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Arsenal, Dortmund, Holland: Remarks on relatability in a football team
I have a problem. I know what a successful club looks like. The trophies, the…
André Kamperveen: Suriname’s Tragic Legend
The small South American country of Suriname has a deep historical connection to the Netherlands…
Portugal in the 21st Century – The Cost of Gold
The European Championships this summer were a lesson in team play, for both the robust…
The Dance of Ambition: USA at World Cup 1990
The Trinidad and Tobago football team of the late 1980s, nicknamed the Strike Squad, was…
When a Draw Is the Greatest Result in Your Nation’s History
It may seem hard to believe that Colombia used to be football minnows. Nowadays, we…
Sani Haruna Kaita – The fool is us
My earliest memory of football was in 1998. I was five and must have been…
The dance of the virtuoso: Lessons from the World Cup
The platitude of football being a team game has been heard by everyone, but we…
Neymar: Brazil’s little misunderstood genius behind all the theatrics
Neymar at Russia 2018 came out with the reputation of a farceur, but behind everything…
Luka Modric – The Monk of Silent Spaces, Between Bombs and Bravura
You might not see his face on magazine cover pictures or Times Square billboards, but…
Hidetoshi Nakata – The real-life Captain Tsubasa
Peroxide-bleached hair, a passion for sake and a career that showed light to the entire…
Iceland’s Long Trek to the World Cup – A Tale of the Nordic Nerve
Even with Iceland’s elimination from their maiden World Cup, their tale of fearless Viking vigour…
Croatia’s ‘Golden Generation’ and their chance of redemption at Russia 2018
It has taken twenty long years, and many tournaments, but Croatia finally have a team…
March of the Lions of Teranga: Senegal’s David and Goliath Story
Senegal are back after a sixteen-year-long wait and with them have brought a hope of…
Nigerian football: A Love of the Game in the Face of Corruption
Nigeria have failed to impress in Russia, but we should hardly be worried about their…
Serbia’s Coming of Age: Giant-killing in Port Elizabeth
Serbia played its first ever World Cup as an independent nation in 2010 in South…
Of Dazed Dreams: Account of France’s Youthful Confusion
With a potentially world-beating juvenile squad that holds the cards to trump the best, France…
Football Beyond the Veil – Saudi Arabian Women’s Silent Revolution
Our editor Anushree Nande talks to Sarah Algashgari, a female football fan in Saudi Arabia.…
Zlatan and the law of Jante: Sweden’s dilemma or triumph?
No Zlatan, no party? The opposite seems to be true for Sweden, as the structured…
La Garra Charua: Uruguay, tenacity, and team-work
The tenacity of the Charrúa, Uruguay’s indigenous people, epitomises the nation’s constant struggle and is a key…