Anton’s Angels

Peterjon Cresswell visits Trnava, home of Spartak, a legendary European name of the 1970s. Celebrated at the Central Pub opposite their stadium currently being rebuilt, this Spartak side once took on Cruyff’s Ajax in a European semi-final. On Thursday, Spartak host St Johnstone at Zlate Moravce, a Europa League tie that could lead to best-ever […]

HJK Helsinki

Runaway record champions cause occasional Euro upset

Helsinki

Finnish capital that goes the distance for sport

Legia Warsaw

Record champions rarely miss a European season

MŠK Žilina

Shoshone snag seven Slovak titles and two cups

Žilina

Provincial football capital by the river Váh

AS Trenčín

New stadium, new logo but links with a revered past

Rebels in arms

Cult football club St Pauli from Hamburg’s Red Light district host Celtic on Saturday. For this friendliest of friendlies, Peterjon Cresswell looks at the relationship between the two sets of fans, built up since the heady days of the early 1990s.   As you walk the short distance from Hamburg’s notorious Reeperbahn to the streets […]