What does qualifying for a World Cup mean today?

The magical day on which Cape Verde achieved their first FIFA World Cup qualification will be remembered for a really long time. Cape Verde had been under Portuguese rule up until 1975. Its football team played the first ever…

Cha Bum-kun: A trailblazer | Part III

Leverkusen, where Son would also join three decades after Cha's arrival, finished an unsatisfactory 11th in the 1982/83 season. Cha scored 12 times in the league in 1983/84, including a brace against Düsseldorf, important goals against FC…

Cha Bum-kun: A trailblazer | Part II

The tireless work ethic that Cha Bum-kun exemplified had impressed the Eintracht manager Friedel Rausch, who called him “the best and the most willing forward" he had ever seen, soon after Cha joined Eintracht. His first goal came at the…

Cha Bum-kun: A trailblazer | Part I

When Son Heung Min played his last game for Tottenham in a friendly game at Seoul, there were widespread discussions surrounding the proper place of Son in the pantheon of Asian footballers who have excelled in European club football.…