Capello as mob boss, Capello as fascist dictator, Capello as Roman emperor: Brian Phillips looks at how Capello is being portrayed in England, and asks why they’re so keen on tyrannical rule.
If you are lucky enough to visit White Hart Lane on match day, you might hear the Tottenham fans chant “Glory, Glory Tottenham Hotspur” to the tune of the song popularly known as “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”. Jennifer Doyle looks at the oft-forgotten origins of this stirring tune in 19th century America.
How deeply has the culture of corruption embedded itself into Italian football? Vanda Wilcox says even children have lost their faith in fair play in football.
In his first contribution for Pitch Invasion, Eric Daams looks at the curious set-up of the Asian Champions League, saying it needs to change to be truly representative of the best clubs in the region.
Continuing the discussion on this and other blogs over racism in Italian football, we welcome Supriya Nair — aka Roswitha from the excellent blog Treasons, Strategems & Spoils — who considers what it will take for a real stand to be made against it.
Since the 2002 World Cup, the K-League has failed to build on the passion Korean fans demonstrated. But a community club has recently beaten the conglomerates, heralding a possible new road for Korean football. Tom Dunmore looks at Incheon United’s success.
In the wake of this week’s Uefa/Fifa-G14 accord, Brian Phillips sat down with the two men responsible at, uh, a Red Lobster?
Find out what they had for dinner and how they crushed the G14.
Read the final part of furtho’s brilliant three part series on Omiya Ardija, a Japanese team living in the shadow of their near neighbours, the Urawa Reds.
We’ve been looking at English non-league football all week, and in something of a call-to-arms, Dave Boyle suggests that more supporters of non-league clubs need to take charge of their own destinies.
The last five years as an AFC Wimbledon fan have immersed me in non-League football. Up to then, I thought of non-League in much [...]
