Clubs
Groundhopper Guide to BSC Young Boys
Manchester United open Champions League action in Switzerland and then return home to face the 2021 Europa League champions, Villarreal. We have already featured Villarreal during their Europa League title run, so now let Groundhopper Soccer Guides introduce you to BSC Young Boys of the Swiss Super League. UPDATED Sept. 15, 2021: After the first…
Groundhopper Guide to Zenit St. Petersburg
Chelsea will start their defense of the Champions League title in group stage action with Zenit St. Petersburg and then Juventus, their two UCL foes in September. We have previously introduced you to Juventus of Italy's Serie A, so now let Groundhopper Soccer Guides introduce you to Zenit of the Russian Premier League. UPDATED Sept.…
Groundhopper Guide to Dinamo Zagreb
Playing in a European competition for the first time since 2016-17, West Ham United will make the journey to Croatia to open action in the 2021-22 Europa League. Let Groundhopper Soccer Guides introduce you to their opponent, Dinamo Zagreb of Croatia’s First Football League. UPDATED September 17, 2021: Dinamo Zagreb opened group stage action with…
Latest English Soccer Fan Chat: Riley of North Ferriby FC
"Fan Chats" is our series of videos in which we visit with supporters of English football clubs, and the latest is a village club from Yorkshire, North Ferriby FC. You can see all our Fan Chat videos here. Getting to Know North Ferriby FC The Villagers, as they are known, are an interesting story, because…
Seeing a Game at Nottingham Forest FC
Nottingham Forest has emerged from the wilderness of English football and is back in the Premier League. So here's a look at what it's like to see a game at their City Ground. An older version of this post, written in 2016, started out this way: "If you knew nothing of English soccer, and you…
English Football Fan Chat: Norwich City
In our latest English football fan chat, we meet a long time supporter of Norwich City, a squad that has been promoted back to the Premier League for the 2021-22 season. Lewis might be one of the biggest Norwich City supporters out there, as he hosts a YouTube channel that provides some of the best…
Seeing a Game at Swansea City
Seeing a game at Swansea City would seem, without context, to be a pretty standard English Football League experience--except it's in Wales, of course! Not that it lacks interest or passion or drama -- certainly it was the exact opposite when I visited in March 2017, when they were in the Premier League. But if…
Groundhopper Guide to Stevenage FC
Years ago, I heard a story that made me start falling (more) in love with English soccer. It was the story of the time Newcastle United had to come play at a little place called Stevenage FC. (This post was originally written in March 2017 but has been updated for the 2024-25 season.) It was…
English Football Fan Chat:
Sheffield Wednesday
In our latest English football fan chat, we learn all about the ups and downs of being a Sheffield Wednesday supporter, as they were relegated to League One for the 2021-22 season. James was born and raised in South Yorkshire, and has attended games with his family at Hillsborough Stadium since he was a kid.…
Groundhopper Guide to Villarreal CF
Villarreal CF are the Spanish club with a knack for finishing well in the La Liga table every season Meet Spain’s Villarreal CF. An up-and-coming club in La Liga, based out of a coastal city famous for ceramics, Villarreal CF captured their first European Trophy since 2004‘s Intertoto Cup when they downed Man U in…
