Will Sharp

Sub-Editor

The Socceroos’ quest for footballing parity

THROUGHOUT ITS GLORIOUS HISTORY, many of the beautiful game’s most revered talents have cemented their sacred status by transcending the limits of domestic football, discovering an altogether more elusive form of heroism…

1.FC Košice: the Champions League’s first nul points participants

It was meant to be the start of a bright chapter for Slovakian football, and in particular 1.FC Košice. In the end it was the first instance of a club accumulating zero points from their six Champions League games. And worse was to follow still for the Slovak champions.

How Steve McClaren went from wally to Dutch master

TEETERING PERILOUSLY close to the swaying trapdoor that is relegation to the Netherlands’ second tier, FC Twente can do little but hope their legs hold out long enough to preserve their top-flight status…

Eamonn O’Keefe: a journey to Saudi Arabia

The career of Eamonn O’Keefe in Saudi Arabia is one of the least told but most bizarre stories in football. Welcome to a world of excess, greed, superstardom and a homosexual prince.

Wycombe Wanderers, Roy Essandoh and the Ceefax miracle

Back in the dark ages, the UK kept up to date with the latest news, weather, entertainment, and sports with the help of a somewhat irksome Teletext service from the BBC, named Ceefax.…

Freddy Adu: in consideration of a human being

FREDDY ADU: rarely has the name of a player with caps for such clubs as Portuguese side Belenenses, Brazil’s Bahia and Serbian outfit Jagodina been met with such universal recognition. Rewind to shortly…