Europe's 55 football nations in one season
55 Football Nations visited the unheralded Kosovan town of Gjilan to watch a thrilling 4-3 between Drita and Liria. The weather was sunnier, but the crowd thinner, as Flamurtari Vlorë played out a dire nil nil with Teuta Durrës behind closed doors … Continued
55 Football Nations motored to three very modern stadiums in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. KAA Gent secured a narrow win at the sparkling Ghelamco Arena (opened in 2013), Borussia Mönchengladbach struggled to a draw at Borussia Park (2004) and ADO … Continued
55 Football Nations saw three tight home wins in Ukraine (shock Chornomorets victory against Dynamo Kiev), Moldova (Zimbru edged out Speranța in Chișinău) and Romania (where Juventus Bucureşti registered their first win of the season). And there was an absolute thrashing … Continued
55 Football Nations experienced dramatic highs in Turkey (Alanyaspor coming from three goals down to win at Trabzonspor) and Serbia (97th minute winner for Napredak against champions Crvena Zvezda) and a really poor match in the interesting Bulgarian city of Plovdiv. … Continued
55 Football Nations took in four top flight league games in Azerbaijan and Armenia, some amazing scenery and mountains of great bread. Photo highlights include gratuitous Ladas and the odd rogue shot from beautiful Georgia.
55 Football Nations went Irish for a weekend. Photo highlights from Bray Wanderers’ nervy 2-1 win over Drogheda United at the Carlisle Grounds in the Republic and, north of the border, Glentoran’s scrappy 1-1 draw against Carrick Rangers at the historic … Continued
55 Football Nations completed the marathon eight nation leg to Taraz and back with Lithuania and Latvia. Photo highlights from two comfortable home wins in the Baltics – Zalgiris 5-0 Utena in Vilnius and Spartaks 2-0 Riga in sleepy Jūrmala.
55 Football Nations started the journey to Taraz and back with visits to Sweden, Finland and Estonia. Photo highlights from Gothenburg (BK Häcken v Hammarby), the Åland Islands, an autonomous region of Finland (IFK Mariehamn v Ilves) and the beautiful Baltic city of … Continued
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.
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.