Stand and deliver
Is it safe to stand? ‘Yes,’ says Jon Darch, a campaigner at football grounds across England for the Safe Standing Roadshow. ‘Yes,’ say Celtic, whose new rail seating has revived Celtic Park. ‘Yes please,’ says Roger Groves of the Shrewsbury Town Supporters’ Parliament, behind England’s first safe-standing area being introduced next season. Tony Dawber takes […]
Trondheim
Norway’s Viking capital, home of Euro legends Rosenborg
State of independence
More than 20 years since the World Cup that launched it, ever-expanding MLS seems to be booming. But what about the domestic game as a whole? Can it thrive without promotion-relegation between currently separate leagues? With falling TV ratings and controversy over attendance figures in MLS, Tony Dawber speaks to Jonathan Tannenwald of The Philadelphia […]
Odds BK
Oldest football club in Norway and cup specialists
Skien
Birthplace of Henrik Ibsen and a club called Odd
Kraków
Former football capital sees its status downgraded
Columbus Crew
New stadium, old name, almost, and same great fans
FC Zürich
Kuhn, Künzli and Keita revered at venerable club
Cardiff prepares
The 2017 Champions League Final has the perfect stage in Cardiff. What is now dreadfully difficult is the timing. Peterjon Cresswell visits the Welsh capital. The setting is sublime, the match dream-ticket but tragically the timing has been thrown out of kilter by the horrific terrorist attack in Manchester on the eve of the recent […]