“The players don’t like the grey strip,” said manager Alex Ferguson. “They find it difficult to pick each other out. We had to change...
Author - James M Gowland
Surrounded by reporters, not long after the final whistle in Paris, perhaps in heat of the moment, David Ginola looked absolutely shell shocked:...
Borussia Mönchengladbach were defending champions having won the Bundesliga title each of the previous three seasons. But despite going into the final day of...
On Wednesday night there were scenes that nowadays seem all too familiar. The new season had barely got underway but Glasgow Celtic had already been knocked...
The official attendance was a little over 24,000 but many claim that in reality there were as many as 40,000 present. A Benfica side that included the late...
Winning 1-0, İstanbul Başakşehir were 30 minutes away from their first ever Süper Lig title when the lights went out. A power cut was seemingly putting their...
When I started writing this piece after a 0-0 first leg in Bremen I was kinda hoping FC Heidenheim would pull off a famous victory in the second leg of their...
There is, perhaps, one major similarity between the Turkish and Scottish football. As in Scotland, Turkish football has been always dominated the same rivals...
It’s a classic footballing ‘remember when?’ But Dundee United knocking FC Barcelona out of Europe is only half the story. A Premier Division...
Everyone is aware that there is no football in the world right now due to coronavirus, or COVID-19 as they now seem to call it, and everyone also knows that...
Hampden Park in Glasgow which is home to Scottish lower league amateur side Queen’s Park is also the country’s national stadium. The venue plays...
Who is the only Greek footballer to have won three consecutive league and cup doubles with two different clubs? The answer it turns out is Antonios...
It was a tale that even Hans Christian Andersen himself could not have dreamt up. Michael Schjønberg hit the ball across the box where Jesper Hjorth left it...
One was a 23-year-old winger, the other was a well known former international, aged 36, coming towards the end of an illustrious career as an attacking...
“The mongrel who made it to Crufts” was how Kevin Keegan once described his two European Footballer of the Year awards in 1978 and 79, but although...
Supporters of 1. FC Union Berlin have probably never before celebrated a 0-0 draw as wildly as they did last Monday night. After a 2-2 draw away at VfB...
“Life moves very fast. It rushes from Heaven to Hell in a matter of seconds.” – Brazillian novelist Paulo Coelho. In life, euphoria can turn to despair...
Last season I visited the splendid city of Enschede in the Netherlands as part of a short break in the country, and as pre-planned I ended up at De Grolsch...
There is an interesting story coming out of the Highlands of Scotland right now, and that is the current plight of Highland League club Fort William FC. With...
“To have a comeback, you have to have a setback”, those are words once echoed by Mr. T, and this seems to ring true with SC Paderborn 07 who are...