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Lower leagues across the globe #2: Denmark

In the second of The Seventy Two’s series examining lower leagues on other shores, Stuart Fuller from The Ball Is Round lends his expert knowledge on football outside the Danish top flight. As some of you may know, Stuart has something of a reputation for waffling on a bit. All I can say is: hallelujah! Danish football is going through a bit of a renaissance at the moment. This can be attributed to the national team’s qualification for the 2010 World Cup from a tough group featuring Sweden and Portugal and the Champions League performance of domestic rulers FC Copenhagen….

NLW #3: Interview with Eastbourne Town’s Ryan Storrie

For every one player that is offered a professional contract, a further thirty will not be given the chance and most end up playing the game at a lower level. With clubs now investing more money in bringing in youngsters from abroad to fill up places in their academy, there has never been a worse time to try and make it as a professional footballer. However, it is not all doom and gloom. Football in the non-leagues is surprisingly good quality, and played by people who have a genuine love for the game. As part of our focus on Non…