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Focus On Bernd Schuster: The Blonde Angel who stirred up fierce rivalries in Spain

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Diego Maradona’s room-mate at Barcelona drove them to domestic and European glory before a spat with Terry Venables ended in him joining their bitter rivals

Sunday, October 2nd, 2022 - Stories

Outdated attitudes mean football fans still tolerate unfair treatment by police

Police Forest Derby

The steel pens and baton charges of the 1980s may be gone, but harsh and degrading actions by authorities are still part of the match day experience

Thursday, March 29th, 2018 - Stories

The best and worst moments of 2017 ~ part two

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From Lincoln’s triumphant season to Huddersfield’s heart-warming promotion, via Chelsea’s return to the top and Premier League bullying – WSC contributors’ highs and lows from 2017

Tuesday, December 26th, 2017 - Stories

From the archive ~ Why have all the homemade fan banners disappeared?

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A weekend of big matches at Wembley included plenty of choreographed displays but no place for supporter originality. In WSC 342, August 2015 Jon Spurling explained why

Tuesday, May 30th, 2017 - Stories

From the archive ~ How Liam Brady’s drop of the shoulder changed Arsenal

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When the Irishman arrived at Highbury he quickly went about shedding Arsenal’s “boring” tag, as Mike Baker explained in WSC 22, December 1988

Monday, March 20th, 2017 - Stories

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Focus On Bernd Schuster: The Blonde Angel who stirred up fierce rivalries in Spain

Outdated attitudes mean football fans still tolerate unfair treatment by police

The steel pens and baton charges of the 1980s may be gone, but harsh and degrading actions by authorities are still part of the match day experience

The best and worst moments of 2017 ~ part two

From Lincoln’s triumphant season to Huddersfield’s heart-warming promotion, via Chelsea’s return to the top and Premier League bullying – WSC contributors’ highs and lows from 2017

From the archive ~ Why have all the homemade fan banners disappeared?

A weekend of big matches at Wembley included plenty of choreographed displays but no place for supporter originality. In WSC 342, August 2015 Jon Spurling explained why

From the archive ~ How Liam Brady’s drop of the shoulder changed Arsenal

When the Irishman arrived at Highbury he quickly went about shedding Arsenal’s “boring” tag, as Mike Baker explained in WSC 22, December 1988