WSC No 295, September 2011 1986

2011

Europa League matchday at Seaview, Belfast

CONTENTS 5 EditorialWhatwe’dlike to see in 2011-12

While watching games at Old Trafford has its attractions, the couple of hundred Fulham supporters in Belfast enjoy the chance to see their side in more intimate surroundings Match of the month Crusaders v Fulham p26

6 Sidelines South-west shake-up; Steve McClaren’s return; Liverpool staying put; Twitter fan ban 12 Shot! Wimbledon prepare for life back in the League 14 Women’s World Cup Japan shock the US; England out on pens 15 Champions League When winning a domestic title isn’t enough 16 False dawns There’s always hope for a new season 17 Footballing cricketers Sportsmen who doubled up in the summer 18 25 years of WSC Examining how the press covers the game,

Farewell Carlos Tévez? The much-travelled striker could be off again plus changing trends in autobiographies 22 Farewell Carlos Tévez? The much-travelled striker could be off again 23 Players’ websites How they would like to be seen 24 Focus on... Alex Ferguson’s early years

Not cricket p17

Not cricket p17

COLIN McPHERSON

26 Match of the month When Fulham visited Belfast for a Europa

League qualifying tie

30 Away goals Should they still count?

32 Euro view Lyon forced to cut costs; racism in Russia

35 Pat Rice

A heartfelt tribute to his taste in spectacles

36 World view North Korean football opens up; Uruguay’s surprise triumph in the Copa América

38 Bundesliga bribery The 40th anniversary of a scandal

40 Strange case of... Walter Rojas, Dundee United’s failed gamble

COLORSPORT

42 Reviews Paul Lake’s sorry story; a programme pariah;

interviewing the greats; Burridge’s battles interviewing the greats; Burridge’s battles

44 Letters Dear WSC, I was forced to take issue with...

44 Letters Dear

46 Last word A new WSC series begins with a defence of

46 Last word A new changing your football team changing your football team