After a scheduled second trip to Buenos Aires was canceled (by me) due to having a slight feeling of being financially exploited by my...

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...

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...

2022 treated me to many incredible experiences. Some familiar and some completely new. Here's an illustrated look at a year to remember....

My wife, Mrs Junkie has been traveling to Colombia since 2011, visiting sponsored children, many of whom have become family. In 2012 when...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Towards the end of March 2021, Eddie Hearn the British boxing promoter and fast becoming one of the most powerful men in world sports,...

After a quick KFC at Bologna train station, it was back to Florence for my next calcio experience. We arrived back shortly before 7pm, i...

Pre Covid-19, my new goal every year was to pick a 10 day period over two weekends to fly back to the UK to see family and friends and do...