The Hakeem al-Araibi affair has confirmed the end of the unifying dream of Bahraini football
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Hungary 4 Uruguay 2, 1954 – Martin da Cruz
This week on Greatest Games, Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller discuss a 1954 World Cup semi-final with Martin Da Cruz – Hungary 4 Uruguay 2. Going into the match in Lausanne, Switzerland, Hungary’s ‘Mighty Magyars’ hadn’t lost a full international since 1950 – winning Olympic gold and thrashing England a couple of times in that […]
The Death Of Mystery
"That is what has been lost: identity. Individuality, tradition, difference: all of the things that once made football such a gloriously varied menagerie. Football is a homogenous game now. Everywhere you look, it looks the same. Gone are the days when Dinamo Tbilisi might be the best side Liverpool face on the way to a […]
Closure
"Grant realised that nightmares had tortured his father every night… It had been going on for years. After hearing his father scream that night, Avram vowed that he would find out everything that had happened to his family – and find the lost graves of those relatives who were buried in far-off lands." In Episode […]
Greatest Games: Ajax 1 Milan 0, 1995
LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR PODCAST PLATFORM OF CHOICE OR YOUTUBE This week on Greatest Games Priya Ramesh joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller to discuss the 1994-95 Champions League final at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna. The youthful Ajax side which Louis van Gaal had assembled were heading into the final in unassailable form, having lost […]
Ajax 1 Milan 0, 1995 – Priya Ramesh
This week on Greatest Games Priya Ramesh joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller to discuss the 1994-95 Champions League final at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna. The youthful Ajax side which Louis van Gaal had assembled were heading into the final in unassailable form, having lost just one game in all competitions all season. In their way […]
Quiz! Manchester United 0 Spurs 0 (2005)
The dust has now settled at Old Trafford after Tottenham Hotspur recorded their biggest ever win over Manchester United. Jose Mourinho really proved a point didn’t he? Manchester United have lost 6-1 twice since 1930 and David de Gea has been involved in both. Ouch. It’s been a turbulent Premier League season so far – […]
The Grim Result Of Modern Economics
"Every year, it feels, [the European Super League] comes closer. If access to it starts to be determined on such criteria as “historical merit”, it becomes a de facto franchise system and the beautiful sense of organic growth and one enormous interconnected pyramid that has sustained European football for so long will be lost." In […]
Location, Location, Location
"Colchester United, Northampton Town, Stoke City, Swansea City: outsiders have to take a detour to visit the town. If you’re looking for the stadium and come across something interesting, you’ve got lost. "It seems as if no club in England these days can build a stadium without the muscle of a major supermarket chain who […]
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