Luke Ginnell
Latest articles by Luke Ginnell
In the name of the father: How the Cruyff legacy hampered Jordi's career
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Jordi Cruyff Luke Ginnell on Jordi Cruyff, who turned 40 this year, and a career that was spent attempting to live up to his famous father's name...
More Than A Game: How the Mostar derby illustrates Bosnia-Herzegovina's divisions
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More Than A Game Mostar: a city divided by religion and politics...
Thirty years on, how El Tel tamed the Orwellian beast of Barcelona and won La Liga
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Barcelona As the Catalans begin a new era under Luis Enrique, Luke Ginnell looks back 30 years when Terry Venables pitched up at the Nou Camp as an unlikely hero...
Spilled milk and fallen trees: the rise and fall of Palmeiras, destroyed by a dairy company
By Luke Ginnell published
Palmeiras Twenty-five years ago, Palmeiras were obliterating all around them with an all-star team bankrolled by an Italian company. And then it all went wrong...
How Liverpool's greatest team failed to rule the world in 1984
By Luke Ginnell published
Action Replay They face Flamengo tonight, as they did in 1981 – but three years later, Joe Fagan’s Reds took on Argentine club Independiente for the honour of becoming world club champions. In order to win it, they would have to overcome one of South America’s finest cup teams and a miserable English record in the competition