Sometime in the mid-2000s, fate led me to become the manager of Wrexham. Back then, the club was competing in the Fourth Division, and most people were unaware of its existence, as Ryan Reynolds was still an up-and-coming actor who hadn’t yet made it big. Through hard work, extensive study, and leveraging my many years […]
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One day in July 1944 Frederik Jacques “Frits” Philips was at the office of the now world-famous company in Eindhoven when someone he knew informed him that the Nazis had decided to arrest him and send him to a concentration camp in Germany. “Frits,” as everyone called him, managed to escape capture by climbing out […]
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Summer of 1992. Denmark and France face off in the group stage of a major tournament. In a hospital room in Copenhagen, a Danish footballer, who participated in the first two matches of the tournament, watches the game alongside his daughter, who is battling leukemia. To everyone’s surprise, Denmark wins the match and advances to […]
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Since the inception of the Premier League, the landscape of English football has undergone a profound transformation. The league ascended in power, elite teams amassed wealth, the quality of play and stadium experiences improved. However, ascending to the pinnacle became an arduous task, reserved for only an exclusive club of teams. It’s no coincidence that […]
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One morning in October 1906, Wilhelm Voigt got up from his bed, put on his captain’s uniform, went out onto the street, walked to a nearby military camp, and waited outside. When five soldiers appeared, he approached them and ordered them to follow him. As they made their way to the train station, six more […]
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For any visitor to Madrid who chooses to attend a game at the Vallecas Stadium, a bit of awareness about where they’re headed is essential. After all, in the same city, two of the planet’s most renowned football teams reside. Yet, even if the decision is made purely by chance, disregarding the option of the […]
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