Month: January 2016

Alexandre Villaplane: captain, leader, traitor

FOR A TIME HE REPRESENTED THE COLOURS of his country at the highest level in football, captaining his France team at the first ever World Cup. A decade later, he was shot dead…

Filippo Inzaghi: the jilted poacher who conquered Europe

The thought of becoming a football superstar is a childish reverie that most youngsters casually engage in at one point or another. It can be a torturous exercise because plenty will never…

The unique bond between Carl Zeiss Jena and Newport County

The fortunes of football clubs inevitably wax and wane over the years – some erratically, others less so. Promotions, relegations glory and despair are the spices that combine to produce the fare enjoyed,…