers players take after hanging up their boots...

The World’s Worst International Teams

Steve Cumber takes a closer look at the national football teams at the bottom of the FIFA world rankings...

Mainz Fans Gives Bundesliga Side Team-Talk On The Pitch

Would this ever happen in England?

Chinese Footballer Is Rubbish Because Of Affair, Says Wife

Ouch...

A Nod To The Beautiful Art Of Diving Heading

Barney Stephenson says a key aspect of the game doesn't get the recognition it truly deserves...

España ’82 – The Best World Cup In History?

John Lyons takes a look back to España '82 - and claims there has never been a better World Cup...

Cheeky Bolivian Yoot Massively Takes The Piss With Backheel Goal

Sebastian Melgar. Remember the name.

Nigerian Guy Scores Magnificent Volley

Nigerian Premier League: home to majestic goals and brilliantly creative team names.

Which sport is better for betting?

Which sport is better to make a bet on? This question bothers the majority of novice players. So lets talk about...