European Football Archives - Long Reads: Football

An in-depth look into the decline of Real Madrid and their subsequent salvation under Zinedine Zidane

September 14, 2020

In Spain, much like in many other Western countries, the 6th of January is an Epiphany holiday, a Christian feast day locally known as…

Where Will Lionel Messi Go?

August 31, 2020

Lionel Messi shocked the football world last week by announcing his intentions to leave Barcelona. The Argentina international, who many consider to be the…

TalkSPORT: asking vital questions or all part of football’s dumbing down?

August 14, 2020

TalkSPORT will rope you in with a nebulous question; provide a fantastically obscene opinion from someone who we regard as knowledgable; question whether they’re…

Tranmere Rovers – One Game from the Camp Nou

August 11, 2020

In September 2000, Leicester City bowed out of the UEFA Cup in the first round, following a 3-1 ‘away’ defeat to Red Star Belgrade….

Champions League Resumption: A Preview

August 7, 2020

Bayern Munich play Chelsea on the 8th August as well as Barcelona playing Napoli as we see the Round of 16 come to a…

The Ronaldo effect: Two years on since THAT transfer

August 1, 2020

It has been exactly two years since Cristiano Ronaldo was officially unveiled as Juventus’ record signing after moving from Real Madrid. It was one…

Ballon d’Or Winners: Worthy or Unworthy?

July 20, 2020

Every football fan waits eagerly all year for the Ballon d’Or winner to be announced at the end of the season. They spend their…

Mer Stonn zo Dir: The case for 1. FC Köln

July 15, 2020

With the DFB confirming that the 2020/21 Bundesliga will start on the 18th September, many viewers in the UK and beyond will be tuning…

‘Created by the poor, stolen by the rich’

July 11, 2020

Few issues in the world have troubled me more than whether football fans in England have had it worse since the creation of the…

”I couldn’t watch football for six months” – Exclusive interview with ex-Inverness CT midfielder Greg Tansey

July 8, 2020

I recently spoke with former Stockport County, Stevenage and Inverness Caledonian Thistle midfielder, Greg Tansey. Greg recalls some of the key moments from his…