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Britain’s most respected football writer, Brian Glanville remains a unique and distinctive voice in the world of football journalism. Brian has written for World Soccer since 1962 and is the author of a number of books, including The Story of the World Cup.
February 4, 2014
The frantic activity of the last days, especially the final Friday, of the transfer window threw up some bewildering deals, one or two of which seem already jinxed. Brian Glanville looks at some of the…
January 21, 2014
Amidst all the sound and fury generated by the resignation of Southampton’s chairman Nicola Cortese, spoke the still small voice of one of the team’s former stars.
January 14, 2014
Following the controversial decision to disallow Cheick Tiote's goal against Manchester City, Brian Glanville has some sympathy with the match officials.
January 7, 2014
Brian Glanville, who watched Eusebio in the flesh on a number of occasions, looks back on the career of the great Portuguese forward.
January 3, 2014
Nicolas Anelka is once again in the news for all the wrong reasons. Brian Glanville looks back on a career punctuated by moments of controversy.
December 27, 2013
Brian Glanville remembers a legendary commentator who was unfairly mocked for his occasional linguistic lapses.
December 19, 2013
Brian Glanville explains why humiliating defeats for for both Tottenham and Arsenal cost one manager his job, but had little bearing on the job prospects of the other.
December 11, 2013
The present spate of arrests of footballers involved in betting scams is profoundly disappointing and depressing though for all its alarmingly wide geographic scope – which makes preventive action so difficult – it is not…
December 6, 2013
Brian Glanville is sceptical of the usefulness of psychologists in football, not least when they are employed to advise children as young as 10.
November 26, 2013
Is Lionel Messi for all his virtuosity fated come the next World Cup to be forced out on to the left wing as he was in South Africa in 2010?
November 19, 2013
Friday's home defeat to Chile was not the first tim they have been humbled by the South American side, and as in 1998, the star of the show was a gifted striker of whom great…
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