Category - Long Reads

A simple Youtube search about Lasse Schone will do injustice to the man’s name and abilities. The search results that come up take away some credit from the...

The very mention of the name Ajax conjures up images of a conveyor belt of stellar talent pouring forth from the most celebrated club in Dutch football. It’s...

Blue hair or red hair, Vágner Love was recognisable. His braids, tipped with beads, and always colourful, would swish behind him as he accelerated away from...

The Mumbai Football Arena witnessed a unique buzz of unity on the sultry night of 10th of June. While sport in India had seen moments like these before, but...

We’ve all been there, haven’t we? When we’ve unearthed the next Lulinha or Adryan, just to receive the soul-shattering news that the sacred work permit...

On an Autumn night in London, Jay Bothroyd made his international debut for England, coming on as a substitute in a friendly against France. At the time he was...

For a number of young players seeking that elusive breakthrough into first-team action with a top-level English club, a diversion onto the continent is...

“The Chong Ming base (a specialist training camp in Shanghai) cost me over 30 million RMB, but Wu Lei could help me make back all of my investment. He will...

In 2013, they finished 3rd in the Russian Premier League, but now Anzhi are likely to fold.
It was a sorry sight, but one that had plagued Anzhi Makhachkala...

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...