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Pre-Season Back Home 🏡
For Irish League clubs, pre-season serves a purpose. No money-spinning tours to the US or the Far East The real business starts on Friday night when…
Aug 4
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Inside the Mundialito de Integración - Madrid’s summer football tournament
In a world where football never seems to really stop, I checked out a tournament that’s the perfect antidote to a summer of endless transfer sagas and…
Jul 18
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It’s the 2022/23 awards! 🥇 🏆
11 months of football has finally come to an end, so as I embark on a short summer break, here’s my guide to the best and worst (and everything in…
Jun 21
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The Business End of the Season
It’s May and trophies are being handed out, promotions being secured, relegations fought against and here I am trying to make sense of it all.
May 23
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A Night in Vallecas ⚡️
A Rayo home game is probably the best entertainment you can have in La Liga at the moment. And all for only €20!
Apr 25
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Las vacaciones de semana santa
A week off filled with football, food, travel and culture.
Apr 19
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March Overview
It’s been a jam-packed month of travel, great food and football, so let’s take a look back at the highlights.
Apr 1
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28 hours in A Coruña 🌊
An all too brief trip back to one of my favourite places in all of Spain, but I certainly made the most of it!
Mar 3
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Andrew Gillan
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The world of football through the eyes of a Northern Irish writer/teacher living in Madrid
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