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Words and Images: Joey Corlett From Middle of the Road to Champions Watching on from Europe in May 2025, as Club Atlético Platense finished sixth in Group B of the Apertura season, it wouldn’t have been shocking to miss the news in Argentina — let alone anywhere else in the
All words and images: Gaetano Bastone For Naples-born photographer Gaetano Bastone, football has never simply been a game. It is a language, a ritual, and a way of understanding people. Raised on street football and later combining that early passion with photography through his project INT ’O STREET, Bastone has
All words and images by Guirec Munier On the Ruins of Hanappi On this summer Sunday in the Hütteldorf district of western Vienna, the Weststadion stands on the ruins of the Hanappi-Stadion, the former home of Austria’s most popular and successful club, Rapid Wien. While Viennese supporters and those of
All images by: Pincha Analógico Fresh from lifting the Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional, Estudiantes de La Plata once again reminded Argentine football — and the wider world — of who they are and what they stand for. A club defined not by convenience or privilege, but by
To celebrate the 80th anniversary of Sorrento Calcio, “Sorrento, Worn Over Time” is an editorial project accompanying the launch of the anniversary jersey designed by Ezeta. A story that chooses to begin with what makes this milestone truly meaningful: people, and the deep bond between a club and its city.
There are places where football stops being a game and becomes something elemental, a form of survival, a map of identity, a pulse that passes from generation to generation. NO FAIR PLAY, the new exhibition at 2LAB in Catania, steps directly into that current. Bringing together three archives from three
All words and images by Gabriel Wisniewski For Coritiba fan and photographer Gabriel Wisniewski, football has never been just a sport—it has been a companion through every stage of his life. Home and away, through heartbreak and glory, he has followed Coxa with unwavering devotion, capturing unforgettable moments through his
On Saturday in Curitiba, the red and black of Club Athletico Paranaense will feel just a little heavier. Athletico go into the weekend knowing exactly what’s on the line: win their game and, if Coritiba — their biggest rivals, eternal neighbours, and co-authors of a century of football grudges —
All images by Sebastián Blanco Salazar Over coffee in Lima, photographer Sebastián Blanco Salazar reflects on a year spent behind the lens with Universitario de Deportes—their three-peat triumph, the fans who never stop singing, and the spirit that turns the Monumental into a living, breathing force. We meet in a
All words and images by Jonas Zöller There’s something about Buenos Aires that pulls you in through its football. Every night seems to offer another game, another neighbourhood, another story. After two whirlwind matches across the city, I find myself heading west on a Monday evening — tired, sunburned, but
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