The following has been edited and abbreviated for text. For more details and information, along with musical scoring and news clips, listen to the Football Today episode below. This weekend racism in football was making headlines again after FC Porto’s Moussa Marega left their game against Vitoria FC because he said he was racially abused….
The following has been edited and abbreviated for text. For more details and information, along with musical scoring and news clips, listen to the Football Today episode below. Ahead of the J-League’s 28th season this weekend, we look at how Japan’s fan culture is unique with Japan Times sports writer, Dan Orlowitz. Massive Female Fanbase “If…
The following has been edited and abbreviated for text. For more details and information, along with musical scoring and news clips, listen to the Football Today episode below. When Ralf Rangnick took over as Sporting Director and manager of RB Leipzig in 2012 the club were in the 4th division of German football. Now the…
The following has been edited and abbreviated for text. For more details and information, along with musical scoring and news clips, listen to the Football Today episode below. Three years ago, there was an air of expectancy around Chelsea Football Club having fallen behind in the matchday revenue tables, they’d just been granted approval to…
For years, there have been tentative links made between heading and neurodegenerative diseases. Now, following the release of a recent report that suggests those links are increasingly credible, the Scottish FA have decided to take a stance on the issue according to BBC Scotland journalist, Chris McLaughlin. He reports they are expected to announce the…
The following has been edited and abbreviated for text. For more details and information, along with musical scoring and news clips, listen to the Football Today episode below. On January 12th, South Wales Police used facial recognition in the South Wales derby between Cardiff City and Swansea City. It was the second time police had…
Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappe, Lewandowski. Each world class striker shares one thing in common in 2020. Each trail Lazio’s Ciro Immobile in race to win the European Golden Boot for Europe’s top scorer. In only 19 games, Immobile has notched 23 goals leading Lazio to a title push and 11 straight wins. He’s also on pace…
At the beginning of the last decade, AS Monaco found themselves dropping down into Ligue 2, a once great French club now beleaguered in the second division. By the end of the decade though, they had made their way back, winning the first division title and taking an exciting team packed with starlets to the…
When Newcastle and manager Rafa Benitez parted ways in the summer of 2019, it was the final straw for many fans. In fact, the year before, in fear this might happen, many Newcastle fans on Twitter had started a movement #IFRafaGoesWeGo. To fill his position, the club appointed Steve Bruce as manager. This was seen…