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Russian football in crisis – part 2

January 27th, 2015 by Alan Moore

In the second of a three-part series, Alan Moore discusses Crimea, corruption and Russian football.

Shakhtar Donetsk – Life during war time

December 16th, 2014 by Paul Little

Paul Little looks at Shakhtar Donetsk who have been going about their business in extremely difficult conditions.

The fear of the known – drugs and matchfixing in football

February 3rd, 2013 by Alan Moore

Alan Moore discusses two subjects which are still very much taboo in the football world.

Euro 2012: Round 2 Review

June 16th, 2012 by Ger McCarthy

Back Page Football’s Ger McCarthy offers another comprehensive review of the second round of Euro 2012 Group fixtures and reviews each country’s hope of making the knockout phase and picking out their stand-out players.

Euro 2012: Team of the Tournament…so far: Opening Fixtures

June 13th, 2012 by Dave Wood

Dave Wood picks out the top performers from the opening round of matches.

Euro 2012: What have we learned?

June 12th, 2012 by Ger McCarthy

Back Page Football’s Ger McCarthy offers a comprehensive review of the first four days of Euro 2012.

Euro 2012 racism fears unfounded

May 28th, 2012 by Jakub Krzyzostaniak

Polish football writer Jakub Krzyzostaniak believes that there isn’t much to worry about with regards racism at the Euros.

Euro 2012 road trip: surviving the madness

May 20th, 2012 by Jamie Gibbs

With Euro 2012 just around the corner, Jamie Gibbs of insurance company Confused offers some tops tips for those heading to the tournament.

Irish heartbreak as France head to South Africa

November 19th, 2009 by Neil Sherwin

A controversial William Gallas goal in Paris has sent France to the 2010 World Cup at the expense of Ireland, while a number of other countries also secured qualification on Wednesday. It took extra time to seperate Ireland and France in their World Cup playoff after a 1-1 aggregate score. The French went into the […]

One night in Paris

October 19th, 2009 by Neil Sherwin

The Republic of Ireland will play France in the World Cup playoffs with the first leg at home following this afternoon’s draw in Zurich. In the other three ties, Portugal face Bosnia, Greece go up against Ukraine, and Russia host Slovenia in the first leg. As well as being a difficult tie in itself for […]