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When the Nazis rolled into Austria in 1938, everything would change. But the legendary Wunderteam reserved one last heroic act of greatness for them
Long before Sindelar, Meisl and Austria’s brilliant Wunderteam, Josef Uridil was a hero for the masses, a man whose goals united an ailing nation
One of the finest AustrIan talents of his era, Felix Gasselich would join Ajax in the 1980s and become a firm fan favourite. He talks to TFT
We’ll never know the truth about Sindelar’s death, but he has retained an aura of mystery, eight decades since his passing, that his life deserved
The intellectual scene in football has taken a sharp upturn with the emergence of quality publications over the last half a decade that fearlessly delve into the niche and fascinating aspects of…
TWO YEARS AGO, a 24-year-old named Roland Putsche stood on the field in front Borussia Dortmund’s famous Yellow Wall, feeling the reverberation of the fans’ chants ebb through the studs of his…
Illustration by Federico Manasse These days the Austrian national team is more likely to be on the receiving end of a shock result – like the 2-1 loss to Iceland at Euro…
WITH CREATIVE ATTACKING FOOTBALLERS there tends to be stand-out, pivotal moments in their careers; wonderful flashes of genius or spectacular goals that are fondly recalled after they retire. There are countless examples.…
Some pieces of commentary end up becoming part of football folklore. Fans of the Norway national team still remember with fondness Bjørge Lillelien’s hysterical “Maggie Thatcher … your boys took a hell…
No matter which way you look at it, global football in 2016 was dominated by the remarkable story of Leicester City. As 5000-1 outsiders who narrowly avoided relegation one season only to…
GORE VIDAL ONCE WROTE: “Traitors who prevail are patriots; usurpers who succeed are divine emperors.” If this is the case, then Jimmy Hogan could be said to be the most divine, patriotic…
It’s a spring day in 1962 and an almighty rainfall is pouring down on The Hague. Another 40 years will pass before the third-largest city in the Netherlands will become the headquarters…
This feature is part of A Tale of One City You could easily be tricked into thinking Vienna is a peaceful, passive city; a breezy cultural beacon of Eastern Europe. Indeed, it’s superb and…
Ottmar Hitzfeld was a genius. A managerial legend and incalculably respected coach, his legacy cannot be overlooked when considering the greatest managers of all time. Football managers have always taken on the persona of…
Until the tanks rolled in and Adolf Hitler ruined everything, Vienna in the 1930s was a vibrant and wonderful place. It was a cultural hothouse that produced such unique minds as Freud, Schnitzler…
Josef ‘Pepi’ Bican was in a class of his own when it came to goal-scoring. This is the story of his 395 goals in 217 Slavia Prague games