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TRANZIT: Creative connections in Frankfurt and Zagreb

From Frankfurt to Zagreb and across the Balkans, TRANZIT explores Croatian football, diaspora and memory through graphic design, a limited-edition jersey and analogue photography—turning the game’s cultural heritage into an object in transit.

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Liam Miller Liam Miller

Gianni Infantino is flooding the zone

Infantino’s grand plan to open up the World Cup to private equity is a potential paradigm shift in the game. Amid the outrage and condemnation, there’s a broader play at work here, one he’s learned from his great friend, Donald Trump.

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Final day emotions with FC Sankt Pauli: A photo essay

FC Sankt Pauli went into their final game of the season in hope of avoiding the drop. Despite the result, their fans remained resolute. Paris-based photographer Quentin Aouidj was at the Millerntor to witness the full range of emotions.

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Liam Miller Liam Miller

Inside Kazakhstan’s most notorious hooligan group: TCD meets Jake Hanrahan

Some five decades and almost two continents separate the birth of hooliganism in England from its rebirth in Kazakhstan. The emergence of this new scene, every bit as dedicated and violent as that which preceded it, is the subject of a new documentary film from Away Days, the independent media outlet of journalist Jake Hanrahan and videographer Jonny Pickup.

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Liam Miller Liam Miller

Old faces, new details: TCD meets Maurice van Es

Artist, filmmaker and documentarian, Maurice van Es has spent almost a decade in the company of European football’s most accomplished photographers, often by accident. His books, published under the Scanned Football Photos moniker, is a 16,000-strong archive of football culture and history.

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La Maglia Sudata Sempre: TCD and New Balance take Bergamo

La Maglia Sudata Sempre. It’s a stamp of approval in the collar of every Atalanta jersey and a rallying cry for the hard-working Bergamaschi. We spent the weekend in Bergamo with New Balance, soaking up the atmosphere of a city that never lets you forget where you are.

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Watch: Futbol Lives Here — Monguí, Colombia

Futbol Lives Here — Monguí, Colombia is a short-film by Michael Wagenknecht. In poetic fashion, Michael introduces us to the village of Monguí, known colloquially as El Pueblo de los Balones — The Town of the Balls. What Michael found was a mythical, magical place — one he could only describe as “football Narnia.”

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Liam Miller Liam Miller

After all, we do it for the city: TCD meets Daniele Carrano

We spoke to Daniele Carrano about his new zine L'Urlo del Ciuccio, his six-year journey documenting the city’s street art, its evolution into a tourist hotspot, the famed Maradona murals, and of course the triumph of the third Scudetto in May.

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Liam Miller Liam Miller

Creativity in football: TCD meets Naomi Accardi

The Culture Division sat down with writer and editorial consultant, Naomi Accardi, to talk about all things fashion and football, the challenge of creativity, the importance of storytelling and some of the many exciting new projects she has bubbling away right now.

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