Liberating football travel

Liberating football travel

Honvéd

New stadium, new owners for club of Puskás legend

Újpest

Historic Lilák pick up cups but fan ennui remains

Ferencváros

Record champions gain seventh straight title in 2025

Indian summer

In cricket-mad India, soccer has always been a hard sell. Now a revolution is afoot, not in the football hub of Goa but in booming, tech-friendly Bangalore. Paul Dharamraj reports from this business-friendly city where recently launched Bengaluru FC look set on winning the I-League title in their first season.   In India’s silicon valley, […]

The grapple for the Big Apple

Three professional clubs by 2015, a fans’ bar that attracts up to 5,000 aficionados of a busy Saturday and a thriving ethnic park football scene – these are exciting times for the game in New York. On the eve of MLS 2014, Red Bulls, Cosmos and NYCFC are highlighted by US-based soccer blogger Ian Thomson. […]

From Camacha to CR7

Cloudy with a chance of meatballs could describe a visit to inaccessible Nacional da Madeira, whose steeply elevated stadium and modest restaurant stand opposite the football academy opened by old boy Cristiano Ronaldo. Peterjon Cresswell visits Madeira with its CR7 Museum, century-long rivalry and unique role in Portuguese soccer history. Oh, and the world’s largest […]

Warsaw

Poland’s football capital lacks local rivalries