FC Lorient
The Silver Hakes look for swift
return to elite waters
Lorient
Naval base a springboard for top French internationals
Blue is the colour
‘Forza Azzurri’ will be the chant ringing round Italy late on Saturday night when Gianluigi Buffon leads out Pirlo, Balotelli and the boys in blue against England. As well as the match, the kit itself will be another focus for collectors such as Emiliano Foglia, whose rare Italian shirts from pre- and post-war World Cups […]
En Avant de Guingamp
Old boy Drogba a role model for club going forward
Guingamp
Modest Breton community twice celebrates cup wins
NYC World Cup bars
The World Cup starting this week means a riot of colour in New York City. Fans from the competing nations gather in their respective neighborhoods, huddled around TV screens in bars, restaurants and corner shops, with spontaneous celebrations spilling out onto the streets. Italians in the Bronx will flock to the cafés on Arthur Avenue […]
FC Nantes
First trophy in 20 years revives the jaded Canaries
Nantes
Attached to Brittany and Stade de la Beaujoire
1990: A Stadium Odyssey
On the eve of Italia ’90, writer and stadium historian Simon Inglis published the ‘Football Grounds of Europe’. Researched and recorded during a 51,000-mile trek either side of a still sturdy Berlin Wall, this seminal work is a historical document of the pre-boom era. It is also the only one of its kind, never republished or improved […]