Archive for the ‘Features’ Category

The Trophy for the Freedom of Peoples

By Vanda Wilcox • May 12th, 2008 • Category: Features

In Italy recently, an unusual game took place as Tibet and Padania played in a game billed to raise attention on their contrasting independence struggles.



The Holy War in Poland

By Michal Karaś • May 6th, 2008 • Category: Features

It might not be the biggest derby in the world, but Krakow plays host to perhaps the most intense: they call it the Holy War for a reason, as Michal Karas explains.



Arsenal Ladies Do the Double

By Tom Dunmore • May 5th, 2008 • Category: Features

Arsenal win the double, but it’s something of a disappointment. What does that mean for women’s football in England, and how will the new American Women’s Professional Soccer league impact on it?



Youth Development in MLS: The Promise and the Problems

By Tom Dunmore • May 1st, 2008 • Category: Features

Where will the next Altidore or Adu come from? We look at the new MLS youth development rules, and whether clubs will now be able to bring through their own elite talent directly to their rosters. Is the future bright for American soccer?



The Biggest Game in the World

By Sam Kelly • Apr 30th, 2008 • Category: Features

Sam Kelly previews the superclásico this weekend, as Boca Juniors take on River Plate.



The Price of Progress: Lewes FC

By Tom Dunmore • Apr 29th, 2008 • Category: Features

When I saw Lewes FC, a Non-League football team in the south of England, play last December, little did I know they were on their way to a huge promotion and tumultuous changes that threaten the heart and soul of the club.



Football in Finland: 2008 Preview

By Egan Richardson • Apr 28th, 2008 • Category: Features

Egan Richardson previews the coming football season in a place many of us know little about — Finland.



Playoffs in the Premier League?

By Tom Dunmore • Apr 24th, 2008 • Category: Features

North American soccer fans often hope the structure of English football might some day be introduced into American soccer. Yet ironically, it’s actually somewhat more likely that the reverse will happen: might the Premier League adopt playoffs?



Racism in Poland: What you didn’t see on the BBC

By Michal Karaś • Apr 23rd, 2008 • Category: Features

A recent BBC report painted Polish football as unrelentingly grim, violent and racist. Whilst there remains unacceptable behaviour that needs to be eradicated, Polish fan Michal Karaś argues the report exaggerates the issue.