Can you spot San Marino’s Never Any Joy Brigade, three UNESCO World Heritage Sites, evil Putin, a floating castle, Wolfie the mascot, Soviet era military hardware, and all the amazing sites to be discovered near the foot of the UEFA Nations League…

Nav Pillay: "The Genocide Convention was born out of humanitys darkest chapters. Today we witness in real time how the promise of never again is broken and tested in the eyes of the world. The ongoing genocide in Gaza is a moral outrage and a legal emergency"

Having a clear out! Anyone want a promo shirt for The Lives of Stanley B & The Ghosts of Inchmery Road? Free to a good home

If the Champions League isn’t your thing, then this might be. Football’s soul as seen through national teams at the foot of the FIFA World Rankings. Available from Waterstones, Amazon, or direct from 1889books 1889books.co.uk/mat-guy

Mat Guy 1889books Another winner Mat, who would have thought that I'd be so interested in Moldova and that there could be such a powerful argument for the Nations League. A great read.

In the past, I celebrated announcements of ‘recognition’ of the Palestinian state. Today, I have to apologise for that. Palestine’s existence does not depend on Western approval or validation, it has always existed, with its people, its land, and its suffering.

Like your books kindled? Standing on The Shoulders of Titans is now available as an e book amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0FR9V…

From exile to the pitch 🌍⚽️ our players will play as “The Afghan Women’s Refugee Team” in unofficial FIFA friendly 1st international games Oct 23–29 in Dubai vs UAE, Chad & Libya. A FIFA-backed series marking a milestone in their fight for recognition. #AWRT

I have a lot of love for Moldova 🇲🇩 and it’s people. Wish I could be there for this

Women’s Champions League for me tonight. Manchester United v Valerenga

It’s international window time, with Europe’s minnows going toe to toe with some of the best teams on the planet. Read why they matter in Standing on the Shoulders of Titans amazon.co.uk/Standing-Shoul… #FootballBooks #SanMarino #Malta #Latvia #Moldova #Liechtenstein #Andorra

Amazing! The Faroe Islands 🇫🇴 could qualify for the World Cup after two big wins!

Al Hilal have officially touched down in Rwanda, where they’ll be competing in the 2025/26 Premier League season. 🇷🇼⚽️ With no domestic league action possible in Sudan due to the ongoing unrest, the country’s top two clubs Al Hilal and Al Merriekh have once again been forced to

A Huge Thank You to the Salisbury FC Supporters Club We are delighted to share that the new SALISBURY FC lettering behind the Home End has now been installed at the Ray Mac — and it simply looks fantastic. The response from supporters has been overwhelmingly positive, and it’s

🇦🇫 The Afghan women’s team have won for the first time since it was dissolved in 2021. Football is still banned for women in their home country but a FIFA sanctioned refugee team is now representing the nation. This was the last of three games in the FIFA Unites Women's Series.

Tomorrow, subscribers to Cultured Football will be receiving an extract from Mat Guy’s book Standing on the Shoulders of Titans. Honoured that Mat has trusted Cultured Football to share this extract and certain that readers will love it.

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Many thanks Paul Grech & Cultured Football for including an extract of Standing on the Shoulders of Titans in their latest newsletter cultured.football/p/book-extract… Very grateful for your support #SanMarino #Malta #NationsLeague #Football #Writing

Finally did something I’d been planning for months: published a book extract on Cultured Football. Huge thanks to Mat Guy for letting me feature Among the Minnows. It a beautiful reminder of why we love the game and well worth reading. cultured.football/p/book-extract…