At the end of the sublime, cinematically perfect 2008/09 season, Barcelona stood apart from their rivals. LaLiga champions, Copa del Rey winners and Champions League conquerors, this was a team not often…
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Eduardo da Silva and the broken dreams of a spectacular finisher
Zagreb: November 2009.Maksimirska Street is abuzz with activity as investigators reconstruct the scene of an attempted double murder from 1995. Vjeko Sliško and Juraj Dodić‘s trauma is being recreated, as police examine if their movements could…
Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the tragedy of Hamlet and an unlikely ascent to superstardom
Armenia, like so many of the former Soviet states, was a difficult place to live in the 1980s. As the end of communist rule appeared on the horizon, hopes of a better…
A beacon of loyalty and skill: the career of Darijo Srna
ISTANBUL, 2009. Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk are playing German giants Werder Bremen in the final of the UEFA Cup, with both sides looking to seal their first ever success in the competition.…
Europe’s unlikely samba school: Mircea Lucescu’s reign at Shakhtar Donetsk
SINCE 1990, Ukraine has often been a politically volatile nation. From becoming an independent nation in 1991 to the current ongoing territorial battle with pro-Russian separatists over the Donbass region, you cannot…
Willian’s unorthodox voyage to football’s pinnacle
FOR CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB, the 2015/16 season could best be described in one word as turbulent. What began as an optimistic Premier League title defence quickly descended into a tempestuous campaign, punctuated…