Liberating football travel

Liberating football travel

Aberdeen FC

Pittodrie farewell yet fixed as the Dons decline

Leicester

Surprise title win puts diverse city on the map

Rouble trouble

It’s a cold Christmas for Russian football. With the country in financial crisis, on December 24, the 16 clubs in Russia’s Premier League agreed an exchange rate for the rouble – in order to pay their want-away foreign stars. Andy Potts reports.   The rouble has turned to rubble after a dramatic slump in the exchange […]

BFC Dynamo

Record GDR champions aiming for Germany’s third tier

Young Boys

Six title wins in seven seasons allow YB overtake FCB

Homage to Don Patricio

Today’s match between Betis and Racing Santander is being played in honour of Patrick O’Connell, the Irishman who managed both clubs before the war. Under O’Connell, Betis won their only Spanish title 80 seasons ago. Now the forgotten Irishman, also saviour of FC Barcelona, is being fêted thanks to a memorial campaign led by his […]

Berne

Switzerland’s capital, witness to World Cup history

Clash of the giants?

This Sunday sees the clash of two once dominant clubs in the English game, Liverpool and Manchester United. While United are slowly picking themselves back up after a disastrous 2013-14, Liverpool have just been dumped out of the Champions League. Domestic form has been mediocre at best. Tony Dawber speaks to Liverpool fan group The […]