Stalin’s secret stadium
While work continues on transforming Moscow’s Luzhniki stadium for the 2018 World Cup, across town Andy Potts uncovers a forgotten arena that was set to be a Stalinist showpiece when instigated 80 years ago. Little remains of the dream that was the projected Stalin Stadium. Originally, this gargantuan landmark was intended to be the sporting […]
Three is the magic number
Revered club revived to honour Glasgow football history
More than a story
On the eve of El Clásico, Peterjon Cresswell visits Barcelona – and Budapest, where a new book and separately produced film celebrate the dramatic life and achievements of three players did much to create the club’s legend. The book, a memorial to Sándor Kocsis, is having its Catalan version launched on Tuesday – in a […]
Que sera, sera
The Matthews final, Wembley and the white horse, what could be more English than the FA Cup, football’s oldest competition? But among the amateur hopefuls battling in this Saturday’s first qualifying round is a team with a difference. As their name suggests, FC Romania comprise ex-pat Romanians based in Britain. Peterjon Cresswell meets their founder and […]
Derby day in Medellín
Colombia’s classic derby echoes a notorious era
Got any swaps?
Panini stickers capture the
magic of football