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Ticket to Riyadh
25 May 2025

Ticket to Riyadh

by 55FootballNations | posted in: Adventure, AFC, Middle East, Photos, Saudi Arabia, Stadiums, Travel | 0

I was in trouble deep in the Saudi desert. I was running late for my bus from Al Ula to Madinah. Missing it would mean a thirteen hour wait for the next one. I opened the door of the nearest … Continued

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Animal magic
17 Apr 2024

Animal magic

by 55FootballNations | posted in: Adventure, AFCON, Africa, Ivory Coast, Photos, Stadiums, Travel | 0

It had been forty years and two civil wars since Ivory Coast had last hosted the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). It was instantly clear how much it meant to the country. Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport, snappily named after Ivory Coast’s post-independence … Continued

Adventure, AFCON, Africa, Ivory Coast, Photos, Stadiums, Travel
Ivory hosts
5 Mar 2024

Ivory hosts

by 55FootballNations | posted in: Adventure, AFCON, Africa, Ivory Coast, Photos, Stadiums, Travel | 0

Ivory Coast was my third AFCON. Logistically, it was the most difficult. Not a single hotel outside commercial hub Abidjan was listed on booking sites. I used my dubious French, and used up my patience, to eventually secure reservations and found … Continued

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In bed with Maradona
4 Dec 2023

In bed with Maradona

by 55FootballNations | posted in: Adventure, Argentina, Photos, South America, Stadiums, Travel | 0

“Maradona or Messi?” was a question I was frequently asked in Argentina. It was hard to answer, but Buenos Aires was undeniably the greatest city I had yet to visit. And Argentina was something of an incongruous name on my list … Continued

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Italian nineties
9 Jul 2023

Italian nineties

by 55FootballNations | posted in: Adventure, Europe United, Fans, Italy, Stadiums, UEFA | 0

Marco skipped into my Milan hotel lobby sporting dark glasses, jeans and stubble. He gave me a hug. It had been five years since television director Marco had covered my visit to Crotone for Quelli che … il Calcio. We … Continued

Adventure, Europe United, Fans, Italy, Stadiums, UEFA
Away from Tomé
27 Mar 2023

Away from Tomé

by 55FootballNations | posted in: Adventure, AFCON, Africa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Stadiums, Travel | 0

Bats swooped through the airy rooms of the clapboard plantation house I was staying in. Elemental rain hammered the lush undergrowth and large fruits thudded to the ground. I walked down the middle of the road in near total darkness … Continued

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Red mist
24 Oct 2022

Red mist

by 55FootballNations | posted in: Adventure, AFCON, Africa, Madagascar, Stadiums, Travel | 0

Madagascar is a curious fusion of Africa, Asia and French legacy. I took a battered Renault into the centre of Antananarivo, the Malagasy capital affectionately known as Tana. The short distance took over two hours as the Renault struggled with … Continued

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Our Man in Muscat
26 Jan 2022

Our Man in Muscat

by 55FootballNations | posted in: Adventure, Europe United, Faroe Islands, Middle East, Oman, Stadiums, Travel | 0

I had blasted around Oman in a white saloon. I had trekked mountains, clambered desert dunes and seen green turtles lay their eggs on the corner of the Arabian peninsula. I was now in Muscat’s fish market with a serious … Continued

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Fort knocks
22 Sep 2021

Fort knocks

by 55FootballNations | posted in: 55 Football Nations, Croatia, Europe United, Fans, Grounds, Stadiums, Travel | 0

For once, this wasn’t a football trip. But it is hard to avoid the influence of Hajduk when visiting Split. Hajduk graffiti is everywhere, not just in Croatia’s second city but all around the surrounding region of Dalmatia, its beautiful … Continued

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