by Paolo Condo
(translated from Italian by Anthony Wright)
DeCoubertin Books, £12.99
Reviewed by Paul Kelly
From WSC 372, February 2018
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In WSC 237, November 2006, Simon Inglis traced the life of the first half-decent football magazine and the player and broadcaster who brought it into existence
Ryan Giggs is the new Wales manager but, while he was a hero at his club, he never had the same relationship with his national team – as Scott Johnson explained in WSC 328, June 2014
Summer used to mean a break from football but the notion of the game having a proper off-season is now outdated, as Al Needham explained in August 2013
Brazilian police issue warrant for Marcus Evans’ arrest over Olympic ticket scam
20 August ~ Following an Ipswich v Norwich derby, the Suffolk police usually release a statement to the local press giving the (often surprisingly low) number of people who have been arrested at the game. This Sunday’s fixture carries the unusual possibility that one of those having their collar felt may be the owner of the home club.