Red Devils

Iron Curtain’s mutant funk: The fractions of Kyiv’s club music

Rules around live band repertoires in Ukraine under the Soviet Union gave birth to bizarre musical permutations

Vitalii Bard Bardetski

8 min read

Nigerian footballers, some bare-footed, during a training session at Everton’s training ground in Liverpool. A squad of fifteen players, the first time a Soccer team has left Nigeria, will tour the United Kingdom playing top amateur sides. Most of the players prefer to play bare-footed and can still drive a ball over 70 yards without boots. (PA Images via Getty Images)

BONAM EKANEM

4 JUN 2020

Remembering the original Super Eagles

Nigeria’s Super Eagles move to the international fields started in 1949 with a tour of amateur English clubs

Tolu Olasoji, The Continent

3 min read

Marcus Rashford has been handed a more prominent role since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer replaced Jose Mourinho as manager in December.(Reuters/Jason Cairnduff)

AARON WAN BISSAKA

1 JUL 2019

Rashford agrees new four-year deal at Man Utd

The 21-year-old’s previous deal was due to expire in 2020 and the England striker had attracted interest from Barcelona among others across Europe

Agency

2 min read

BELGIUM

19 JUN 2014

A battle for ‘Belgitude’

The Red devils represent an ideal modern nation but ultimately merely mask the country’s division.

Samindra Kunti

5 min read

ALEX FERGUSON

15 APR 2008

Chelsea’s Grant vows no surrender in title race

Chelsea boss Avram Grant refused to concede defeat to Manchester United in the English Premier League title race, insisting his players still believed they could win it. He…

Robin Millard

4 min read