Category: FM23
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Retirements, Rejections and Returns
James Sedor sat in his office with the Director of Football Carlos Rosende and Head Scout Jesús Seba, as they began to strategise for the upcoming La Liga 2 season. The board had allocated €2.1 million with approx. €14k in wages, they had okayed Carlos to adapt these budgets as the recruitment staff wanted. “We…
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un’estate italiana / chapter four
“It’s always nice to lift a trophy”, said Serafín Vázquez. He could’ve been talking at the end of the season, but he wasn’t. It was actually less than a fortnight before the start of the 2025-26 season. “The Coppa Nevio Scala is born out of a desire to give back to the fans before the…
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James chama á túa nai.
James chama á túa nai. “James, call your mum”. That was what James Sedor saw as he walked around the pitch at the Estadio Alfonso Murube before the match which could clinch the title and promotion for his Deportivo La Coruna side. It had been a long couple of days with over 1200km travelled to…
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THE RIAZORS EDGE
O Comezo… Deportivo La Coruna, a fallen giant, the nostalgic pick of 90/00’s football, his Avo’s team, his team. James was sitting in his apartment nervously waiting on the screen to change from the waiting room screen. This was a chance at the perfect job, it had taken a large amount of liquid courage to…
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un’estate italiana / chapter three
“What did you feel when the last penalty went in?”, I ask. Serafín Vazquez’s smile contorted as he wrangled to keep his emotions in check. “I hate it when you ask that kind of question”, he replied. We are in a VIP lounge at the Madrid-Barajas airport. We’ve taken the opportunity to meet up, as…
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un’estate italiana / chapter two
This story starts at the ending; it may seem counterintuitive but that’s how it is. It’s not that uncommon, I’m sure many of you can name many stories that do. Sometimes, the odds are simply too big, the finale too grandiose, and the events too incredible, so we have to anchor them somewhere. The story…
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un’estate italiana / chapter one
“Come inside, I’ll show you something you’ve never seen before”, said the old man I was interviewing. The year is 1997 and I’m in the town of Las Acequias, just under 40 km away from the city of Rio Cuarto, in Argentina. The old man invited me to his home, asked me to sit down…
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un’estate italiana / chapter zero
Notti magicheInseguendo un goalSotto il cieloDi un’estate italiana “Magic nights, chasing a goal, under the sky of an Italian summer”. For a World Cup that was played two years before I was even born, I sure know those lyrics by heart. The thing is, there is something truly magical about Italia 90. It’s hard to…
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