WSC 443 Euros special

Essential WSC tournament wallchart plus preview – every team analysed
Expectations • the coach • rivalries • strange hobbies • pundits • politics • and much more

Features
Top down The plan to scrap FA Cup replays shows where priorities really lie
Change afoot Despite its disruptors, the Football Governance Bill is taking shape
Tired and emotional Are top-level footballers really playing more matches than in the past?
Match of the month A real relegation six-pointer as Huddersfield host Birmingham
Bratwurst pack What to expect in a German ground
Team spirit: Newport Adventures in the 1980s; end of an eventful season at Rodney Parade
Railway enthusiasts A big day out with the Cup final club; the rise and fall of the football special
Read Leicestershire Hinckley AFC in search of a home; promotion for Harborough Town
Object lessons Emlyn Hughes’ name on a game

Regulars
Editorial Overseas Premier League games still on the agenda
Sidelines Life at a trophy engraving firm; Jermain Defoe tells his story in new film; Plymouth Argyle’s Japanese superfan; a new strategy for the Cymru Premier
Shot! Dalbeattie Star welcome Abbey Vale
Harry Pearson column Sneaking around at Schalke’s abandoned stadium
The perfect shot Ron Greenwood takes the FA Cup for a Tube ride
World view Corruption scandals continuing in China
Books Stories from Portuguese football; hunting England’s Lionesses; how Manchester City’s ship was steadied
Letters Are pigeons as a breed getting braver?
Season in brief Stoke City defy the big freeze during 1962-63