This is the second article in a superbly in-depth two-part look at the Real Madrid side of the 1980s by Michele Tossani. Featuring interviews with the members of the famed ‘Quinta del Buitre’ , the second instalment documents the later years of the ‘Quinta’ era and their desperate attempts to win Los Blancos’ seventh European Cup. Part I can be found here. Read the rest of this entry »
This is the first article in a superbly in-depth two-part look at the Real Madrid side of the 1980s by Michele Tossani. Featuring interviews with the members of the famed ‘Quinta del Buitre’ , the first instalment charts the rise of the five young prodigies from Castilla hopefuls to first-team regulars. Read the rest of this entry »
by Tom Nash
The words uttered by John Motson after the final whistle of the 1988 FA Cup final will live long in the memory of every football fan: “…and the Crazy Gang have beaten the Culture Club”. The phrase summed the occasion up perfectly. This unfashionable, physical and small club had beaten genuine giants of the game, Wimbledon denying Liverpool a second domestic double in three years. It was a Liverpool side which boasted a wealth of talent, including Peter Beardsley, Steve Nicol, Steve McMahon, Alan Hansen and Footballer of the Year John Barnes. Wimbledon’s players were, by-and-large, unheard of until that famous afternoon of 14th May 1988. Read the rest of this entry »
by Annie Eaves
I’m a United supporter. I’m from Manchester, well Salford to be precise.
I don’t like Liverpool. That’s the plan isn’t it? The script we all adhere to. Something only people from one of the two cities could understand. Our city is better than yours, yes you have the river and easy access to a beach but we’re Manchester. We started the industrial revolution, we invented the computer, we split the first atom. You played a major part in the slave trade. Read the rest of this entry »
by Elliott
In Soccer in a Football World, David Wangerin expertly detailed the 1980’s era collapse of the North American Soccer League. In contemporary debates about Major League Soccer, the current professional league, the NASL is the trump card for cautionary acolytes – attempts to introduce designated players, increase the salary cap, and expand receive biblical finger-wagging & stern looks from chicken littles. Yet a look at another bubble-rebirth industry, silicon valley, illuminates why, currently, irrational pessimism may impede progress. Read the rest of this entry »
The Equaliser 