“you want some, sampdoria?”

Nick Bidwell looks ahead to the upcoming Europa League campaign

FourFourTwo is on a train full of excited Crystal Palace fans, hurtling through the Norwegian countryside. Some already have cans of pre-match beer in front of them, and one is peering out of the wind

Nick Bidwell on the runners and riders in the fifth edition of UEFA’s newest club comp

Exploring the weird and wonderful world of football across FIFA’s 211 member nations –and beyond

It has been a quarter of a century since Norway last appeared at a major international tournament, but their fleet of top-class forwards are leading them out of the footballing wilderness

01 Who was the first British club to win a European trophy, in 1963? 02 Which of the Premier League’s 20 managers at the beginning of this season played the most games in any top-flight European leagu