Brazil’s World Cup success in 1970 and the joy it brought to its people, did not go unnoticed by a military dictatorship always looking for ways to stamp its authority on the population.
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Hristo all mighty!
Posted 42 days ago
Mad, bad and dangerous to know, the volatile Hrist Stoichkov was also, by common consensus, the best footballer to have come out of Bulgaria.
Hajduk Split Torcida: trailblazers across Europe
Posted 45 days ago
Hajduk Split can lay claim to Europe’s oldest football fan group. Despite the club’s recent travails, the Torcida ultras remain loyal and dream of better times.
Football as peacemaker? In Ivory Coast it might just work
Posted 55 days ago
The failure of the Ivory Coast’s ‘golden generation’ of footballers to claim the ultimate price at this year’s African Cup of Nations has led to calls for the changing of guards in the national team.
Football may not solve the crisis in Kashmir, but it can improve the mood
Posted 56 days ago
A much loved sport in Kashmir football provides some respite from the perpetual geopolitical tensions that affect the region.
Mustapha Rabah Madjer: the best African footballer you may never have heard of
Posted 62 days ago
Mustapha Rabah Madjer remains a legend of Porto, a hero of Algeria and one of the most gifted footballers to come from the African continent...
Criciúma’s return to the big time revives memories of past glories
Posted 63 days ago
Little known outside the state of Santa Catarina, Criciúma have bounced back from obscurity to take their place among the elite of Brazilian football.
The incredible journey of Lutz Pfannenstiel, footballer and political activist
Posted 69 days ago
The story of Lutz Pfannenstiel—founder of Global United FC—is perhaps one of the most interesting in football and is inextricable from the genesis of the club.
Noel Bailie, a player Ryan Giggs would be proud to be associated with
Posted 70 days ago
On the 5th March 2013, Ryan Giggs made his landmark 1,000th appearance for Manchester United at the age of 39. It was a monumental achievement which left football fans to ponder whether we will witness such a feat again.
Mario Balotelli a role model for Italy’s immigrant community
Posted 76 days ago
In August 1990, just weeks after Totò Schillaci’s exploits at that summer’s World Cup, a shared place of birth would have seemed the only connection between the newborn Mario Balotelli and Italy’s Golden Boot winner.
