Writing

Articles

On the European Cup, Champions League, tactical analysis, and the craft of writing about football.

Articles

Standalone Pieces

Jul 2025 Exploring Packing Analysis May 2024 Real Madrid and the First Five European Cup Finals European Cup May 2024 Soccer Revolution: Willy Meisl History May 2024 How to Write and Publish a Football Book: Part Two — Publishing Writing May 2024 The Global Nature of the European Cup's Early Years European Cup May 2024 Dissecting the Domination of the Champions League Champions League May 2024 A Super League Already Exists Champions League May 2024 A Pep Guardiola Reading List Books Apr 2024 How to Write and Publish a Football Book: Part One — Writing Writing Mar 2024 A Brief History of the Champions League Group Stage Champions League Feb 2024 Inter & Real Madrid: An Epic 60s Trilogy European Cup Feb 2024 Kilmarnock v Real Madrid & Other Remarkable Tales European Cup Jan 2024 Fever Pitch: A Re-Read Books Oct 2023 Could Saudi Arabia Money Kill the Champions League? Champions League Aug 2023 Who Would Have Won the European Cup in 2023? Champions League Aug 2023 Alex Ferguson, Aberdeen and the European Cup — Part One European Cup Jul 2023 Every European Cup Final 1955-1969 Ranked: Part Two European Cup Jun 2023 Every European Cup Final 1956-1969 Ranked: Part One European Cup
Connecting the Continent

Book Chapters

0 Introduction 1 Before the European Cup 2 Champions of the World 3 Santiago y Alfredo 4 The First Season 5 Enter the English 6 A Season in Darkness 7 East meets West 8 Pentachampions 9 The Coach 10 The Boy from Africa 11 Catenaccio 12 Grande Inter 13 Shankly's Regret 14 The Ye-Yes 15 Attack v Defence 16 A Dream Delivered 17 A Taste of the Future Bibliography