Europe's 55 football nations in one season
55 Football Nations appeared live from a Milan pub on Quelli che … il Calcio, the long-running Rai 2 television programme. This was entertaining. But not as entertaining as the two minute montage that Giovanni De Faveri and Marco Trombetti put together … Continued
55 Football Nations hit a mega five top division matches in Israel (Bnei Yehuda, Hapoel Be’er Sheva) and Cyprus (Doxa, APOEL, Ermis) and lower league fare at Yeruham and Lakatamia. Small football nations have their benefits. Travel photos include diverse Tel … Continued
55 Football Nations loves goals – 132 goals in 46 top division leagues matches across the 36 football nations to date. Normally someone is capturing the action so you can relive the first half of Spartaks Jurmala v FC Riga in the Virsliga. Although Tartu … Continued
BT Sport filmed 55 Football Nations at my Scotland match in Ross County. The 150 second feature was aired two days later on Scottish Football Extra as the multi-pundits warmed up for St Mirren v Dundee United. Interview snippets were nicely … Continued
55 Football Nations was home for the festive break to take in Ross County’s 1-1 draw with St. Johnstone, Bournemouth’s crucial late win against Everton and another 1-1 between Llandudno and Bala Town. Travel photos include picturesque North Wales and some … Continued
55 Football Nations has been taking some short video diaries on the European football road. He hasn’t done much with them. Until now. This entertaining montage from the first six months of my travels was compiled in December. I say … Continued
55 Football Nations is one big board game. It’s a logistical challenge to experience top division football across Europe in one season. It’s a balance of organisation and spontaneity. It’s about finding stories for the planned book. And having fun. … Continued
Who is Matt Walker? 55 Football Nations explained his project to Canal+ Sport, the Polish television channel, in a Kazimierz tapas restaurant before the Kraków derby. The short documentary includes the famous 55FN map, a kick about with a small child and … Continued
55 Football Nations doubled up in Denmark with matches at Helsingør and Brøndby. Only one match in Poland as eternal rivals Cracovia and Wisla played out a fiery derby. Travel photos include three UNESCO World Heritage sites – Kronborg castle, the historic … Continued
55 Football Nations watched the eternal derby, Macedonian style, between Vardar of Skopje and Pelister of Bitola. And some elemental weather in Greece as Kerkyra succumbed 3-1 to Greek champions Olympiakos. Travel photos include some beautiful Balkan scenery and a man carefully … Continued