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With enviable statistics and after winning almost everything, it is difficult to believe he played his last match at 28. Yet, Marco van Basten transcended the realms of numbers and analysis… Read More
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Goalden Times is an award-winning alternative football media that embraces the avant-garde art of story-telling to portray cultural, political and humanitarian aspects of the beautiful game on diverse contemporary and historical subjects which are often untold.
2019-08-25 05:25
Romania has a long-convoluted history dating back even before the Roman times. In the same way, its footballing history is also full of intrigues and dramas, perpetuated by the fact that the… Read More
2019-03-26 07:30
Real Madrid has just ended a supreme run in continental football which will take some doing to match in future. It’s a perfect time to look back at one of their prime striker duo from… Read More
2019-02-05 07:30
Italian football dawned its brightest and majestic colours in the last two decades of the 20th century like it was a renaissance all over again. Spearheaded by the likes of Arrigo Sacchi, Ma… Read More
2018-12-18 06:53
Opposites attract. Partners complement each other. However, sometimes, similarities also make a pair tick. In football, where opponents are used to countering different traits of different a… Read More
2018-11-09 15:58
Club football in India was at the height of its popularity in the early 1980s. It was at this juncture in history that two young Iranian students arrived to change Indian football forever. M… Read More
2018-10-23 07:30
1994-5 Premier League season was full of drama. Not only it unveiled one of the most unlikely winners, it also started the theory of buying success. Or at least that is what the general cons… Read More
2018-10-09 07:30
German football has a long tradition of world-class strikers- from poachers like Gerd Müller, Miroslav Klose to all-round strikers like Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. In late 1980s, a lethal st… Read More
2018-09-27 16:07
Imagine the phrase “Elementary, my dear Watson” without Watson in it, or Han Solo without his trusted sidekick Chewbacca. Unthinkable, isn’t it? Amidst the madness surround… Read More
2018-09-10 07:38
Deciphering someone’s life can often be difficult especially when it passes through the corridors of virtuousness and sinfulness with profound ease. One is left with a dilemma whether… Read More
2018-08-20 07:37
Imagine the phrase “Elementary, my dear Watson” without Watson in it, or Han Solo without his trusted sidekick Chewbacca. Unthinkable, isn’t it? Amidst the madness surround… Read More
2018-08-06 07:33
The Beautiful game is often used as an instrument for breaching societal boundaries, removing barriers and helping people develop physical and mental aspects of their personality and even ai… Read More
2018-07-14 08:03
FIFA World Cup 2018 is now in its final stages. While we are yet to find who wins the final prize, it has certainly brought us high levels of drama, unpredictability and emotion. The month-l… Read More
2018-05-26 16:29
Come 26th May, 2018, NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kiev will host the Champions League final this year featuring two European heavyweights, who have won the trophy a combined 17 times. R… Read More
2018-05-22 07:29
Manchester United would not have existed if not for a certain Jimmy Murphy. The article delves into the man’s life, how he embraced Old Trafford and how the job he did to keep the club… Read More
2018-05-10 07:00
It takes great effort to outwit some of the superpowers in the country to clinch the league title. It takes a little more effort if no team from your region has done it so far. And it takes… Read More
2018-05-03 07:30
Rivalry is an eternal concept in football. In fact, rivalry is what gives a football team its identity. Be it East Bengal – Mohun Bagan, Brazil – Argentina or Manchester United … Read More
2018-04-26 07:30
2015-16 was the season of fairy tales. Leicester City won the English Premier League. Iceland went to the last eight of the European Championship. Yet far from the limelight of the twitterin… Read More
2018-04-17 07:30
