“Chaos reigns at Olympiacos”, ran the headline of World Soccer’s evaluate of the 2022-23 Greek season, as Nick Bidwell described a marketing campaign of “wall-to-wall chaos” on the Piraeus outfit. Examine and distinction that verdict with the scenes in Athens on the finish of Could, as Ayoub El Kaabi’s aim helped them change into the primary Greek staff to win a European trophy – a victory made all of the sweeter by doing so on the residence of their arch-rivals, AEK – and the distinction is evident. They are saying every week is a very long time in politics; a 12 months in soccer should be an eternity.
The final 12 months have actually delivered on the pitch and, on this problem, we’ve tried to inform the total story of the 2023-24 European season; from Bayer Leverkusen’s shock Bundesliga triumph to the extra predictable dominance of Manchester Metropolis, Actual Madrid, Internazionale and Paris Saint-Germain. We’ve additionally dived into the foremost UEFA membership competitions and the continent’s smaller leagues, whereas additionally trying additional afield to title races in Tanzania, Australia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Alongside all that, this problem can also be a celebration of strikers – fittingly so, as Harry Kane is formally confirmed because the 2023-24 ESM Golden Shoe winner – as we applaud the goalscoring exploits of Serhou Guirassy, Ademola Lookman, Viktor Gyokeres, Francesco Camarda and Kevin Phillips.
In subsequent month’s problem we are going to, after all, inform the total tales of each the European Championship and Copa America. In the meantime, please take pleasure in this complete evaluate of the 2023-24 season. And keep in mind, if it hasn’t been a very good one for you and your staff, don’t despair; issues may really feel very completely different this time subsequent 12 months – simply have a look at Olympiacos.
Jamie Evans, Managing Editor
THE WORLD THIS MONTH
11 Obituaries Kevin Campbell
12 Keir Radnedge Soccer and the Regulation
14 Jonathan Wilson Ancelotti: uncomplicated, unruffled, unbeatable
15 On The Radar Euro Beneath-17 skills
16 Ins & Outs
17 ESM Golden Shoe & Staff of the Season
HEADLINERS
20 Serhou Guirassy
21 Greenland
FEATURES
22 Highlight Ademola Lookman
26 Highlight Viktor Gyokeres
30 EyeWitness Olympiacos make historical past
70 Flip Again The Clock Kevin Phillips’ golden 12 months
74 Flip Again The Clock Uruguay’s Paris 1924 Olympic victory
78 Paris 2024 Olympics preview
SEASON REVIEW
39 Tales of the season
48 Champions League
50 Europa League
52 Europa Convention League
54 England
56 Spain
58 Germany
60 Italy
62 France
64 Portugal
66 Netherlands
INTERVIEWS
68 FaceToFace Tom Saintfiet
114 My Largest Recreation Dejan Savicevic
WOMEN’S FOOTBALL
82 UEFA Champions League Ultimate evaluate
83 Membership World Cup
WORLD SERVICE
86 Asia 2026 World Cup qualifying newest
88 CONCACAF 2026 World Cup qualifying newest
90 Africa 2026 World Cup qualifying newest
92 CONCACAF Champions Cup evaluate
94 Mexico LigaMX Clausura evaluate
96 Australia A-League evaluate
98 Saudi Arabia Saudi Professional League evaluate
99 United Arab Emirates UAE Professional League evaluate
100 South America Copa Libertadores group stage evaluate
101 South America Copa Sudamericana group stage evaluate
102 Palau Soccer on the remoted Pacific island
