It is common knowledge that since 2010 FIFA has left the path of candour and become a corrupt organisation. This may have been the case before, but in December 2010, it became clear to the wider public that the core of this organisation is rotten. In contrast UEFA has held out against this trend. Until…
News broke late last week, over the weekend that Jerôme Boateng is about to return to Bayern Munich to gather work experience as a coach. While this is laudable as he has won a few trophies throughout his career, the news nonetheless sheds a dubious light on the club and poses serious questions to German…
The football establishment had something to mull about at the end of last week (August 25-29). An email from St. Pauli to FC Magdeburg was published online; it’s phot has been taken through a drawn window blind, adding some spice to the entire affair. The mail was sent from St. Pauli‘s sporting director about the…
The telegram channel of BBC Sport published a message today informing its subscribers that Evan Ferguson is moving to AS Roma in a season-long loan. His club in England are Brighton & Hobe Albion.
However, there is a little issue with this message. It reads
An Irish man abroad
This is, of course, correct. Born in Ireland and playing for Brighton & Hove he is already abroad, which renders this post recalling his origins outdated.
Football is a game that is decided by moments of brilliance or failure, depending on which side of proceedings one finds themselves. Sometimes though, admiration transgresses those tribal boundaries that seem to be an inherent part of football. For instance a gravity defying save as seen in the quarter-final match between the German women’s team…
News stations were reporting that Olivia Smith broke the £1m barrier after signing a contract with Arsenal’s womens team. In men’s football, this sum is peanuts. It shows the gap, no the gulf between either games. In 1979 the English club Nottingham Forest, then managed by Brian Clough, paid more than £1m to sign Trevor…
In a laudable move, the French top divisions, Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 have decided that there will be a special shirt to mark International Women’s Day, March 8. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Red Star FC (@redstarfc) It is an important statement from the league, yet is it enough to…
The cooperation of men and animal has been fruitful for millennia. Mostly mankind has benefited from this symbiosis – and sport is no exception.
Great pass from the Seagull number 6 #gtfc #pvfc pic.twitter.com/oX2nFqP2a2
— Simon Stephenson (@SimarinerGY) December 30, 2024
Are players playing too much? According to their trade union FifPro, yes. However, there are many layers to this claim and a few points shall be highlighted here. how much is too much? There were some interesting headlines coming from football recently. Mostly, they were about the workload for players signed at top clubs. In…
While for many the European Championships will be a festival of football, other thoughts need to be considered, too. Many people will remember the 2006 men’s World Cup held in Germany. It was a tournament accompanied by five weeks of wonderful weather and an atmosphere that surprised hosts and visitors alike. Though the end was…