Published in June 2026, Issue Sixty One and its four sections contains 17 articles including the history of America’s World Cup travails; how Alfredo Di Stéfano’s Boca Juniors of 1968-69 changed Argentinian football; the story of Serbia-Montenegro crashing and burning in Spain; how Billy the horse saved the FA Cup Final.
THE WORLD CUP
Don’t Come Home Too Soon – Ewan Flynn
The last time all eyes were turned on the Tartan Army
Ending as it Began – Vladimir Novak
When Serbia-Montenegro crashed and burned in Germany
No League, No Problem – Steve Menary
Curaçao are about to take their World Cup bow
Notes from a Small Island – Simone Pierotti
It will also be Cape Verde’s first appearance in the tournament
The Blue-and-black Myth – Rad Willems
Hector Goetinck, Belgium’s first national coach
The (Silk) Road to the World Cup – Michael Sheridan
A dive into the historic city of Samarqand
Yanks on a Roll – Mark Franek
America’s World Cup travails before their big moment this summer
BRAZIL
Winnings Friends, Not Tournaments – Victoria Pei
The little remembered names from Zico’s Brazilian generation
Twenty Years of Hurt – Sam Kunti
Brazil’s repeated World Cup failures at the hands of European opponents
ARGENTINA
Perón and the Power of Football – John Denton
How Juan Perón subsidised Argentinian football to maintain his power base
Everyone’s Team – Leandro Cordobez
Alfredo Di Stéfano’s Boca Juniors of 1968-69 changed Argentinian football forever
Anatomy of La Cancha – Will Dalton
San Lorenzo’s ground is not just a stadium but a character in their drama
EXTRA TIME
White Knight at Wembley – Stefano Bizzotto
The weird and the wonderful make for some inhospitable welcomes
A semi-Clásico in Catalonia – Richard Fitzpatrick
Helenio Herrera’s Barcelona succumb to Real
The Pinnacle – Conor Kenny
A Dynamo Kyiv-heavy USSR squad at the 1988 Euros
Remember the Name – Julien Laurens
When Kylian Mbappé announced himself to the world
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