After a sluggish start to the season after which many feared a fight for survival in this division, Magdeburg know only one direction: Up. Shaky Start After a surprising fourth place finish last season, hopes were high in Magdeburg but no one lost their footing and postulated that last season’s feat had to be reproduced,…
Another book review, this time of a novel that does not fit the label crime fiction but has nevertheless a gripping story to tell. This post is about the eBook version of Paul Breen’s latest novel The Bones of a Season. Though football is at the centre of the book, it is merely a background…
What does it mean to be a professional footballer and to believe in God? English and international players answer this and other questions in a recently published book. Book reviews are normally a pleasant thing to do. In most cases the book will arrive without any extra cost and will be an enrichment to the…
The current fifth issue of Mundial offers writings about the career of Francesco Totti at Roma, tells us why Zidane and Ronaldhino were better than CR7 and Messi today and informs us what is so good about Hull. Yes, you’ve read that correctly, Hull. As names of football magazines go, it is difficult to give…
Football writing from Down Under? The Turf is the new kid on the block. When it comes to football, there can be no doubt that it is the most popular sport of our times, perhaps of all times. There is no problem to gather information about the game in the most distant corners of the…
Footballs have feelings, too! This is the lesson learned from this book. Read more →
A new magazine enlightens our football horizon: Soccerama, a magazine for football culture. It entered the scene with aplomb, selling out the first print run in just 3 weeks. The market for football magazines seems to have exploded in recent years; not just for football magazines but also magazines covering all sorts of areas and…
There has been a trend appearing recently: blogs on football that used to provide excellent content are being discontinued for various reasons. An Old International will also take an extended break. You may have noticed that since July there have been less posts than the usual a-post-a-week. This was initially only seen as a summer…