The following article first appeared in Issue Eleven, released in December 2017. How Roy Hodgson transformed the face of the Swedish game Roy Hodgson — young, unknown and unproven — got his first experience of front-line coaching in November 1975 when he was appointed by the Swedish no-hopers Halmstads Bollklubb. A year later he could light […]
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Building The Dream, James Corbett
The following article first appeared in Issue 16, released in March 2016. As the political wrangling continues over Qatar’s World Cup, what’s the reality on the ground? At the edge of an empty man-made lagoon near to the shore of the Arabian Gulf, I count skyscrapers looming from the dust. The road, lined on one […]
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A guide to fiduciary duties owed by football club directors and remedies for breach of duty
A significant number of people around the globe love and enjoy football. Playing the game, watching, and even betting on it are things they look forward to. Many people often fantasize about what it could be like to own their football club. For many, this isn’t just a dream, but their reality. On that note, […]
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The Lost Kingdom
The Hakeem al-Araibi affair has confirmed the end of the unifying dream of Bahraini football