When Saturday Comes describes itself as “the half decent football magazine” but it is always a more-than-decent read. In the May issue of WSC there’s an article about Ostersunds, a club that has gone from the fourth division to the Swedish premier division in five years. Culture is part of their training and, in the last few years, the players have acted in a play, produced a book and danced. The dance show included a version of Swan Lake and a dance interpretation of Diego Maradona’s second goal in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final. Continue reading
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Naïve with power
I recently saw a thread on a Birmingham City fans forum with a link to an article about a billionaire who wants to buy a Premier League club. The article said that Hasan Abdullah Ismaik already owns a stake in 1860 Munich but is frustrated by the rules governing football in Germany that limit his voting rights to 49%. Continue reading
Keep right on to the end of the road
Ev’ry road thro’ life is a long, long road,
Fill’d with joys and sorrows too,
As you journey on how your heart will yearn
For the things most dear to you.
With wealth and love ’tis so,
But onward we must go.