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🇮🇹 The Roman "Bad Boys": Why the Champions of Italy Were Banned from Europe
Football history is littered with "what ifs," but few are as violent as the story of Società Sportiva Lazio in the mid-1970s.
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🇦🇿The "Football Generals". When the Beautiful Game Went Dark in Azerbaijan
In the early 2000s, while the rest of the world was enjoying the rise of global superstars, football in Azerbaijan simply... vanished.
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🇩🇰Icebergs and balls: The World’s Shortest Football League is in Greenland
An article about football and extreme geography in Greenland.
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🇧🇦 The Crazy Story of FK Sarajevo vs Manchester United (1967-68). The Mountain Underdogs.
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🇷🇸 From nobodies to the Champions League: The FK Obilic villains
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🇦🇿The "Football Generals". When the Beautiful Game Went Dark in Azerbaijan
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🇮🇸 The Ice Giants: How a Tiny Island Scared the World of Football ⚽
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🏆The Forbidden Cup: How Chelsea Was Blocked from Making History
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🇪🇸 Kings of Europe: The Birth of the European Cup
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🇪🇸 Kings of Europe: The Birth of the European Cup
The story of the European Cup isn’t just about sports; it is the story of a big dream that changed football forever.
Feb 8
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🇧🇦 The Crazy Story of FK Sarajevo vs Manchester United (1967-68). The Mountain Underdogs.
Today, we are used to seeing the same big teams dominate Europe, but back in the 1967-68 season, something crazy happened.
Jan 20
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🇮🇸 The Ice Giants: How a Tiny Island Scared the World of Football ⚽
The story behind the iconic "Hú!" clap, and why Iceland’s simple style of play worked against the world's best.
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🏆The Forbidden Cup: How Chelsea Was Blocked from Making History
Imagine a “What If?” moment that changes everything.
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🇷🇸 From nobodies to the Champions League: The FK Obilic villains
The rise and fall of a despotic empire in European Football
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Steve McClaren's Bundesliga Failure
A bit of context… the summer of 2010 carried with it a promise of rebirth.
Dec 30, 2025
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👀 VAR Audio, Ref Cam, and POV: The New Era of Football Transparency
Find out how the mandatory use of Referee Bodycams and Live VAR Explanations is completely changing fan perception, reducing conflict, and restoring…
Oct 6, 2025
Derby Shocker: Atlético Madrid Demolishes Real Madrid 5-2 in a Simeone Masterclass
How did an injury-hit Atlético tear apart the league leaders? From a tactical masterstroke to an unstoppable free-kick, we break down the definitive…
Sep 28, 2025
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♀UEFA Women's Europa Cup: The New Era of European Women's Football
Starting from the 2025/26 season, UEFA is introducing the UEFA Women's Europa Cup, a new competition.
Sep 24, 2025
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🇪🇸 ♀The World Champions with No Home: Why Spain’s Women Still Haven’t Played in the Country’s Iconic Stadiums
They've won the World Cup, but Spanish women's football champions have never played at Camp Nou or the Santiago Bernabéu. Discover why their historic…
Aug 30, 2025
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♀The Great Divide: Why Women’s Football Is Thriving in the West, but Lagging in the East
"While Western women's football thrives on investment and global visibility, the Eastern half of Europe struggles to keep pace. This in-depth article…
Aug 27, 2025
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🇺🇦🇷🇺The Man of Four Flags: The Untold Story of Akhrik Tsveiba, Football’s Stateless Nomad
Akhrik Tsveiba defied borders by playing for four national teams—the Soviet Union, CIS, Ukraine, and Russia—in a career shaped by the collapse of an…
Aug 23, 2025
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