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2026
Chapecoense · History
Cruising Altitude
How a small-town Brazilian club climbed higher than anyone expected, and the night the fuel ran out
14 min read · 14 October 2026
Liverpool, Barcelona, Jürgen Klopp · History
Both Sides of the Medal
The comeback that changed Liverpool's belief, and started something bigger.
12 min read · 05 October 2026
Ukraine · Culture
Football in Times of War
Sirens, blackouts and over 100,000 amputations, and in the middle of it, a whistle. The story of Ukraine's League of the Mighty, where amputee players find ninety minutes with their own simple rhythm, and of Fabio Izzo's documentary that captured it.
7 min read · 21 September 2026
Heysel · History
Heysel
Liverpool, Juventus, Block Z, the collapse of a failing stadium wall and the decision to play on. A long-form account of Heysel, the criminal verdicts, the European ban and what football did and did not learn from 1985.
17 min read · 15 September 2026
The Netherlands · History
Almost, Again: The Long Heartbreak of Dutch Football
Three lost finals, two penalty shootouts and one European title. How the Netherlands became the best team to never win the World Cup, from Cruyff's Total Football to the night Iniesta broke Oranje hearts.
13 min read · 08 September 2026
Roberto Baggio · Legend
What Baggio Was Carrying
Italy reached the 1994 final on Baggio's goals and lost it on his penalty. The piece follows the whole tournament, the injury he played through, and how one kick in Pasadena came to outrank everything else on his record.
15 min read · 30 August 2026