Hungary had little to celebrate at Euro 2024 but the country did at least make a small bit of history. Kevin Csoboth’s winner against Scotland, scored in the tenth minute of second-half stoppage-time, became the latest goal in the tournament’s histor

“How does the reality of life as a footballer compare to what you dreamed of growing up? It’s been everything I hoped it would be. I’ve enjoyed my career. It’s been a roller-coaster ride, of course, but I would never regret anything that’s happened,

Thomas Tuchel’s appointment as England manager resurrected the old question about the purpose and value of a national team. Is it a vehicle for patriotism or nationalism or simply, suiting FIFA’s political and development aims, for cash generation? T

Kai Havertz’s recent success as a striker for Arsenal might have come as a surprise to many, but not to Simon Rolfes. Bayer Leverkusen’s former academy manager spotted a goalscorer’s instinct in the versatile Germany star at an early age, long before

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In early July, Botafogo beat Atletico Mineiro 3-0 in a league game. True, Atletico had a player sent off early, and this was when they were at their lowest ebb, missing players on international duty and suffering with a fixture pile-up. But the worry

“Why did you buy Catania? Buying Catania was driven by two things: my personal connection to Sicily, and my belief in the power of football to shape communities. My family’s from Catania, so it’s close to my heart. But more than that, sport is a vehi

In the history of European football, a handful of clubs have gone the entire season unbeaten and still missed out on the title. Perugia did it in Serie A in1978-79, drawing 19 of their 30 matches and finishing second behind Milan; Benfica (1977-78) a

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Sicily may only have a population of five million people, but three of the 13 most populous cities in Italy are on the island. Nestled in the shadow of the still active Mount Etna volcano, Catania is the tenth biggest city by population and boasts a

On a chilly night in late October, with the end of British Summer Time just a few days away, a unique footballing occasion is about to unfold. For the first time ever, a team from the Welsh top flight will host a match in the group stage of a UEFA co

Manchester United v Arsenal 2008-09 Champions League, Old Trafford John O’Shea rarely stole the limelight during his Manchester United career but when he did, it was with spectacular results. After a career that included famous winners at Highbury an

In the nine Premier League games before Thomas Tuchel took over as manager of Chelsea in January 2021, they kept just two clean sheets and conceded 13 goals. There was a sense that Frank Lampard’s side could be got at. In the ten league games that fo

“You spent nearly three years in Denmark with FC Copenhagen. How do you look back on that period of your career? I spent a long time in Copenhagen and I was very grateful for what they have done for me. FC Copenhagen is a big club and I’m happy that

You have worked across the Pacific for FIFA and the Oceania Football Confederation for over a decade, but only now have taken on a job as a national coach. Why now? I was very familiar with the region as I had been doing coach education, high perform

When Gianni Rivera hoisted aloft the European Cup in Madrid in 1969 he was apparently confirming Italian rule over European club football. As Milan celebrated their 4-1 victory over Ajax, the Dutch team slipped away, written off by the media as naive

Gareth Southgate started England on a journey, taking the fear out of the shirt and the shootouts, and taking the team close to glory. The Football Association now places vast faith and finance in a finisher, Thomas Tuchel, to complete the journey. T

Any assessment of England’s new manager Thomas Tuchel automatically involves the delicate process of disentangling all the 51-year-old German’s many attributes from the less attractive features of his character, notably his visceral unwillingness to