Europe's 55 football nations in one season
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
What is the attraction of watching a random game? Not your own team nor at a stadium you are ever likely to return to. 55 Football Nations is all about such randomness within the tight structure of my mission. I … Continued
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