Tom Vernon started RTD in Ghana in 1999 and its reach has extended to FC Nordsjælland’s chase for the Danish SuperligaThe Danish Superliga is coming to a thrilling conclusion, with FC Copenhagen and FC Nordsjælland competing to win the league. If Nordsjælland secure the title they will do so as the youngest team competing in Europe’s top divisions. They host Copenhagen on Monday.My recent obsession with the Superliga began when I started exploring the broader role football can play in society. I wanted to learn from the best and the most purpose-focused organisation in sport, maybe the world, is the Right to Dream group (RTD), which established itself in Ghana in 1999 and bought Nordsjælland in 2015. Most recently it...
Former university footballer now managing a second division men’s club is determined to take herself even higher up the ladderThe Brong-Ahafo region in Ghana is not unused to producing sporting talent. It boasts Ghana captain and former Sunderland record transfer, Asamoah Gyan, among its former inhabitants, as well as the former West Ham, Fulham and Leicester defender John Paintsil and a number of top footballers plying their trade across Africa.At a second division club located in the capital of the region, Sunyani, a new star is emerging, a star standing on the touchline rather than the pitch – as head coach of the men’s club DC United. She is a 27-year-old woman: Mavis Appiah. Related: From the ashes: South American...
Ramsey’s Wales return, Yiadom’s controversial Ghana inclusion, Southgate and Strachan heading in opposite directions and a fairytale comeback for FalcaoGareth Southgate is at the beginning, Gordon Strachan could be approaching the end. But both managers are under pressure before Friday night’s qualifier at Wembley. While Southgate has shown that he is not afraid to make big calls, dropping Wayne Rooney for the fortunate goalless draw in Slovenia, England’s caretaker oversaw underwhelming performances in hisfirst two matches and would not be seen as an inspiring permanent appointment if his team fails to convince against Scotland. The return of Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling should enhance England’s threat, however, and it is Strachan who has bigger problems. Robert Snodgrass has been in...