Arctic adventure
Until November 2013, Tromsø IL were the world’s northernmost top-flight football club. Their Alfheim Stadion hasn’t moved, it’s still backdropped by a Polar sky and surrounded by treacherously icy streets – but TIL’s 11-year adventure in Norway’s Tippligaen is over. A 0-0 draw at the Alfheim with yet-to-be-crowned 2013 champions Strømgodset followed by a 4-1 […]
Back in the USSR
Intrepid tales of football travel James Montague visits the non-existent country of Transnistria, where flagship club FC Sheriff played host to Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin doesn’t often make an appearance during an away trip in Europe these days, but in the mysterious self-declared republic of Transnistria, Lenin remains solid […]
Liverpool
Glory days for the Reds, green light for the Blues