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Category: Stories

Classic game Match Memories Stories World

LFC DNA in El-Fna: Watching Liverpool beat Dortmund in Marrakech

Posted on April 14, 2018April 4, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
British Match Memories Nostalgia Stories

Catching colds in empty pools – Ally’s Tartan nightmare in the Argentine

Posted on April 8, 2018April 7, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
British History Opinion Stories

England’s women have come a long way, but there is much still to do

Posted on April 7, 2018April 7, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
British History Stories

From struggling reserve to record breaking goalscorer – The incredible story of Joe Payne.

Posted on April 6, 2018April 5, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
British Latest Opinion Stories

Grounds for closer inspection, part 6: Wembley and Arsenal

Posted on April 4, 2018April 4, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
British Match Memories Nostalgia Opinion Stories

Frank McAvennie – the East End dreamer

Posted on March 30, 2018March 27, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
Stories World

Belo Horizonte – One man’s up is another man’s down

Posted on March 28, 2018March 26, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
History Latest Opinion Stories World

The World Cup history of Peru

Posted on March 24, 2018March 24, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
Stories

Johan Cruyff’s funeral: a short story

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
British Classic game Match Memories Stories World

Jan Tomaszewski – The ‘Clown’ who had the last laugh

Posted on March 22, 2018March 16, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
Opinion Stories World

Grounds for closer inspection, part 5: Malaga and Valencia

Posted on March 21, 2018March 26, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
British Classic game Match Memories Nostalgia Stories World

The Common Market Match – When football met economics

Posted on March 16, 2018March 13, 2018 by Mark Godfrey 1
Latest Stories World

CONIFA’s 2018 World Football Cup on track to be one of this summer’s most intriguing sporting events

Posted on March 15, 2018March 15, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
British Opinion Stories

Grounds for closer inspection, part 4: Queens Park Rangers and Luton Town

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
British Match Memories Nostalgia Stories

Tropic of Boro: the Stephen Bell story

Posted on March 10, 2018March 8, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
History Stories World

Great Reputations – Torino 1940s

Posted on March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
Stories World

Winning the Hearts and Minds

Posted on March 5, 2018March 4, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
Opinion Stories

Grounds for closer inspection, part 3: Barcelona and Real Madrid

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
British Stories

Grounds for closer inspection, part 2: Portsmouth and Plymouth Argyle

Posted on February 21, 2018February 21, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
Stories World

World Cup 2018: Hats off to debutants Panama, as England await

Posted on February 20, 2018February 19, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
Stories

Grounds for closer inspection, part 1: Sevilla and Real Betis

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Mark Godfrey 1
Classic game Match Memories Nostalgia Stories World

Fleeting Heroes: When the North Koreans burst from their bubble

Posted on February 11, 2018February 9, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
Stories World

The lure of Africa

Posted on February 7, 2018February 6, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
Stories

Live, breath, dream: football

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
Stories World

Racing to the bottom – RC Paris and the failed quest for glory

Posted on January 31, 2018January 29, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
History Opinion Stories World

Real Betis: La Liga’s oft-forgotten giant

Posted on January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
Match Memories Nostalgia Opinion Stories

The ecstasy of addiction, the agony of giving up

Posted on January 19, 2018January 16, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
British History Latest Stories World

The man who saved Barcelona

Posted on January 16, 2018January 15, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
Match Memories Stories World

Andy Selva – San Marino’s national hero!

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
Stories World

The Legend of the Holy Drinker

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
Stories

Everybody needs a John

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Mark Godfrey
History Stories World

The Alfredo Di Stéfano Affair

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Mark Godfrey
Stories World

Team Spirit

Posted on December 22, 2017December 21, 2017 by Mark Godfrey
Stories World

Mein Rostock, Unser Hansa

Posted on December 21, 2017December 21, 2017 by Mark Godfrey
Classic game History Match Memories Stories World

When the heirs of the Magnificent Magyars met the Samba Boys

Posted on December 19, 2017December 16, 2017 by Mark Godfrey
History Nostalgia Opinion Stories World

Sibling Rivalry, part 14: The legacies of Socrates and Rai

Posted on December 18, 2017December 15, 2017 by Mark Godfrey
Match Memories Nostalgia Stories World

Sibling Rivalry, part 13: The Koeman Show

Posted on December 17, 2017December 17, 2017 by Mark Godfrey
British History Nostalgia Stories

Sibling Rivalry, part 12: The Charlton brothers – triumph and toxicity

Posted on December 15, 2017December 12, 2017 by Mark Godfrey
British Match Memories Nostalgia Stories

Sibling Rivalry, part 11: Howey the Lads!

Posted on December 14, 2017December 12, 2017 by Mark Godfrey
British History Match Memories Nostalgia Stories

Sibling Rivalry, part 10: The Ferdinands – solid as a rock

Posted on December 13, 2017December 12, 2017 by Mark Godfrey
British History Match Memories Nostalgia Stories

Sibling Rivalry, part 9: The Springetts – a tale of two goalies

Posted on December 12, 2017December 11, 2017 by Mark Godfrey
British Nostalgia Stories

Sibling Rivalry, part 8: The Life of Bryan (and Gary) – the Robson brothers

Posted on December 11, 2017December 11, 2017 by Mark Godfrey
Stories World

Sibling Rivalry, part 7: The Xhaka boys and the fluidity of borders

Posted on December 9, 2017December 8, 2017 by Mark Godfrey
History Match Memories Stories World

Sibling Rivalry, part 6: The Baresi brothers – the great and the good

Posted on December 8, 2017December 6, 2017 by Mark Godfrey
British History Match Memories Nostalgia Stories

Sibling Rivalry, part 5: The Knowles brothers – God’s footballers

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Mark Godfrey
British History Match Memories Stories

Sibling Rivalry, part 4: The McAdams – spanning the great Glasgow divide

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Mark Godfrey
British History Match Memories Nostalgia Stories

Sibling Rivalry, part 3: The sharp contrasts of the Hoddle brothers

Posted on December 1, 2017November 30, 2017 by Mark Godfrey
Stories World

The Dreams of Youth

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Mark Godfrey
British Stories World

Sibling Rivalry, part 2: The Invincible Goodalls

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Mark Godfrey
History Nostalgia Stories World

Sibling Rivalry, part 1: Maradona vs. Maradona

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Mark Godfrey

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