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From Munich to Orient: 7 games in 11 days.
After a scheduled second trip to Buenos Aires was canceled (by me) due to having a slight feeling of being financially exploited by my...
DM
Feb 3


De Kuip in black and white.
The De Kuip stadium in Rotterdam has always held a strong mystic to me. It’s a stadium that first landed on my radar as a 13 year old...
DM
May 18, 2024

Diving deeper into Germany: Hamburg and Bremen
A weekend taking in the Hamburg Derby followed by games at Werder Bremen and Feyenoord “didn’t look great on paper” according to one of...
DM
May 18, 2024


Scratching the Bundesliga surface.
As we lose the soul of football more and more each year to human rights abusers, attention seeking celebrities and American portfolio...
DM
Oct 15, 2023


Naples: Gatecrashing Europe’s longest party.
Early this year, somewhat out of nowhere, a "Diego double" had a nice ring to it in my mind as Napoli powered towards a first Serie A...
DM
May 15, 2023


Indian Wells: Welcome to “Tennis Paradise”.
Often referred to as "the fifth Grand Slam", Indian Wells has hosted the best tennis players in the world for two weeks a year since...
DM
Mar 19, 2023


Is football fan culture on the decline or on the rise?
What is football fan culture? Ultimately it means different things to different people and different traditions in different countries....
DM
Feb 3, 2023

22 in ‘22
2022 treated me to many incredible experiences. Some familiar and some completely new. Here's an illustrated look at a year to remember....
DM
Jan 18, 2023


Independiente Medellin: A special report from my correspondent in Colombia.
My wife, Mrs Junkie has been traveling to Colombia since 2011, visiting sponsored children, many of whom have become family. In 2012 when...
DM
Dec 10, 2022


Back to the Bay: Knuckle draggers and Jumbotrons.
Following on from last years trip up north, taking in the San Francisco Giants and San Jose Earthquakes, it was time to knock out another...
DM
Nov 16, 2022

Kansas City - a wholesome and surprisingly welcome slice of Americana.
There are seven stadiums in the NFL that cost over a billion dollars to build. The league is rich with shiny new arenas, rising ticket...
DM
Sep 18, 2022

County are back: Tales of an anxious glory hunter.
Further down this site you’ll find pieces I’ve written on Stockport County’s most glorious decade, the 1990s. The run to the semi finals...
DM
Jul 26, 2022


Year one with the Chargers: Fourth down and fuck it.
I’m calling it year one because not only is it year one of me being a season ticket holder, which I hope I will be for decades to come,...
DM
Jan 30, 2022

Fake Tales of San Francisco.
These tales are actually very real, I just couldn't think of a title and that's a banger of a song by Arctic Monkeys, back in the mid...
DM
Sep 8, 2021

Atlanta, a city rich in culture, history and the beautiful game.
Atlanta was the first place I ever stopped in the US, a layover in 2005 on my way to see my future wife. I still to this day remember the...
DM
Aug 18, 2021


Ballparks of America - the new improved Dodgers experience.
Before last night, I think had only been to Dodger stadium three times, once for a Dodger game in 2007, once for a pre season...
DM
Jun 30, 2021


Interview: Max Bretos on fan culture at LAFC and the good old days at Soccer AM.
Ever since LAFC made their MLS debut in 2018 I've wanted to go to a game. I'd been to a few Galaxy games down the years, mostly when they...
DM
Jun 20, 2021


Pretty fly for a SoFi.
Los Angeles sports culture - how different it is to Manchester, England where I grew up and most other European cities. One sport...
DM
Jun 5, 2021


Interview: From the Chaddy End to the Yellow Wall, an Oldham fan’s fight for his club.
When I think of Oldham Athletic in the 90s, so many things come to mind. The plastic pitch, (before plastic pitches got all fancy and...
DM
May 22, 2021


Wrexham AFC, the Hollywood takeover.
In November 2020, in the midsts of a global pandemic, Wrexham AFC, one of the few professional Welsh football clubs to play in the...
DM
May 16, 2021
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