The greatest player you've never heard of? Ralph Hannah uncovers the story of a Paraguayan legend. 

This Sunday, Vasco da Gama will take to the field against Bangu wearing more than just a new strip. Juán Arango has the story.

The next time your team goes on a rotten run of form, just remember: there's always someone worse off than you are. Here's Juan Arango.

Club Desportivo Los Millionarios stand tall in the history of the game. But they also stand on the verge of collapse. Welcome to IBWM, Juan Arango.

What does the choice of a 17 year-old tell us about the way the footballing world is changing? Welcome to IBWM, Ralph Hannah.

He's back, but he's not changed much.  Jeff Livingstone considers the latest offering from Casa Maradona.

Air accidents have claimed a disproportionate amount of talented football teams and players over the last sixty years.  Peru suffered a heartbreaking loss in 1987 as Adam Brandon explains.

The moment that fans of fútbol Argentino have been waiting for.  Here's Sam Kelly.  Oh, and there are some matches too.

It's too early to pass judgement on the Venky's era at Blackburn Rovers, but any last minute transfer business will give an indication of what's to come for the Lancashire club.  Sam Kelly looks at an intriguing transfer saga.

A year on from a truly horrific attack, Salvador Cabañas has been forced to retire from football and is trying to find a life after the game. Adam Brandon reports on a sad but also complicated story...

Footballers. They're people as well, you know. Welcome to IBWM Miriti Murungi.

Ah, that most un-Brazilian of Brazilian midfielders.  Here's Adamo Digby.

Youth development will always be a huge talking point in the modern game, some clubs choose to embrace it, others prefer to buy it. Caleb Cousens talks us through a success story.

Last weekend Estudiantes clinched the Torneo Apertura title, and as Sam Kelly reports, they were undoubtedly worthy winners.

Rafael Benítez travelled to the Club World Cup hoping to save his job. In the first of two features looking at the competition, Adamo Digby recalls a clash between two heavyweights of world football, and a happier time for Italian teams.

Last weekend Fluminense wrapped up their first title for over 25 years. This time last year, they'd barely escaped relegation. Jack Lang has the story.

This football malarkey, it gets a bit passionate doesn't it?  Layla Carlsson looks at passionate fans and the appropriate unit of measurement.

Zico. Pelé. Socrates. Falcao. Alan? IBWM likes to handle the big issues so here's another - John Dobson wonders where all the great Brazilian nicknames have gone.

In Central and South America the legacy of Andres Escobar's death in 1994 appears to have left lessons unlearnt. Here's Chris Ledger.

It's easy to wish a series of relegations on your local rivals, but you know you'll miss them when they're gone.  Welcome to IBWM Thomas G. Clark.

With Europe engrossed in the where and why of the 2018 World Cup, it's easy to ignore some fairly 'ground'-breaking choices in the 2011 Copa América.  Welcome to IBWM Adam Brandon.

Chelsea might be in 'crisis', but don't let it fool you- the Premiership title race is as inferior as ever, when compared with its South American contemporary. Welcome to IBWM, Matthew Horton.