Euro 2008 star mixes football and faith

by | Jun 20, 2008

Swiss soccer player Johan Vonlanthen says he has undergone phenomenal changes since he made his debut as an international soccer player – he has discovered that much of his success on the field is attributed to his Christian faith – writes Anna Blachut....

Football benefactor brings Glasgow virgin into play

by | Feb 24, 2008

The managing director of one of the world’s most illustrious football clubs, Barcelona FC, has joined other Spanish philanthropists in donating a statue of the Black Madonna to St Aloysius’ Roman Catholic Church in Glasgow. The statue concerned is a copy...

Become the owner of a football club

by | Nov 16, 2007

An ideal present for Christmas or birthdays, or just as the fulfillment of a fantasy – now you can be the manager of a real football club. The opportunity has been developed through The People’s Club – a football club owned by the fans for the fans,...

Mixing football and morals

by | Nov 15, 2007

“It wasn’t a sermon,” said Sepp Blatter with a rather grizzly gravitas: “it was a message.” This was gnomic stuff from the sun-tanned President of FIFA, the international governing body of football. I guessed it was a compliment because of the accompanying air of...