In this issue

Our 10th Issue features 116 bold and beautiful pages about football’s most revered and celebrated competition. Highlights include:

• Z: Part poet, part tyrant, Zidane has always made power look beautiful.
BY Corley Miller & Philippe Echaroux

• The Bear of Highbury: Dainton Connell was Arsenal’s most notorious hooligan in the 1970s and a Pet Shop Boys roadie in the 1980s. His violent death in Moscow in 2007 has only added to the mystique that still surrounds him. By Jon Spurling & Diego Patino

• Abandon All Hope: The cowardly and hypocritical U.S. Soccer Federation
might as well have taken Hope Solo out back and shot her in the head. By John Doyle & Joe Pugliese

• Out of the Shadows: Some players have reputations that far exceed their
achievements. Sami Khedira is just the opposite. By James Horncastle & Thomas Rabsch

• Survival of the Fattest: The greed of the top teams is killing the Champions
League. It’s times like this when the world looks for a super league. By Jonathan Wilson & Emmanuel Polanco

• We Are the Champions: In the turmoil of 1970s and ’80s England, the working-class escape was clear: Be a footballer or form a band. By Paul Doyle & Ben Kirhcner

• Mission Impossible: Jürgen Klinsmann’s grand plan—to bring European savvy to the U.S. Men’s National Team—exceeded his ability to execute it. By Andrew Helms & David Zentz

• The 2 Robbies: NBC Sports dynamic duo discuss Chelsea’s miraculous revival, and how José Mourinho may have it harder than we think. By Robbie Earle & Robbie Mustoe

Zidane

Part Poet, Part Tyrant, Zidane Has Always Made Power Look Beautiful.

10+ mins

Survival Of The Fattest

The greed of the top teams is killing the Champions League. It’s times like this when the world looks for a super league.

10+ mins

Abandon All Hope

The Cowardly And Hypocritical U.s. Soccer Federation Might As Well Have Taken Hope Solo Out Back And Shot Her In The Head.

10 mins

La Vidal Loco

Arturo Vidal Is Infamous For His Booze, Brawls, And Boorish Behavior,  But Bayern Munich Have Another Name For Him: Winner. 

7 mins

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Eight by Eight is an award-winning, boldly designed large-format magazine born and raised in New York City. 

We focus on the game’s best teams, coaches, and players, and their stories, from the bubbling potential of America’s burgeoning programs to the storied traditions of Europe’s greatest clubs.
It is our ambition to tell these stories through excellent journalism; aggressive, modern design; and the best illustration and photography.

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