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Images via @NewYorkRedBulls and @FCBarcelona on Twitter It’s been a few weeks since anything has been posted to this website, partly on account of being busy with other things, feeling a bit under the weather and also not really being sure what was worth writing about. Now though, it seems like there is almost too much to write about. I say this, but it can all be broken down into relatively simple categories. Polish football would’ve enjoyed a better feeling around this summ

Image via @pzpn_pl on Twitter I was initially going to write an article this week following up on what’s next for Poland after their failure to qualify for the World Cup, but all that went out the window with the sad news of Jacek Magiera’s sudden passing last week. As someone’s who only been following Polish football with extreme interest in the last six or seven years, I can’t profess to have too much or really any knowledge of Magiera as a player, beyond what I’m aware of

Image via @LaczyNasPilka on Twitter A late Viktor Gyökeres goal consigned Poland to defeat as Sweden advance to the World Cup in their place. Earlier goals from Anthony Elanga and Gustaf Lagerbielke for the hosts were twice cancelled out by Nicola Zalewski and Karol Świderski. Poland had nearly twice the number of passes, more shots and 67% possession, and yet ended up coming away the losing side. It’s incredibly deflating not just when you look at the statistics, but also

Image via @LaczyNasPilka on Twitter The time has come for what is essentially Poland’s most important game of football all year: the play-off final for World Cup qualification against Sweden, at the Strawberry Arena in Stockholm. As far as I can make out in the lead-up to what is the typical “match for everything” that Polish football media often declares these sorts of games, much of it seems to be reacting to what we saw on Thursday night against Albania. Poland were fort