Football Shaped

It is the end of an era – the last week of group stage matches in the three European Competitions,

While the CONMEBOL region will carry on with its third and fourth games in this international window, my attention is

It is no secret that I love the Coupe de France. In fact, I will argue with anyone who does

The opening game of the 2026 qualifiers turned out to be a scoreless draw, and so it was in the

This one came up on me by surprise. I had seen the draws for the early rounds of African (starts

With this week’s match I reach the landmark of my 200th ground in France, (by my count). As such it

The Coupe de France is unique amongst World Football Competitions. With over 7,000 entries, it is by far the largest

While changes occur gradually, there are often defining moments that mark the boundaries between one state and another. When I