World Football Index Podcasts

Since the start of the year I’ve teamed up with the guys at World Football Index to contribute to some of their South American football podcasts.  They have an excellent team of experts around… Continue reading →

2016 Libertadores: Top talent so far

ARTICLE FIRST FEATURED ON OUTSIDE OF THE BOOT The group stage of the 57th edition of the Copa Libertadores has now concluded and we now know who will contest the knock out stages of… Continue reading →

Copa Libertadores 2015: River claim continental double

ARTICLE FIRST FEATURED ON OUTSIDE OF THE BOOT On a wet and windy August night in Buenos Aires, River Plate ran out as 3-0 victors against Tigres to secure a third Libertadores crown… Continue reading →

Superclasico Trilogy marred by violence

ARTICLE FIRST FEATURED ON OUTSIDE OF THE BOOT Great trilogies are few and far between but when bitter rivals River Plate and Boca Juniors were pitted against each other in the Copa Libertadores… Continue reading →

Copa Libertadores 2015 Preview Pt II

ARTICLE FIRST FEATURED ON OUTSIDE OF THE BOOT Following on from Part 1, comes the second installment of Mala Leche & … guide to the remaining four groups in this year’s Copa Libertadores.… Continue reading →

Copa Libertadores 2015 Preview Pt I

ARTICLE FIRST FEATURED ON OUTSIDE OF THE BOOT With the last of the group spots now finalised, the 56th edition of the Copa Libertadores – South America’s equivalent of the Champions League – properly… Continue reading →

Habemus Copa: 2014 Libertadores Review

ARTICLE FIRST FEATURED ON OUTSIDE OF THE BOOT San Lorenzo finally ended their biblical drought in the Libertadores with a 2-1 aggregate victory over Nacional de Asuncion to claim South America’s premier club… Continue reading →

Velez ’94: El Camino Emprendido

Article first featured in August edition of Michel Mag The barrio of Liniers, located in the west of Buenos Aires, is, for all intents and purposes, a fairly ordinary lower-middle class neighbourhood.  Bordered… Continue reading →

Defensor flying the flag for beleaguered Uruguay

ARTICLE FIRST FEATURED AT OUTSIDE OF THE BOOT It’s been a pretty torrid few weeks in Uruguayan football.  Nacional’s 4-2 home defeat to Newell’s in the Copa Libertadores sparked violence, leading to the arrests… Continue reading →

Starlets of the 2014 Libertadores

A full, in-depth look at the players in the list below can be found at Outside of the Boot As ever, the Libertadores showcases some of the finest talent in South America before… Continue reading →

Copa Libertadores 2014 Preview Pt. II

AS FEATURED BY OUTSIDE OF THE BOOT Following on from part 1, comes the second installment of Mala Leche & Outside of the Boot’s guide to the remaining four groups in this year’s… Continue reading →

Copa Libertadores 2014 Preview Pt. I

AS FEATURED BY OUTSIDE OF THE BOOT The 55th edition of the Copa Libertadores – the South American equivalent of the Champions League – kicks off this week and, as ever, promises to… Continue reading →

Copa Libertadores 2013: Comeback king Ronaldinho leads Galo to first title

ARTICLE FIRST FEATURED ON LOVELY LEFT FOOT When Ronaldinho, overweight and under-motivated, left Flamengo amidst a cloud of discontent and controversy, it looked as if his career was spirally towards an ignominious end. … Continue reading →

Everyone loves an underdog

The term ‘football hipster’ is increasingly creeping into modern footballing parlance despite what feels like an apparent tide of unilateral unpopularity.  Poured scorn upon by bread&butter types and niche experts alike, it seems that the… Continue reading →

Copa Libertadores 2013 preview pt. II

(Article featured on Lovely Left Foot) Following on from part I, comes the second installment guiding you through the remaining four groups.  So without further ado here is the low down on Groups 5 through… Continue reading →