More than most things – and more than we often care to admit – football reminds us that genuine gravity and significance resides in the marginal, the ornamental, and the fragmented. Read the rest of this entry »
This is a piece about Yugoslavia and what came after, but it does not attempt to recount the events or arrange the facts. There are several compelling accounts that do this. In the spirit of this new series, this is a reflection on how we think about the events and the facts of a region that we have to think into existence. Read the rest of this entry »
In a way they never left. After all, it was only literally that they went away in the first place: a dream leaves its traces long after the dreamer awakens, and the New York Cosmos were always as much a dream – a fantasy – as they were a reality. Read the rest of this entry »
When considering the 1969 European Cup final it would be more instructive to focus upon its legacy than the match itself. Read the rest of this entry »
Whilst the 1950s saw AC Milan become one of the giants of Italian football, it was the 1960s that saw them make their impact upon the European scene. Read the rest of this entry »
