Three fingers in the air, Jules Rimet still reeling
Serbia and Croatia managed to dominate FIFA World Cup headlines for reasons that had little to do with their on-pitch performances and all to do with the troubled 1990s.
Our monthly round-up of fan violence, racist behaviour and illicit banners that drew UEFA’s attention features Legia, Hajduk, and Partizan. Every month Nations and Balls will provide you with a review of matches that led to fines and stadium bans by UEFA’s disciplinary committee. Our first edition coincides with the qualification rounds for Europe’s club football competitions and predictably has […]
For our FIFA World Cup finals weekend special, we imagined what the tournament would look like if it had 48 teams.Ukrainians would have another thing to be proud of, Canada's goalkeeper would have a quieter day on the pitch, and North Macedonia's epic win in Palermo would have meant even more.Read our latest story at nationsandballs.com/2022/12/17/what-if-the-world-cup-had-48-teams-already/... See MoreSee Less
A disgraced government official who lost his job over colluding with Nazis is now running Greece’s football federation.Greece’s national football team has been struggling on the pitch since Fernando Santos led the side to its first ever knockout round at a FIFA World Cup in 2014. Off the pitch, the Hellenic Football Federation — Greece’s FA — has not been faring much better. That's especially true when it comes to countering discrimination in the beautiful game.Read more at nationsandballs.com/2022/06/06/what-racist-crimes-greeces-new-football-chief/... See MoreSee Less
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