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In the first of a three-part series, LAYTH YOUSIF visits a community-driven club in blue-collar Paterson, New Jersey, with a rich heritage that is rising once again
SATURDAY October 7 2000, we were all set for a big celebration in the Wembley stands to bid a fond farewell to those Twin Towers.
Then, in the 14th minute Germany’s, and Liverpool’s, Dietmar Hamann puts a soft free-kick past Seaman, England fail to respond and at the final whistle most of the crowd couldn’t get out of the place fast enough. Oh, and it rained.
What followed was one of the greatest ventures in English devolution, bar none. “England on the road,” as England internationals became a local fixture in Ipswich, Southampton, Leeds, Derby, Leicester and Middlesbrough.
Premier League champions Arsenal will finally lift the coveted trophy this weekend after 22 long years. LAYTH YOUSIF pays tribute to and remembers those who are not here to see it
Slot’s Reds face potential attacking blow with Salah away and Isak injured
ROGER MCKENZIE argues that it was correct to ban the notorious Israeli side who were likely to cause trouble in Muslim areas of Birmingham, but asks, given the occupation and slaughter in Palestine, why any Israeli team is being hosted anywhere
Joao Pedro’s emotional goals against Fluminense captured the magic of an international club competition. But even as fans bring colour and passion, the Club World Cup’s deeper issues loom large, writes JAMES NALTON