This coming weekend will see the Olympiastadion host the 79th edition of the German cup final. The 2022 DFB-Pokal final is due to be contested by SC Freiburg and RB Leipzig and, whatever happens, this season will see a 1st time winner hoisting that famous goblet-esque trophy above their heads. It will also deliver a 1st major domestic success for either side, so in many ways this match represents a holy grail.
France has a rich footballing heritage, from players and managers to ideas like those of Jules Rimet and his creation of The World Cup. In a managerial sense, France has threatened to produce a so-called ‘high profile manager' since Arsène Wenger, Gérard Houllier or Didier Deschamps. Many will consider Zinedine Zidane as the answer to this question considering the eleven titles he and his Real Madrid side won between 2016 and 2020, however, many would like to see how he fairs in the future as his achievements thus far are anomalous. With that said this article will explain why there is a lack of widely known French managers and who are the possible heirs to the throne of the aforementioned.
With Major League Baseball having just started its latest season on April 7th, following the apparent resolution of a stalemate between the league and its players, what better time for a chorus of Take Me Out To The Ball Game as we look back at an early attempt to drum up enthusiasm for what has been termed America's game on our own shores, with help from more than a few Football League clubs!
With the removal of pandemic-related restrictions and the emergence of the sun, the everyday mood has lifted for a lot of people in the UK. Bearing this in mind, the setting was perfect for our 2nd football away day of the 2021/22 season, as a smaller than usual group made the journey south to visit Exeter City. A team flying near the top of League Two and looking to secure automatic promotion in the slipstream of runaway leaders, and the scene of one of our previous journeys, Forest Green Rovers.
Everton seemingly contrive to continue a post- Carlo Ancelotti, and even David Moyes, fall ever closer to the Championship trap door following the axing of Rafa Benítez (who was seemingly too close to the other side of Stanley Park for comfort). With Frank Lampard parachuted in to salvage their season, could there yet be hope for the Toffees?