The party had started well before Venezia had kicked off their final game against Reggina. It had actually started a week earlier, when a 1-1 away draw at Fidelis Andria had finally sent the… Read More
2018-04-09 07:30
Izzy Sheratzky had a vision—to take a non-league team from the peripheries of rural Israel and make them national champions. This is the story of Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona, a team fro… Read More
2018-03-10 07:27
A tribute to Davide Astori by Debopam Roy from Goalden Times There is no greater tragedy than a life unfulfilled. The life of Davide Astori, leader and captain of Fiorentina Calcio, part of… Read More
2018-02-27 07:34
Every season in every league has its own story but what makes it worth buying is the irresistible drama in it. The season of 2011-12 was all about drama in Europe. In England, the sleeping g… Read More
2018-02-05 07:30
On February 6, 1958, football world endured the heaviest loss as 23 lives were lost when a British European Airways Flight 609 which was carrying the Manchester United team, journalists and… Read More
2018-02-01 19:08
Nagoya Grampus are certainly not a glamour team of J League. However, they mesmerized everyone with their flair for two seasons in the 90s before burning out at the final hurdle. More than a… Read More
2018-01-25 07:30
The implementation of video assistant referee (VAR) is supposed to take FIFA’s “My game is fair play” banner to a new height. With technological intervention, match definin… Read More
2018-01-17 07:30
Bundesliga season of the year 2008-09 was a memorable one for various reasons. It was one of those rare seasons when the mighty Bayern Munich failed to lead the league table for even a singl… Read More
2018-01-10 08:57
Even though football and rock music appear to be unrelated, there are some rudimentary similarities between the two, especially in a nation like Colombia. Both have been the voice of the dow… Read More
2017-12-30 07:30
As we reach the end of 2017, we at Goalden Times thought it will be a good time to look back at our journey through this year. On personal front, it has been a decent year for us. We h… Read More
2017-12-15 13:09
As the Australians finally progress to the next year’s World Cup in Russia, it could be a fairy-tale journey for one player. This player is the uncapped, Kenya-born, 22-year-old refuge… Read More
2017-11-29 15:19
Some experiences cannot be described, they can only be felt and savoured from within. At least that is what a young Mitchell Petit-Frere thought about a decade back when he watched… Read More
2017-11-23 10:21
We at Goalden Times celebrate the game of football, its history, passion, romance, culture and the great personalities that have graced this wonderful game, through our writing. In keeping w… Read More
2017-11-17 07:33
Football powerhouse Brazil has a gigantic domestic league. However, even though there are 27 different state leagues, Brazilian domestic football is largely dominated by two states—S&a&hell…Read More
2017-11-10 07:20
War ravaged Bosnia and Herzegovina has its own set of football history to be explored. Suprodip Ghosal from Goalden Times takes you through one such experience with a tale of the Mostar Derb… Read More
2017-11-01 07:30
Domestic football in Uruguay is under the stranglehold of a couple of clubs. It is rare for them to face stern resistance. However, that is exactly what happened in the 1980s. And that incre… Read More
2017-10-25 07:30
A bunch of girls – all in tracks – cycling through fields in the wee hours of the morning might be an unusual sight to behold in rural India, but it is commonplace in Siwan, Biha… Read More
2017-10-18 07:30
Leicester City may have caught the imagination of the world for an underdog story. But in this same English football, there was a time when a newly promoted club had gone on to win the title… Read More
2017-10-13 07:30
The U-17 FIFA World Cup 2017 is the first FIFA tournament hosted by India. Indranath Mukherjee is taking a look at the potential of some of the young talents playing in the tournament and re… Read More
2017-10-11 14:43
Justin Salhani writes on the untold side of Lebanon’s football culture where political and religious tension is perniciously resonating domestic league. I knew it was over when I heard… Read More
2017-10-04 07:30
Amidst a string of national championship wins by big Chilean clubs like Universidad de Chile, Colo Colo, and Union Española, a tiny team won their first championship—surprising… Read More
