If Johan Cruyff was the architect of Total Football—the slender, wired intellectual who saw the pitch as a geometry problem to be solved—then Ruud...
Introduction: Setting the Scene
In the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, Europe was a continent remaking itself. The war had left scars across...
Introduction
In the accounts of football history, few periods stand as tall and as impactful as Real Madrid's dominance in the European Cup from 1956...
I. Introduction
In the pantheon of football's most dazzling stars, Augustine Azuka "Jay-Jay" Okocha shines with an undiminished light. Born on the dusty pitches of...
