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BY RYAN PLANT Utrecht, the fourth largest city in Holland, is a historic yet vibrant university place. With its compact...

BY RYAN PLANT Back in the 1930s, a political question in Malta divided the football fandom in the country. In...

BY GARY THACKER There’s a poignant inevitability about the fate of the Dutch national team in the World Cups played...

This article originally appeared in Issue 9 of The Football Pink Not many referees mete out justice on the pitch...

BY RYAN PLANT Last season, José Callejón cemented himself as one of the most dangerous players in Italy’s Serie A at...

BY GREG KITCHIN These odds years are the worst, aren’t they? Years ending in 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9...

The world’s greatest sporting tournament kicked off in 1930 when hosts Uruguay walked off with the inaugural World Cup in...

BY LORENZO MALATERRA Right now, there is a man riding his bicycle all along the Italian peninsula, from the southern...

This article first appeared in Issue 15 of The Football Pink When fame and fortune turned to decline and despair,...

This article first appeared in Issue 12 of The Football Pink In the build up to the famous Euro 96...

BY BRUNO RODRIGUES Lucas Pratto is a very particular man. A single look at the Argentinian forward is enough to...

BY RYAN PLANT Covered from head to foot in tattoos, with a shaven haircut only his mother could love and...

BY KARAN TEJWANI Recent years in football have seen attacking dominance by Spanish rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid, with the...

This article first appeared on Vice Sports WORDS AND IMAGES BY WILL MAGEE In representing a country that remains unrecognised...

BY ALEX BROTHERTON VFL Wolfsburg find themselves in an unfamiliar situation. The one-time Bundesliga champions face a relegation play-off; a...

BY LORENZO MALATERRA Tickets sold out weeks ago; no one in the city wants to miss this event, unless they are...

BY MARK GODFREY The French expression ‘déjà-vu’ is pretty universal. They certainly know what it means in Hamburg where the...

This article originally appeared in Issue 15 of The Football Pink The legendary Argentine full-back was a hero to millions...

With Dutch giants Feyenoord on the verge of winning their first Dutch title since 1999, this article from Issue 6...

BY GREG KITCHIN They possess 36 Scudetti, 12 Coppa Italia, 12 Italian Super Cups, 2 Club World Cups and 10...

BY TOBY DENNETT The first time I experienced French football was as a 10-year-old in my front room. Being born...

CRAIG STEPHEN retraces the difficult history and development of football in New Zealand, against the backdrop of rugby's overwhelming popularity and...

This article originally appeared on VICE SPORTS BY WILL MAGEE While Paolo Sollier spent the best part of two decades...

BY KARAN TEJWANI It has been clear for a while now that Marco Verratti is the best senior footballer Italy...

BY GREG KITCHIN It is the obvious comparison, smoking on the pitch as well as off of it. The rumours...

BY MARC BOAL There are not too many stadiums in the world that hold the same appeal as Hasteinsvollur, which...

BY LORENZO MALATERRA “Nowadays, football is more and more an industry, less and less a game”. This phrase, written on...

BY CRAIG STEPHEN Jaiyah Saelua is no ordinary footballer. The American Samoan centre-back was the first transgender player to appear...

BY KARAN TEJWANI They say you have to be crazy to be a goalkeeper and current Reading number 1, Ali...

This article first appeared in Issue 13 of The Football Pink BY PAUL GRECH For all the triumphs they have...

BY MARK HARGREAVES May 21st 2016, Stade De France. A late penalty from the irrepressible Zlatan Ibrahimovic has just assured Paris...

BY KARAN TEJWANI It is often said that football and politics don’t go hand in hand. Authority and agenda tend...

BY TARUTR MALHOTRA “It’s frightening the way the Chinese market is acting right now…I don’t think he’d think...

BY FEDERICO MANASSE The early 20th century saw mass immigration that brought millions of Italians to seek their fortune in...

BY KEVIN O'NEILL Every year in Turkey the Super Lig is won by one of a small select of the country's...

This article was originally published by VICE Sports UK BY WILL MAGEE Since his death in 2011, the works of...

This article originally appeared in Issue 11 of The Football Pink ANDY FULLER sees in the New Year with a...

BY DANIEL LEE It’s a balmy spring evening in the Stade Louis II. The sun is dipping low in the...

BY KARAN TEJWANI Francesco Totti is synonymous with Rome and football. Despite the ancient city’s two great clubs being the...

This article originally appeared in issue 13 of The Football Pink. You can subscribe to our quarterly magazine in print via...

BY PAUL BREEN Even before we know the full details, the tragedy of Associação Chapecoense de Futebol resonates with so...

BY CHRIS SMITH In the history of modern life, the years 1956-58 can certainly be considered important. Britain invaded Egypt...

BY KEVIN O'NEILL Although you are probably familiar with Bayern Munich's multi-talented David Alaba and Stoke City's explosive but unpredictable...

BY TOM GEORGE India - population of over 1.2 billion people. Second most populous country in the world. Number of...

BY KEVIN O'NEILL When Zambia won its first ever Africa Cup of Nations in 2012, Michael Loftman had just turned 22...

BY MARK GODFREY - EDITOR I remember the day we got our first video player very clearly. Note I said...

BY KEVIN O'NEILL If one had been inclined to keep watch on the qualifying rounds for this season's UEFA Europa...

Football’s world cup for unrecognised territories is viewed through the eyes of the manager and players of one of the...

BY KEVIN O'NEILL The recent announcement that former England international Joleon Lescott had joined the Greek giants AEK Athens on...

BY SAUL MARKCOONS "We hope that there is no need for our project anymore.” Those are the words of Hagar...