Europe's 55 football nations in one season
55 Football Nations went north for football nations 2, 3 and 4. Photo highlights from Iceland, including league matches at Breidablik and Stjarnan, HB Tórshavn and the Faroe Islands and Bergen, Norway for SK Brann’s demolition of Stabæk.
I wasn’t expecting a big crowd at the first 55 Football Nations game in Georgia. My recent casual examination of attendances across Europe’s leagues put the average Georgian league crowd below 1,000. But why were there only 200 people at … Continued
55 Football Nations went live in Georgia with a visit to Dila Gori v Lokomotiv Tbilisi in the Erovnuli Liga. Photo highlights from the match, the cracking capital of Tbilisi, nearby Gori and spiritual Mtskheta.
55 Football Nations is about different levels of top flight football. It explores the elite Western European leagues and football nations isolated from the mainstream. It embraces fans that watch journeymen players in dilapidated grounds and those who admire world stars … Continued
The 55 Football Nations are ranked by UEFA based on their clubs’ performance in European competitions. Only two of the top 20 leagues are on my summer schedule. I’m saving the best and very worst for 2018! 1 – Spain 2 … Continued
55 Football Nations is about different footballing cultures, meeting people who travel or commit to their team. Few epitomise this more than Robert, one of a pack of Dutch Cards who regularly travel from the Netherlands to watch Woking play. … Continued
I needed some match practice. I normally watch my own club, an experience enhanced and clouded by passion and routine. 55 Football Nations is an adventure in unfamiliar players, sounds and stadiums. Luton Town was new territory for me as … Continued
Tiny Liechtenstein are the only UEFA member without their own league as their teams play in the Swiss League system. FC Vaduz, the sole representatives in the Swiss Super League, are nearing relegation. 55 Football Nations may divert away from top … Continued
Football and the world are changing faster than I can type. There is a new immediacy that makes experiences live short in the memory. 55 Football Nations provides democracy and a rare consistency. All the leagues, teams and supporters are … Continued
Europe remains the richest vein of football’s expanding body. The UEFA family now covers 55 members from traditional heavyweights to more recent upstarts Gibraltar (affiliated in 2013) and Kosovo (2016). League football forms the backbone of European football, attracting crowds … Continued