Europe's 55 football nations in one season
55 Football Nations saw matches at Maribor, Krško and Domžale in Slovenia, Puskás Akadémia in Hungary and Lokomotiva Zagreb and Istra 1961 in Croatia. There was a surprise seven goal thriller, four narrow wins, a score draw, a club shop haircut and Cat Zoo Corn. … Continued
55 Football Nations was interviewed by Luca Pelliccioni from the Federazione Sammarinese Giuoco Calcio for San Marino television. Dark glasses were worn to avoid the mild glare of fame. Luca was interested in the concept, challenges and conclusions of 55FN. He also … Continued
55 Football Nations went Alpine. A minor classic simmered at Admira until Sturm eased to victory. St. Gallen won their fifth consecutive league match against Grasshoppers. And Vaduz outplayed Schaffhausen in the Swiss second flight. Travel highlights include the magnificent Hohensalzburg … Continued
Liechtenstein is my inspiration. Reading about this defiantly independent slice of the Alps pushed my thoughts towards 55 Football Nations. This was its turn. It remains a peculiarity. FC Vaduz, the leading team, pay to play in the second tier … Continued
55 Football Nations was featured in a mammoth four page article by Record, the Portuguese sports daily, the weekend before 55FN matches at Porto and Vitória de Guimarães. Their mighty map included the first match from the 42 football nations … Continued
There is no rest for the wicked. 55 Football Nations experienced a whopping 14 league matches over the 28 days of February. What were the best moments from travels that covered six football nations: Malta, Italy, France, Andorra, Gibraltar and … Continued
55 Football Nations saw five draws and a narrow Floriana victory from five Maltese matches and a single Serie A encounter between Crotone and Atalanta. Over 320 consecutive minutes of goalless football were thankfully ended by Crotone’s Mandragora. Travel photos include the old … Continued
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