Irrespective of region, culture or history, it’s one of football’s constants. The meeting of two teams sharing a common catchment area can act as the ultimate source of pride or shame.
Blogs
Unforgettable moments of Magico
Posted 5 days ago
When El Salvador’s Jorge Alberto “Magico” Gonzalez arrived in Spain, he became a trailblazer for Central American footballers…
Welcome to the Hagdome
Posted 11 days ago
Ask anyone familiar with Dayton, Ohio — even those that live there — what they think of the city, and you’re likely to get a response ranging from indifference to straight up loathing.
Filadelfia story: Torino fans yearn for a return to their former home
Posted 11 days ago
In its heyday it housed ‘Il Grande Torino’, arguably the greatest side calcio has ever witnessed. It presented a wall of noise in an intimate atmosphere. Now, 40 years on, it lies vacant, decrepit, a sad reminder of better times for the Turin-based club…
The fall of Athens: AEK’s pay huge price for financial mess
Posted 18 days ago
The demise of AEK was as sudden as it was unexpected. From perennial European qualifiers to an abrupt relegation within the space of 12 months…
Zulte Waregem: Belgium’s best kept secret
Posted 19 days ago
Belgium footballers are all the rage in Europe, but domestically, it is a little known outfit, Zulte Waregem, who are hogging the headlines.
Antigua & Barbuda taking small steps towards respectability
Posted 25 days ago
Antigua & Barbuda barely registered within the CONCACAF family, but there are signs that one of the region’s minnows is beginning to leave its mark…
Cascadia: the heartland of football in North America
Posted 26 days ago
The intense rivalries between Portland Timbers, Vancouver Whitecaps and Seattle Sounders lay at the heart of the region known as Cascadia…
Sad tale of Moacyr Barbosa, the man who cost Brazil its first World Cup
Posted 32 days ago
This is the story of Moacyr Barbosa, whose mistake in the 1950 World Cup final condemned him to spend the rest of his life being vilified by millions.
The moment football became the people’s game
Posted 33 days ago
The birth of the people’s game can be traced back to an FA Cup final played 130 years ago, between a side comprised of Old Boys from the most famous school in England and a club from the north that no longer exists.
