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Britain’s most respected football writer, Brian Glanville remains a unique and distinctive voice in the world of football journalism. Brian has written for World Soccer since 1962 and is the author of a number of books, including The Story of the World Cup.
October 31, 2012
Mark Clattenburg had a tainted record even before last Sunday's game at Stamford Bridge. So how did he become the English refereeing choice for the 2014 World Cup?
October 25, 2012
So much for the supposed superiority of teams from what I still call The Greed Is Good League. This week however it might be better called the The Greed Isn’t Good Enough League...
October 18, 2012
After the farcical postponement of their World Cup qualifier in Warsaw, England reverted to type when the game was eventually played, producing an uninspired, unconvincing performance against an inventive Poland side.
October 9, 2012
The condemnation hurled at John Terry by the FA commission cannot obscure the fact that the case was handled badly from start to finish.
October 3, 2012
Lord Triesman, a fatuous old fellow at times – you will remember he made a somewhat ignominious departure from the Football Association after confiding “state secrets” to an unreliable lady friend – has just favoured…
September 25, 2012
The day after Chelsea had surrendered their 2-0 lead at The Bridge to Juventus, their billionaire owner Roman Abramovich paid a rare visit to the training ground...
September 21, 2012
One very poignant personal memory remains to me of the appalling Hillsborough disaster. A few days afterwards I found myself, still in a haunted and lachrymose condition myself, at San Siro, where Milan were about…
September 19, 2012
Why did Roberto Mancini allow Joe Hart to be interviewed by television immediately after a Madrid game in which he was arguably culpable for the second and third Real goals?
September 12, 2012
Brian Glanville watches a disjointed performance from an England side fortunate to walk away from Wembley with a point.
September 11, 2012
Brian Glanville wonders whether families of the victims of the Hillsborough tragedy will ever get the justice they demand, and indeed deserve.
September 4, 2012
Liverpool look set for a wretched season, while Arsenal have bounced back from a poor start. Elsewhere, Tottenham fans are already running out of patience, while Fulham struggle to cope with the loss of key…
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