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ESM Team of the Month: October 2023 - World Soccer

From the editor Sometimes it’s hard to be a football fan. Yet, as the sport increasingly moves away from its roots and feels consumed by greed and cynicism, this issue of World Soccer is filled with things to help restore your faith in the good of the game, including cup upsets and underdogs, a club built by its […]

From the editor The summer of 2016 saw perhaps the highest turnover of high-profile managers that European football has ever seen. The Premier League saw the biggest changes: Jose Mourinho returned to England to replace Louis van Gaal at Manchester United and, in doing so, reignited his rivalry with Pep Guardiola who began his reign […]

From the editor History, they say, doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes. And football is no different. Three years ago, in our preview of Euro 2020, we admired France’s extraordinary strength in depth, and doubted whether anyone could stop their wily manager Didier Deschamps from leading Kylian Mbappe and co. to victory; we questioned […]

From the editor Football barely gives us a moment to catch a breath at the best of times, and the upcoming months will be no different as the European Championship kicks off in Germany while the United States plays host to the Copa America. Both tournaments are sure to be packed with intrigue and drama. […]

From the editor “Chaos reigns at Olympiacos”, ran the headline of World Soccer’s review of the 2022-23 Greek season, as Nick Bidwell described a campaign of “wall-to-wall chaos” at the Piraeus outfit. Compare and contrast that verdict with the scenes in Athens at the end of May, as Ayoub El Kaabi’s goal helped them become […]

From the editor At the end of a major tournament, it’s always tempting to wonder what might have been, how history might have been written. But for a few twists of fate – a goal-line clearance, a dodgy penalty call, a lucky deflection, a shot inches in another direction – maybe this month’s front cover […]

Inside… The Official World Soccer Annual, the ultimate footballing year book, tells the story of club and international action from 2024, including features, profiles, reviews, stats, tables, scorers and more. In international football, new kings of Europe, South and North America, Africa, Asia and Oceania were all crowned. In Europe, Bayer Leverkusen completed an historic […]

In this issue… The transfer window might be long closed, but we’ve signed some new additions to give us a boost for this issue. First, World Soccer stalwart Steve Menary begins a new feature taking a closer look at Multi-Club Ownership groups, starting with A-League new boys Auckland FC. Then, in the first in a […]

Hi Henry, in your preview of the Premier League, you predicted that this season would be Arsenal’s time to win the title. Do you still think that’s the case or have you changed your mind? Jason HughesHi, Jason, I change my mind most weeks! I knew everyone was going to be backing City for the title, […]