Molde
Jazz capital becomes Norway’s football one, too
Zenica: the Dragons’ lair
When Wales last qualified for a major finals in 1958, it involved a trip to Tel-Aviv and the Ramat Gan Stadium. On Saturday, the setting for Wales to make history is a run-down steel town in the heart of Bosnia: Zenica. Set some 70km north-west of Sarajevo, Zenica is a former industrial hub that has […]
Borussia are back
Peterjon Cresswell meets Martin Gipp of the Fanprojekt for Borussia Mönchengladbach, in the Champions League for the first time since many in the FanHaus can remember. Borussia Mönchengladbach. If any club team sums up the free-flowing, Total Football era of the 1970s, it’s this one, created by Hennes Weisweiler, the coach who nurtured the likes […]
Walsall FC
Bonser era ends with Saddlers stranded in League Two
Walsall
Where saddles were made and Saddlers were formed
The miracle of Darmstadt
Saved from insolvency in 2008, populist SV Darmstadt 98 pulled themselves up to gain promotion to the Bundesliga in 2015. On Saturday, their mainly terraced Merck-Stadion hosts champions Bayern Munich. Peterjon Cresswell visits Darmstadt and speaks to Adeline With of the local Fanprojekt. This week, on the eve of the visit of Bayern Munich, a new […]
Village voices
Kester Eddy visits little Zavrč, due to host Slovenian champions Maribor on Saturday as part of a remarkable third campaign in the top flight. Zavrč are surely the most unlikely top-flight club in any European league. On Saturday, for the third season running, current Slovenian champions and regular European competitors Maribor will fulfill a fixture in […]
Charity begins at home
In this era of mercenary millionaire footballers, Republic of Ireland legend Damien Duff has declared that ‘every penny’ he earns from his 18-month contract with Shamrock Rovers will go towards children’s charities. Peter Doyle reports. This Saturday, Shamrock Rovers host Ireland’s oldest club, Bohemians, celebrating their 125th birthday this weekend. The rivalry between Ireland’s most […]
Tórsvøllur
Newly renovated and ready to see more Faroese feats