Arpad Weisz: the Auschwitz victim who helped shape the idea of modern football
IF HISTORY CROSSES its path, a good story can become a tragic one. This was…
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The World Cup Series: 1930-1966
The first of an eight-part series. Join host Jim Hart and World Cup experts Gary…
In Ronald’s shadow: the story of Erwin, the other Koeman
IT MAY HAVE BEEN RONALD whose dreams to eventually coach Barcelona seemed to spectacularly combust…
Sweeter than dreaming: Hungary’s unforgettable 1966 World Cup campaign
NEVER BEFORE HAD one of English football’s great homes resounded with such natural fervour to…
The Lob talks to Jonathan Wilson
Jonathan Wilson is the acclaimed author of Inverting The Pyramid, The Outsider and Angels With…
The immortal talents of Ferenc Puskás
Illustration by Federico Manasse The parameters for defining greatness are increasingly measured quantitatively. Players are…
Sándor Kocsis: the quiet Hungarian who was as clinical as Puskás
IF YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF SÁNDOR KOCSIS, it’s likely that you’re not from Hungary or…
The great refugee: how László Kubala became a Barcelona legend
CLUTCHING FALSE PAPERS and disguised as Russian soldiers while sheltering from the bitter winter on…
Pál Dárdai and the renaissance of Hungarian managerial excellence
This feature is part of The Masterminds: 10 Under 45 “Is it your birthday? No?…
Béla Guttmann: the mastermind who was more than just a curse
This feature is part of The Masterminds WHEN ONE THINKS OF THE MIGHTY MAGYARS, thoughts…
Herbet Chapman and the legendary W-M formation
This feature is part of The Masterminds AS THE SMOULDERING WRECKAGE morbidly illuminated the snow-drenched…
Jimmy Hogan: the English pioneer who set Hungary up for greatness
This feature is part of The Masterminds GFORE VIDAL ONCE WROTE: “Traitors who prevail are…
Gyula Grosics: the revolutionary Black Panther of the Aranycsapat
NEUER, VALDÉS, MENZO, GATTI AND JONGBLOED all mastered the art of the sweeper keeper; proactive…
Benfica and the curse of Béla Guttmann
In sport, especially within the often wildly unpredictable world of football, there is rarely anything like…
A brief history of tactical phenomenas
Twenty-two years ago my brother and I bought our first console, the Super Nintendo, and our…