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Author: Callum Farrell

A History graduate from the University of Westminster, where I am the sports editor for the QH newspaper. I've been writing for Back Page Football for the past year and am particularly interested in the more obscure and less-frequented areas of world football.
China has a clear warning for the Indian Super League

China has a clear warning for the Indian Super League

September 19, 2014 by Callum Farrell

Callum Farrell speaks to Rowan Simons, founder of ClubFootball in China, about some of the challenges faced by the country’s domestic competition.

Book review - Football Business: How Markets are Breaking the Beautiful Game

Book review – Football Business: How Markets are Breaking the Beautiful Game

September 18, 2014 by Callum Farrell

Callum Farrell reviews Football Business: How Markets are Breaking the Beautiful Game, which outlines a possible solution to football’s money problem.

Season of firsts lays ahead for Gibraltar

Season of firsts lays ahead for Gibraltar

August 29, 2014 by Callum Farrell

Callum Farrell spoke with GibFootballTalk about exciting times ahead for football in Gibraltar.

American Samoa has the answer!

American Samoa has the answer!

July 11, 2014 by Callum Farrell

Callum Farrell uses the story of American Samoa to discuss the possibility of bigger nations aiding the development of smaller ones.

Review - Shocking Brazil

Review – Shocking Brazil

June 23, 2014 by Callum Farrell

Callum Farrell runs his eye over Fernando Duarte’s ‘Shocking Brazil: Six Games that Shook the World Cup’.

The (not so) mysterious Team Melli

The (not so) mysterious Team Melli

June 21, 2014 by Callum Farrell

Ahead of their massive game with Argentina today, Callum Farrell discusses Iran’s ‘Team Melli’.

Africa United?

Africa United?

June 20, 2014 by Callum Farrell

Callum Farrell discusses the way in which teams from Africa are categorised as one when it comes to the World Cup.

Bielsa finally returns

Bielsa finally returns

June 7, 2014 by Callum Farrell

Callum Farrell discusses the latest managerial role for one of the game’s most intriguing tacticians, Marcelo Bielsa.

Second chances in football

Second chances in football

May 30, 2014 by Callum Farrell

Callum Farrell discusses the notion of morality in football and whether pragmatism is what really matters

Review - Thirty-One Nil

Review – Thirty-One Nil

May 22, 2014 by Callum Farrell

Callum Farrell reviews James Montague’s new book on the very early stages of World Cup qualifiers.

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