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The best ‘off the beaten track’ challenges on Football Manager 2019
With the festive season fast approaching, Richard Pike brings us 15 of the best ‘off the beaten track’ challenges to try on Football Manager 2019.
Category: Africa
Triumph and tragedy – The remarkable career of Charles Livingstone Mbabazi
With a life bathed in both footballing glory and tragedy, Evan Coughlan looks back at the career of St. Patrick’s Athletic player Charles Livingstone Mbabazi
The Soweto Derby lived up to the hype, but South African football still stuck in its conservative ways
Takudzwa Chikonzo believes that South African football could be in a better state if the country can find ways of shifting its focus away from conservative football approaches.
Goals and dreams – A defence of the Europa League
Often dismissed as the Champions League’s poorer cousin, Jack Flanagan believes that the Europa League should be celebrated for the goals and dreams it produces.
Exploring the green and white of Les Bleus
Shounak Banerjees discusses the work of football in the Algerian independence movement and the historical links that are still played out on the pitch today.
Interview – Angolan national team manager Beto Bianchi
Sarthak Kumar interviews Angolan national team manager Beto Bianchi, who details his experiences as a player and a manager.
Ten Middle Eastern players who should make the move to Europe
Ali Al-Fakhri brings us ten players who could make the jump from plying their trade in the Middle East to somewhere in Europe.
Game Theory – The changing landscape of footballing scouting
Kaustubh Pandey speaks to Dustin Bottger of the Global Soccer Network about the evolution of scouting.
Asamoah Gyan – Ghana’s imperfect legend and one last roll of the dice
Ahead of tonight’s AFCON semi-final, Ross Findlay discusses the legacy of Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan.
The Mozambique Moçambola – Ferroviário da Beira v Chingale de Tete
Lewis Blakeman recounts his trip to Mozambique where he took in a game from the country’s top flight league, the Moçambola.