Granit Xhaka: Wanderer Seeking Belonging
Born in Basel he brought Albanian-Kosovar heritage to Swiss national team.
Vasilis Xatzipanagis: The “Greek Maradona”
Born in exile, excelled in football and played for two national teams.
Ernest Wilmowski: A problem of identity
A German-Polish star in the Polish team, and then a player for the Third Reich.
Hughie Gallacher: No Life after Football
From mining to a goal scoring, but ending in misery and suicide.
Fatih Terim: Emperor of Turkey
Fatih Terim had a fine career as a player and coached Turkey during its rise in international football. His story is about Identity.
Paolo Maldini: Crown Prince of Milan
Paolo Maldini’s career seems too good to be true, stylish on and off the field, his life has never been touched by failure or scandal.
Valeriy Lobanovskyi: Heart of Ukrainian Football
Valeriy Lobanovskyi stood above the divisions in Ukraine. His story is about identity and migration.
Gheorghe Hagi: Maradona of the Carpathians
Gheorghe Hagi has been at the heart of Romanian football for nearly forty years. His story is one of identity and migration.
George Best: Victim of celebrity?
An electric talent, blessed and cursed with his celebrity.
Gyula Grosics: The Rebel who stayed
Gyula Grosics was a national sporting hero who tried to defect from Communist Hungary in 1949.
