Published in September 2026, Issue Sixty Two and its three sections contains 14 articles including football’s growing struggle between sporting integrity and commercial ambition; how Balkan emigration shaped identity, belonging and national teams; All of Cantona’s 82 Manchester United goals, all in one place; how the 2027 World Cup offers Brazil a chance to transform women’s football for good.
TOURNAMENTS
Bad Vibrations – Jonathan Wilson
The growing struggle between sporting integrity and commercial ambition
The World Comes to Canada – Nkele Martin
Toronto as a stage for diaspora, identity, belonging and collective pride
Against All Odds – Neel Shelat
Malawi and Cameroon denied expectations at Wafcon
PROCESS
The Serbian Dream – Uroš Jovičić
How Balkan emigration shaped identity, belonging and national teams
Ownership’s Wild West – Sam Kunti and Paul Brown
Football’s dangerous appetite for foreign money and multi-club ownership
The Art of Captaincy – Sean Cole
How leadership, trust and authenticity shape the modern dressing room
Breaking Point – Ben Gilbert
Players are pushing back against the calendar
Anyone Out There? – Damien Pearse
One man’s addiction to football turns out to be shared
GENIUS
The Man Who Would Not Bend – Igor Rabiner
The life of Nikita Pavlovich Simonyan
Complexity and Simplicity – Jon Mackenzie
The huge influence of Pep Guardiola over modern football tactics
Stone Cold Legend – Richard Purden
Mani’s football, music and identity, binding Manchester, Celtic, United and the Irish diaspora
King Eric – Valentin Duedon
All of Cantona’s 82 Manchester United goals, all in one place
Brazil’s Big Chance – Richard Laverty
Brazil’s chance to transform women’s football for good
The Arteta Empire – Isaan Khan
The manager’s power extends far beyond the dugout
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