2017-10-04 07:30
Amidst a string of national championship wins by big Chilean clubs like Universidad de Chile, Colo Colo, and Union Española, a tiny team won their first championship—surprising… Read More
2017-10-03 07:00
Manchester City look ready to win the title once again, with Pep Guardiola finally but firmly stamping his influence on the team. Effervescent attacking play, married with a tight defen… Read More
2017-09-19 07:00
Sustainability is like love: a pallet full of different colours. A similar pattern also holds for another art, namely the game of soccer. It requires “talent, skill and science”… Read More
2017-09-12 07:30
Italy has been a superpower in International Football since the early part of last century. Their domestic football has mostly been dominated by the clubs from Milan and Turin. Their rich fo… Read More
2017-09-05 08:19
Over 20 tournaments, since its inception in 1930 through to Brazil 2014, only eight countries have ever lifted the World Cup. All hailing from either South America or Western Europe, the &ld&hell…Read More
2017-08-29 07:30
Indian national football team is on a high after its impressive display in the last two years, with them plummeting to a record 97th spot in the recent FIFA rankings, their highest in histor… Read More
2017-08-22 08:10
Srinwantu Dey for Goalden Times speaks to Carolina Miranda who is 92-years-old and the most unique fan of Benfica. “Yes, I know about Bela Guttman’s curse, but I don’t beli… Read More
2017-08-19 07:30
Football has prevailed as a sport to neutralize political tensions on various fronts by playing in the field against each other. Let us explore how the World Cup bid, the telecast rights of… Read More
2017-08-15 07:00
Incredible story of an intersex footballer from remote India who fights for identity and shelter against a ruthless society, through GT Original, narrated by Tamoghna Kundu, at Goalden Times… Read More
2017-08-09 07:30
After the Spanish Civil War, football resumed in Spain in 1939 and Sevilla FC won the 37th Copa del Rey on June 25, 1939 beating Racing Ferrol in the final at the Montjuïc Stadium… Read More
2017-08-08 17:49
An underdog story has all the potential to be a best seller. Who does not like a bit of romance! And what could be more romantic than cheering for the weaker side? In the clash between two u… Read More
2017-08-07 07:29
The Neymar transfer may look like a huge money affair which would change the current European transfer market paradigm, but there are many different dynamics involved. This transfer can have… Read More
2017-08-03 07:00
Ever wondered, why are the fans of Club Atlético Peñarol known as Manyas? Martin da Cruz has traversed 100 years back through the history of Uruguayan football to find the comp… Read More
2017-07-24 07:30
Wayne Rooney. What is he? An average player with great marketable value? A guy never holding himself back from a fight? Or a tale of shattered hopes? Pratik Guha lets flow his emotion here a… Read More
2017-07-14 07:07
Uruguay was one of the most formidable forces in international football in the early years of last millennium. There was no World Cup then, but Uruguay was hailed as arguably the strongest t… Read More
2017-07-02 07:18
The unfortunate life of Andrés Escobar in unseen pictures. Nicknamed “El Caballero del Fútbol” (“The Gentleman of Football”) Andrés Escobar Salda… Read More
2017-06-22 06:50
A visual documentation of flying tackles and attempted missions to conquer the unstoppable Diego Maradona (1979-1994). But how many of them have actually succeeded ? Words by Dr. Subhashis B… Read More
2017-06-06 07:30
We often get drawn into animated discussions or debates surrounding the greatest footballer of all time. Invariably the list narrows down largely to a handful of goal scorers, since their ac… Read More
2017-05-29 07:39
As the Roman prince hung up his boot forever, we present a stunning collection of 50 rare photographs that defines his vibrant Calcio career. Rome have seen the rise of one of the greatest e… Read More
2017-05-26 08:15
The immortal and most iconic folklore of European Cup football relived through 30 vintage photographs. Manchester United’s 1999 Champions League victory is the stuff folklores are made… Read More
2017-05-05 07:30
