Sorry, your browser is out of date. The content on this site will not work properly as a result.
Upgrade your browser for a faster, better, and safer web experience.

Search: ' Cyprus'

Shop

Stories

Focus on Marian Pahars: The livewire Latvian who helped Southampton settle at St Mary’s

Embed from Getty Images

The first player from his country to play in the Premier League, the striker became a cult hero among fans despite injury problems in his seven years on the south coast

Read more…

From Delhi To The Den: The story of football’s most travelled coach

368 DelhiToDen

by Stephen Constantine
De Coubertin, £12.99
Reviewed by Neil Andrews
From WSC 368, October 2017
Buy the book

Read more…

Wales face new challenge in likeminded Northern Ireland

Chris Gunter’s “chin up” approach epitomises team’s bond with fans

25 June ~ At full time in Stade Bollaert-Delelis, as England fans and players celebrated Daniel Sturridge’s late winning goal, Chris Gunter made straight for the Wales fans at the opposite end of the field. As he reached that red-clad corner of Lens, Gunter, the most-capped player in Chris Coleman’s squad, gestured sternly at those applauding back at him, to keep their chins up.

Read more…

Afghan stars

wsc301 John Duerden on the Afghan national team who, only ten years after their reformation, nearly won their first international trophy

Comedian Jasper Carrott used to joke that he grew up thinking his favourite team as a child were actually called “Birmingham City-nil”. Kids these days could be forgiven for thinking that the adjective “war-torn” was permanently attached to Afghanistan. Yet, for a few short days in December, the nation’s football team was making different kinds of headlines.

Read more…

Copyright © 1986 - 2024 When Saturday Comes LTD All Rights Reserved Website Design and Build NaS