WSC 465 – World Cup special

It’s our biggest ever issue with the 48-page magazine, 32-page preview and of course the famous WSC tournament wallchart.

Features
Coventry blaze How the Sky Blues lifted their level
Family outing The strict entry policies giving fans with young children a headache
Red handed Protests over ticket prices at Liverpool
Match of the month On the rise, Bromley host Cambridge
Triangle theory Oxford’s stadium plans under pressure
Team spirit: Port Vale A 150th year that hasn’t gone to plan; analysing the fan-voted best ever team
Object lessons Plucking grass from the St Pauli pitch
First time callers The day the Macclesfield team gave Graham Potter a phone-in grilling
Still with us Hartlepool United, under new owners
Drawn out Why England and Ireland’s group at Italia 90 turned into a grind

Regulars
Editorial Gianni Infantino is preparing the ground to get his FIFA presidency extended
Sidelines End of an era for the Wensleydale League; tribute to Alex Manninger; new film gets into the secretive world of the ultras; where it all went wrong at Leicester City
Shot! Beverley Town take on Barton Town
Harry Pearson column The end of a long non-League season
The perfect shot Graham Taylor brings his Watford staff pitchside at Vicarage Road in 1979
World view Italy reflect on another World Cup failure; how regime change will hit Hungarian clubs
Letters I suspect it would make a good sports question in any pub quiz, though probably best not asked in north Bristol…
Season in brief Mick McCarthy’s Sunderland take the newly named Championship title in 2004-05

World Cup Preview
Every team covered • Is the coach popular? • Who will be the surprise star? • Good and bad interviewees and pundits • What the players are flogging • Views on FIFA and Infantino • Will the fans travel? • And more!