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The murder that shocked the world

The murder that shocked the world

Ahead of the 2004 World Cup. Columbia had high hopes that they could win the tournament for the first time in their history. They had topped South American World Cup qualifying, had humiliated Argentine 5

Calciopoli – Serie A’s Darkest Hour

Calciopoli – Serie A’s Darkest Hour

It is regarded as the darkest hour in the history of Serie A, and one that has left an indelible stain on the reputation of the country’s biggest club, Juventus. AC Milan, Lazio, and Fiorentina

The biggest scandals in the history of football

The biggest scandals in the history of football

Whilst football may be the beautiful game, played and watched by hundreds of millions of people, due its popularity and profitability it is not immune from scandal. The sport has seen more than its fair

When the Strongest lost their strength

When the Strongest lost their strength

The Strongest is the oldest active football club in Bolivia, and is the only side in the country to have played continuously in the country’s top flight for more than a century. They are based

The Day the World lost its Colour

The Day the World lost its Colour

The Republic of Suriname is a small country in the North-East of South America. Formerly known as Dutch Guinea, it was a Dutch colony until 1954, and the cultural, social, and economic ties between the

The Ponies that never became Stallions

The Ponies that never became Stallions

Club Alianza Lima – known popularly as Alianza – are one of the oldest and most successful teams in Peru, having won twenty three league titles. These days they are languishing in the second division,

Chapecoense – the dream that died

Chapecoense – the dream that died

It is the dream of every fan of a small, unfashionable football club. That one day their side will defy the odds and the budgets and resources of more fashionable and better-supported teams and reach

Emiliano Sala – the finest striker Cardiff never had

Emiliano Sala – the finest striker Cardiff never had

In January 2019, Cardiff City were struggling at the wrong end of the Premier League. They had been promoted from the Championship the previous season, finishing runners-up to Wolves, but, like many teams, they found

The day the Babes died

The day the Babes died

The Busby Babes were the finest team to emerge in England in the period after the Second World War. The term was coined by a journalist to describe a Manchester United team whose average age

Grande Torino – the Immortals

Grande Torino – the Immortals

When people nowadays talk about great Italian teams they tend to think of Juventus, AC and Inter Milan, Napoli and perhaps Roma. However, for anybody who lived through the 1940s, there was only one side