In the first season of the Football League, Preston North End won the championship with a huge gap: 11 points, equivalent to 17 points according to the current 3-point-1-win calculation. Tournaments don’t have much competition, as no team has to be relegated. Preston was not then awarded a championship trophy. But when they were crowned […]
FA Cup: The ultimate romance in pragmatic football world (part 1)
In a world of pragmatic football, where the league is just a competition of rich giants, cup competitions are the ultimate romance with shocks and miracles. The FA Cup is one of such last romantic things. In the 20th century, many people will not be able to imagine teams taking up the entire team for […]