The phenomenon of penalty kick is a matter of choice – both for the penalty taker and the goalkeeper. … Read More
2017-04-01 07:33
A number of young players have flourished in the 2016/2017 Premier League campaign. Tottenham Hotspur starlet Dele Alli has established himself as one of the best players in the English top… Read More
2017-03-16 04:16
The first line of Colo-Colo’s official anthem says, “Let us all sing from Arica to Magallanes, for Colo-Colo, an example of valour”. This perfectly summarizes the expansion… Read More
2017-02-21 07:30
From humble beginnings, Bhutanese football in the Himalayas now aims for a lofty future. The story of football in Bhutan is as unique as the little known Himalayan Kingdom itself. The high m… Read More
2017-02-14 07:30
It is rightly said that success and fame are two different things. And one needs a fair share of luck to have the best of both worlds. Even the mightiest of players have been engulfed… Read More
2017-02-10 07:46
It has been a miserable 2017 for Liverpool fans. In the space of a month, Jurgen Klopp’s side have seen their title hopes dashed, EFL Cup semi-final defeat to Southampton, FA Cup elimi… Read More
2017-02-06 07:56
The deaths, survivors and aftermath of Munich air disaster in pictures, that killed 23 individuals in including eight a plane carrying the Manchester United team crashed on February 6 1958… Read More
2017-01-28 08:20
Goalden Times presents the immortal story of Gianluigi Buffon’s early career in Calcio before he joined Juventus in 20 vintage photographs accompanied by Devrup Jyoti Gupta‘s fan… Read More
2017-01-26 07:49
An Everton fan from Jordan, barely out of his teen and with twitter handle @Jordolenko, must be cursing himself now. Seems a bit weird, right? Especially after their thumping 4-0 win over th… Read More
2017-01-24 08:29
All around the world, clubs that were once hugely successful are going through rough patches. Be it Leeds United and Nottingham Forest in England, Rangers in Scotland, Parma in Italy o… Read More
2017-01-21 23:13
As Wayne Rooney became all-time highest goal-scorer for Manchester United but we must not forget the legend who scored 249 goals from 758 appearances between 1956 and 1973 and played a criti… Read More
2017-01-03 17:00
An uncanny account of war-torn West Bank and Balata Refugee Camp through the eyes of a foreign journalist depicting how football is shaping its future amidst desert, bullets and crisis. I en… Read More
2016-12-31 13:01
As we reach the end of 2016, we at GT thought it will be a good time to look back at our journey through this year. Though footballing eternity mourned the passing away of some legends as we… Read More
2016-12-26 07:24
Khalida Popal and Haley Carter shared an exhilarating account on how Afghan women’s football has taken a bright turn from dark regime of oppression, death-threats and sexual discrimina… Read More
2016-12-16 19:50
This mind-blowing photo series depicts the eternal love of non-league football and romance of lonely goalkeepers. Photographer Darren Luke traveled though the small towns and villages of Cor… Read More
2016-12-06 08:31
Chapecoense – it was the fairytale that never happened, instead they became the immortals. This is one of the worst humanitarian crisis football world have ever experienced but t… Read More
2016-12-02 08:00
On the eve of El Classico, Faraz Ali Khan looks at the similarities between the Brazilian enforcer Casemiro and the legendary Frenchman Claude Makelele after whom the position was name. In a… Read More
2016-11-22 08:03
A football match can wipe away the blues of a bad work day, a misunderstanding with a loved one or even corrupt leaders and politics. For 90 minutes, even in troubled regions such as Palesti… Read More
2016-11-19 11:03
When the 2016 college football season began, Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey was the third-favorite at SBR Forum’s best sportsbooks to win the Heisman after McCaffrey finishe… Read More
2016-11-01 03:00
It has been a fascinating opening two months of the 2016-17 Premier League season. So, what has changed in our initial assessment of who will win the title? Has anything changed in terms of… Read More
2016-10-28 08:22
A thing of beauty is a joy forever – is a line immortalized by John Keats in Endymion. ‘Beauty’ is an aspect that has caught the imagination of the human race since its evo… Read More
