Articles from When Saturday Comes. All 27 years of WSC are in the process of being added. This may take a while.
Many Scottish clubs are looking to move, but Gary Oliver reports on why this may not be good for them
Anyone attempting to visit the homes of all 92 English league clubs during the 1990s has been faced with a moving target. In Scotland, where far fewer new stadiums have risen, it is several nomadic clubs that have been doing the groundhopping – an experience from which not one has benefited.
Mention Brazil and most people become emotional about Pelé, Garrincha, Romario and other legends. Cris Freddi sees it differently
I hate Brazil. Not the country – I’ve never been to the country. But I hate Brazil. Like all fair-minded people, I am the Brazil hater.
Despite interference from NATO among others, Yugoslavia made it to Euro 2000. Dragomir Pop-Mitic looks back at an extraordinary campaign
“All games for the coming weekend are postponed.”
Referees have clamped down with a series of red cards, but as John Williams finds out, it is not just them who should shoulder the blame
Forget just for a moment all the argy bargy about the standard of refereeing, the alleged increase in violence in the English game and Patrick Vieira’s recent disciplinary charge for spitting at Neil Ruddock. Consider this instead: Vinny Samways, remember him – impish little midfielder, quite skilful but a bit lightweight, much too faint-hearted for the English game? Spurs and Everton fans will probably recall the urgings from the stands that little Vinnie should cease fannying around and “get stuck in”.
Italy have tried the idea of two referees. Richard Mason tells us why he is impressed
The second round, first leg matches of the Italian Cup, played on October 12-14, saw the start of an experiment that could have far-reaching consequences. For the first time in an important competition in Europe, matches were controlled by two referees.