When Saturday Comes

21. Gabon set for intriguing Africa Cup of Nations despite political unrest: (Stories); ... the Premier League dropouts, the tournament everyone wants to make it to – and, who knows, come the final on February 5, football may yet win out over politics. Taimour Lay @TaimourLay ...; Created on 10 January 2017
22. From the archive: The cynicism and incompetence of the 1986 World Cup: (Stories); ... k to a 16-team tournament, but once again the problem is the internal politics of FIFA – Havelange needs to cement his support among the African and Asian countries who are numerically a powerful force i ...; Created on 24 October 2016
23. Friendlies don’t need hype to make them worthwhile: (Stories); ... early 1990s in one of those reassuringly private fixtures not advertised in national press or recorded in your Rothmans. Politics, bouncing stadiums and life-long memories bagged – the same hasn’t alway ...; Created on 08 August 2016
24. Owls ready to grasp Premier League chance against Hull: (May 2016); ... final. During the Owls’ longest-ever period outside the top-flight they have been a model in how not to run a club – furious boardroom politics, protests, terrible transfer business and a huge turnover ...; Created on 27 May 2016
25. Cristiano Ronaldo: The biography: (Players); ... at Manchester United and Real Madrid show Balague at his best, uncovering the complexities of the business dealings and club politics and discussing how Ronaldo was received by and operated in both, very ...; Created on 07 March 2016
26. WSC 349 out now: (February 2016); ... remind you that the re-purposing of the Olympic Stadium for West Ham’s use, kicking off next August, is a unique proposition, and not only because of the politics behind it. Other than at the old Wemb ...; Created on 09 February 2016
27. Blackpool’s on-field improvements irrelevant to fans: (January 2016); ... Council Leader Simon Blackburn took a clear hands-off approach. Blackburn’s unhelpful and incendiary comments that “football and politics shouldn’t mix” and that Blackpool fans “weren’t complaining when ...; Created on 26 January 2016
28. Arsène Wenger: The inside story of Arsenal under Wenger: (Managers); ... his interest in politics, and his belief that both communism and capitalism are failed systems; his love and aptitude for dancing, which would probably see him progress a long way on a future series of ...; Created on 08 December 2015
29. War wounds: (International football); With declarations of superiority and personal messages from leaders, Jon Spurling looks at why the 1934 meeting of England and Italy was as much about politics as football In November 1934, world champions ...; Created on 31 March 2015
30. The Game Of Our Lives: (General); ... far from any dry history of the economics and politics of the game. He conveys the enduring cultural appeal of football, the resonance of matchday in the face of the forces of “fragmentation and distraction” ...; Created on 12 January 2015
31. Belgium preview ~ World Cup 2014: (World Cup 2014); ... st? Vincent Kompany has been an impressive interviewee since he was a teenager at Anderlecht. He even got involved in politics after one Belgian victory, arguing – much to the displeasure of the Flemish separa ...; Created on 17 June 2014
32. Standard practices: (Clubs); ... cture of semiconductors and integrated circuits. Bilingual, with a Walloon father and Flemish mother, Duchâtelet has been involved in politics – he formed liberal party Vivant in 1997 – and entered fo ...; Created on 01 March 2014
33. The Rocky Road: (Players); ... both those works. While there are sections dealing with Irish politics and the Dublin media that may baffle and/or bore British readers, they are dwarfed by the substance of the book which is actually a gri ...; Created on 12 February 2014
34. Grobar: (Clubs); ... y and contemporary politics. A trip to Novi Pazar, where the population has a Bosniak (Slav Muslim) majority, is carefully framed with valuable non-footballing context and his detailed translations of c ...; Created on 03 December 2013
35. Weekly Howl 04-10-13: (2013); ... winter without consultation would be "morally reprehensible". He didn't mention his views on the exploitation of migrant workers, though – got to keep politics out of football. --- Badge of the week ...; Created on 09 October 2013
36. Manchester: The City Years: (Clubs); by Gary James James Ward, £25 Reviewed by Ian FarrellFrom WSC 312 February 2013 Buy this book Meteoric success in any area, be it sport, show business or politics, is guaranteed to bring a glut ...; Created on 12 February 2013
37. WSC style guide: (Miscellaneous); ... iker, Gary Twigg, scored… does need commas. Places Use English spellings for foreign place names where they exist, eg Cologne, Ivory Coast. Politics No caps on left-wing and right-wing or prime ministe ...; Created on 16 January 2013
38. La Roja: (International ); ... but they help argue that Spanish politics and culture shaped the country's football team. Whereas in Phil Ball's Morbo you hear from taxi-drivers and local barmen, Burns draws in Federico García Lor ...; Created on 19 July 2012
39. The Chairman's Daughter by Ian Plenderleith: (Miscellaneous); WSC regular contributor Ian Plenderleith has written a novel. The Chairman's Daughter – Football, politics, money, sex and racism in the East Midlands tells the story of a former England prospect who i ...; Created on 13 July 2012
40. A football ramble: (Fan culture); ... g a fixed number. "Doing the 53" seems to involve hitting a moving target, dictated just as much by politics as by action on the pitch. UEFA was founded by 25 nations in 1954, and only 17 of those t ...; Created on 01 May 2012

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