2016-10-28 07:00
What makes a league competitive – number of different winners in the recent years or number of matches required to mathematically escape from a relegation dogfight? Is it really possib… Read More
2016-10-26 07:00
Football is a ‘beautiful game’ and Argentina has produced arguably the two best examples of such beauty in modern football. However, beneath this beauty lies a world full of viol… Read More
2016-10-24 15:40
Rarely in the glorified history of Brazil’s global football dominance, have they produced lasting names that were revered for presence between the sticks. Of course there were exceptio… Read More
2016-10-22 07:58
The man known as Le Professor for his astute dissection of the game, represents the last from the generation of long-serving managers. It is hard to imagine that anyone would ever be allowed… Read More
2016-10-21 07:00
We have come across quite a few footballers having dual citizenship and then opting to play for different countries in their younger days and when they grow up. The most frequent of such mig… Read More
2016-10-18 09:02
Football sometimes becomes more than a game. Sometimes, it is the only chance to express your identity. This article narrates one such story of identity crisis from Spain where the pride, po… Read More
2016-10-14 06:53
The iconic image of Bobby Moore lifting the Jules Rimet trophy at Wembley in 1966 captures a moment of sporting achievement that the England national football team have been striving to repl… Read More
2016-10-13 02:00
When passion and determination go hand in hand, the steepest of mountains seems like a plain land. Such folkloric stories aren’t found in our everyday life hence when found one, they m… Read More
2016-09-30 17:04
We at Goalden Times celebrate the game of football, its history, passion, romance, culture and the great personalities that have graced this wonderful game, through our writing. In keeping w… Read More
2016-09-24 06:32
While the media is going bizarre with Paul Pogba’s poor run of form and how his absurd transfer fee is set to look more ridiculous, here is Debojyoti Chakraborty taking a different vie… Read More
2016-09-21 07:00
One of the most romantic stories in 1990s world football was the rise of Parma. But then they followed up their historic success with two bankruptcies in as many decades. Debojyoti Cha… Read More
2016-09-15 07:00
Amidst political unrest, hunger strike and police brutality, the Zimbabwean women’s national football team wrote a new page in their nation’s history by qualifying for the Rio Ol… Read More
2016-09-06 07:00
Serbia’s last U21 team to play in the final match of the Euro Championship was regarded as one of the most talented generations on the continent, yet achievements were duly missed. Neb… Read More
2016-09-01 06:46
Lionel Messi is set to return for Argentina without actually missing a single match to play the World Cup qualifiers at home to Uruguay. While Diego Maradona thought Messi’s retirement… Read More
2016-08-26 07:00
What is wrong with Arsenal? Or is there anything wrong at all? Read the incisive analysis on Arsene’s philosophy by Saumyajit Ray As another new season of Premier League football… Read More
2016-08-18 07:31
How did a Ukrainian-born Latvian become a legend on England’s south coast? Henry Cooke explores how Marians Pahars battled anonymity, injury and comparisons to Michael Owen t… Read More
2016-08-10 07:00
A judicious look at the various scenarios related to Real Madrid’s purchase of Alvaro Morata. To sell or not to sell. By Faraz Ali Khan here at Goalden Times Six European Cups, 16 Liga… Read More
2016-08-02 07:12
The domestic European Club football season is over!!! This time the wait for the next season will not be that much, thanks to the Copa Centenario and Euro 2016. But this is a perfect opportu… Read More
2016-07-29 06:54
Srinwantu Dey speaks to street football legend and director of Favela Street Foundation Roxanne Hehakaija to investigate life inside Rio de Janeiro’s infamous favelas and how football… Read More
2016-07-19 09:27
England’s last great run in a major international tournament garners more nostalgia with every subsequent exit, while other aspects of mid-nineties Britain have long since lost their l… Read More
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