Golaço Stories

Few leagues on the planet are as predictable as the Ukrainian Premier League, out of 33 titles 32 have been won by either Dynamo Kiev or Shakhtar Donetsk. The one title that got away from the two giants was won by SC Tavriya Simferopol in the very first edition the league in 1992 after Ukraine's separation from the Soviet Union. Like all clubs who accomplish something once in history the 1992 squad is historic, however not only were they never able to repeat the feat but political turmoil ultimately ended the club. Tavriya Simferopol was a club from the city of...

Nothing says Adidas like its' iconic three stripes, it's what most distinguishes it from other brands and what allows anyone to spot it miles away. Despite the three stripes being the main visual characteristic of the brand, believe it or not, Adidas was once forced to make a 2 stripe jersey. J In the 1974 World Cup the Dutch national team had one of the greatest squads on the planet. Their jerseys were manufactured by Adidas, but their star player Johan Cruyff was sponsored by Puma. At this time Nike was still out of the picture in the world of...

There is no worse outcome to the end of a season than relegation.. or is there? In Argentina's 4th division, known as the Primera C, finishing last doesn't lead to getting sent to a 5th tier, it leads to disaffiliation form the federation. The entire Argentine football pyramid has been going through a restructuring in recent years in order to take as many clubs as possible out of amateurism and give them a stable yearlong calendar. These changes started with the expansion of the top tier to 30 clubs, and most recently made their way down to the 4th tier....

Olympikus is a prominent Brazilian sportswear brand that, despite being more known for running shoes and clothing, had it's moment in the world of soccer. Amongst the many clubs they worked with, they most notably manufactured Flamengo's jerseys from 2009 to 2013. In mid-2013, when it was already known that Flamengo would switch over to Adidas, Olympikus produced what is known as the Eternal Jersey. This jersey was a gift, not to be used on the field, but to have it placed in Flamengo's museum where it is proudly displayed to this day. There was only one unit produced, and it...

Cabinda is an exclave province of the country of Angola, located just a few kilometers north of the rest of the country, separated by a small strip of land that gives the Democratic Republic of Congo access to sea.  How this geographical anomaly came to be has a complex history, but what is simple is that because it's part of a country that is fanatic about soccer it also has a club: Sporting Cabinda. Geography was, is, and probably always will be a problem in such a global sport. Sporting Cabinda has had issues with its' location since it was...