Europe's 55 football nations in one season
Beer and football. Football and beer. The two words are intertwined. It was an arduous additional challenge to drink at least one beer in all 55 football nations. But not at every stadium. Beer was sold at under half of the matches attended. … Continued
Tall trees surrounded the still geothermal waters of Lake Hévíz. I paddled around the lily pads, hoping the minerals would soak away my strains. Hévíz was a brief stop between my second Slovenian match in Krško and Hungarian match in … Continued
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 likes to stray off the beaten path. And did so by choosing BK Häcken as their welcoming hosts for its Swedish first division match. BK Häcken are not a historic Gothenburg club. IFK are the most popular, with their many … Continued
55 Football Nations met Malin Jonsson, head of comms at BK Häcken, to talk about why I chose Häcken v Hammarby as my match from the Swedish league. I was presented with a thick yellow and black scarf to show my … Continued
55 Football Nations met Gothenburg Post journalist, Fredrik Tillberg, to talk usual man things … football, beer, rock music and a wild match prediction. Translation courtesy of Google Översätt. He will see football in all 55 UEFA countries in a year. … Continued
55 Football Nations embarks on its longest single trip. Follow on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook as 55FN takes planes, trains and automobiles, several ferries and possibly a horse to cover the 10,000 miles to Taraz and back. Summer 55FN fixtures: subject to change due … Continued