champions league

With the strike of a gavel, football changed forever. The European Court Of Justice had just ruled that any footballer could now move freely at the end of a contract, and clubs could no longer hoard players and control their freedom of movement. How football would change, and what this meant for...

Unthinkable. Allowing more teams than the champions of each league? Impossible, it wouldn't be fair. The European Cup is a tournament meant for champions. Yes, the early rounds might be a bore for the big teams, facing little difficulty in qualifying, scoring heavily, and with few surprises. But...

The European Theatre An alternate history of european club football For decades, Europe has seen attempts by various bodies in football to bring forth clubs from different nations together in supposed regional compatitions. From the early days of the "World Championship" between the Scottish...

Hello to any Soccer fans on this board. A while ago, i did a Soccer/Rugby TL called The Gentleman's game as a collaboration with alternatehistory.com user @Neoteros. While i did have a lot of fun writing this TL, i've gotten a bit too ambitious with it, talking and changing many things about...

Early 1955 An emergency meeting of FIFA is called, as the success of WC 1954 just came in. Most members want a more regular World Cup that would truly represent the best team in the world, while teams could prepare towards the next WC in four years time. It was then that Gabriel Hanot, editor...