Bunyodkor, Xeromax, and Samuel Eto’o: Remembering Uzbekistan’s sportswashing attempt

For the likes of Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City, sportswashing has brought success that their supporters could have only dreamed ...

The Football Pink Podcast – The Intertoto Cup: the quirky runt of the European football litter

In this week's episode of the podcast, host Roddy Cairns is joined by Liam Togher and Liam Baxter to discuss ...

Cross-border leagues: The future of ‘lesser’ European football

For a number of years, the idea of a European Super League has circulated, a league which would take the ...

Alderley Edge: It’s a Rich, Rich, Rich Man’s World

It was a cold November’s day, and I arrived in Alderley Edge by train, the station located on the edge ...

Old wounds, revenge and national pride: The story of Algeria and Egypt’s tie-breaking playoff

By Bradley Hughes On November 18th 2009, Sudan’s second largest city, Omdurman, played host to a rather unique, last-minute international ...