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The Bucket List, part eight
8. These are the Champions de de de de de deeeee
Welcome to the Headers & Volleys Bucket List. World football is a big place and sometimes there seems almost too much to see. In this series we will be looking at the top things to see and do, before you pop your clogs. Feel free to add your own suggestions in the comments section below, or contact us here and we will feature the best entries on the site.
Ryan Leverton of SportsLeviathan.com concludes his journey through his own Bucket List with today’s final instalment. Here, Ryan looks at one of the world’s most prestigious club competitions, the Champions League.
The Bucket List, part five
5. Out with the Old and in with the New
Welcome to the Headers & Volleys Bucket List. World football is a big place and sometimes there seems almost too much to see. In this series we will be looking at the top things to see and do, before you pop your clogs. Feel free to add your own suggestions in the comments section below, or contact us here and we will feature the best entries on the site.
Ryan Leverton of SportsLeviathan.com continues his journey through his own Bucket List. In today’s instalment, Ryan looks at the traditional method of watching a football match – on the terraces.
The Bucket List, part three
3. The Boys from Brazil
Welcome to the Headers & Volleys Bucket List. World football is a big place and sometimes there seems almost too much to see. In this series we will be looking at the top things to see and do, before you pop your clogs. Feel free to add your own suggestions in the comments section below, or contact us here and we will feature the best entries on the site.
Ryan Leverton of SportsLeviathan.com continues his journey through his own Bucket List. In today’s instalment, Ryan travels further afield to the land of the Copacabana, the permanent home of the Jules Rimet trophy and the joy of favela football as he visits, The Boys from Brazil.
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No Country for Old Sven
Sven axe offers a lesson for chairmen everywhere
by James Riches
In the opening paragraphs of my Championship preview for this very website back in August, I wrote the following sentence:
“Add into the mix two former England managers, and we could be set for one of the most exciting Championship seasons ever.”
Now, in my defence, that is so far not a lie. Yes, it’s not even November, and Sven-Göran Eriksson has joined the hapless wally extraordinaire Steve McLaren in exiting the division, but you can’t say their downfalls haven’t been entertaining in their own sad, grimly imminent way.
The Bucket List, part two
2. Football: The Great Debate!
Welcome to the Headers & Volleys Bucket List. World football is a big place and sometimes there seems almost too much to see. In this series we will be looking at the top things to see and do, before you pop your clogs. Feel free to add your own suggestions in the comments section below, or contact us here and we will feature the best entries on the site.
Ryan Leverton of SportsLeviathan.com continues his journey through his own Bucket List. Today he looks at something eminently achievable for every football fan – arguing and discussing the hot topics in football. From London to Vienna, here’s Ryan’s look at the great debate that is football.
The Bucket List – things to do in football before you die
Welcome to the Headers & Volleys Bucket List. World football is a big place and sometimes there seems almost too much to see. In this series we will be looking at the top things to see and do, before you pop your clogs. Feel free to add your own suggestions in the comments section below, or contact us here and we will feature the best entries on the site.
History teacher Ryan Leverton, Chelsea season-ticket holder of fifteen years and writer for SportsLeviathan.com kicks us off with a comprehensive historical guide to his own list. From the origins of the game itself, via Brazil and England and all the way through to the Champions League, join us in creating The Bucket List – things to do in football before we die.
The plank or the sword, ye scurvy dog?
Into the brine you’ll go, as we all sing yo-ho-ho-ho,
over a barrel we have ya, so if ye don’t walk we’ll stab ya.
We’ll take all of your best and your brightest, and the fees we shall pay are the tightest,
for looting and pillaging’s our creed, it’s the ethos of Premier League greed”.
The Football Shake-Up Six-Part Q&A
The Football Shake-Up series will be taking a look at our beloved game and the problems it faces today. We will be discussing ways to improve the lot of the fans, the clubs, competitions and much, much more. If you’d like to contribute to the series, please get in touch. What would you change about the way football is run to make it better? Join the discussion by adding your comments below.
In this six part Q&A, we asked several of our favourite football bloggers and the Football Supporters Federation (FSF) to comment on some of the burning issues affecting the game today. If you missed the first part, click here to check it out.
The Football Shake-Up Q&A, Part Six
Should supporters trusts be enabled to acquire a set minimum share in their clubs?
The Football Shake-Up Q&A, Part Five
What steps should be taken against club owners and directors shown to be operating in a negligent or incompetent manner?
