The Divine Tragedy: Roberto Baggio’s pride and pain
To understand Roberto Baggio, you have to understand pain, glory and every emotion in between. Read about the Divine Ponytail here.
Einstein’s brain and Messi’s game
Like Albert Einstein, Lionel Messi's operates on plane of brilliance that most humans cannot access. Read about Messi's otherworldliness here. (Written in April 2015)
Superstars of the League of Ireland: Uwe Seeler
In our multi-part series, Colm Murphy recalls the famous footballers that have
The Mad Dog of Sofia: The Life and Times of Hristo Stoichkov
Bulgaria in the late '80s was a swirling cauldron of smoky bars,
Superstars of the League of Ireland: Tambling, McDermott, Channon, Callaghan, Sunderland & Worthington
In our multi-part series, Colm Murphy recalls the famous footballers that have played in the League of Ireland. Part eight focuses on Tambling, McDermott, Channon, Callaghan, Sunderland & Worthington
Superstars of the League of Ireland: Peter Lorimer, Terry Venables & Barry Bridges
In our multi-part series, Colm Murphy recalls the famous footballers that have played in the League of Ireland. Part six focuses on Peter Lorimer, Terry Venables & Barry Bridges.
Superstars of the League of Ireland: Dixie Dean, Geoff Hurst & Jimmy Johnstone
In our multi-part series, Colm Murphy recalls the famous footballers that have played in the League of Ireland. Part five focuses on Dixie Dean, Geoff Hurst & Jimmy Johnstone.
Superstars of the League of Ireland: Rodney Marsh
In our multi-part series, Colm Murphy recalls the famous footballers that have played in the League of Ireland. Part four focuses on Rodney Marsh.
Superstars of the League of Ireland: Gordon Banks & Trevor Brooking
In our multi-part series, Colm Murphy recalls the famous footballers that have played in the League of Ireland. Part three focuses on Gordon Banks & Trevor Brooking.
Superstars of the League of Ireland: Bobby Charlton
In our multi-part series, Colm Murphy recalls the famous footballers that have played in the League of Ireland. Part two focuses on Bobby Charlton.
Superstars of the League of Ireland: George Best
In our multi-part series, Colm Murphy recalls the famous footballers that have played in the League of Ireland. Part one focuses on George Best's time in Cork.
Leeds United and the Fall of Icarus: a tale of hubris, gold, and ruin
In the annals of English football, few fables are as grandiose or as calamitous as the rise and fall of Leeds United at the turn of the millennium.
Fear and loathing in the stands: the strange, twisted relationship between football and drugs
Football and drugs. Two elements of modern life that have been inextricably linked for decades, both feeding into each other like a never-ending ouroboros of excess, delirium, and chaos.
Among the Lions: the fan culture of Millwall FC
Love them or hate them, Millwall and their fans are as much a part of football’s tapestry as the game itself. And as the chant goes, no one likes them—and they wouldn’t have it any other way.
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