Fourth week of our Footballing Pipelines sees us leaving European shores for the very first time. Two decades ago, there wasn’t a professional league in Japan. Now they rank among the dark horses for the 2014 World Cup in 30 months time and it’s down to a collective effort…
No stopping the Spaniards
Week three of The Footballing Pipelines and we’ve turned our attention to the Spanish. As Gary Linton explains, just as you were getting used to the incredible players currently breaking into their senior side; there are plenty more to come. If the rate of succession continues as it is, there might just be no stopping the Spaniards…
A great Belgian accident
Continuing our Footballing Pipelines series, Ryan Keaney looks at Belgium, where there must have been something in the water 20 years ago. There are fine players appearing all over, although it doesn’t appear to be down to any kind of masterplan…
Things football could learn from other sports… Respect for officials
Football is far from perfect. Kicking off a new series, Ryan Keaney looks around the world of sport to find things that can be adopted to improve the beautiful game…
Here come the Germans
Kicking off the brand new “Footballing Pipeline” series on The Football Project, Ryan Keaney is on hand to explain just how and why the German national team seems to have top quality young players coming out their ears. Everywhere you look in the Bundesliga there is a future international plying his trade…
