Journal

On the soft sands of Ipanema, Rio, under the gaze of the Two Brothers mountain, a game plays out that is as much ritual as it is sport. The ball rarely touches the ground. It moves between bare chests, toes, shoulders and thighs with effortless grace. This is Altinha.

We joined east London’s buzziest grassroots team for a kickabout - and talked community, kits, and the Euros.

Since 2021, @maccalaaa has hosted a Saturday morning radio show on NTS called One Glove (a five-a-side reference, no doubt), taking a loyal group of fans and listeners on a musical journey from jazz, soul, balearic to hip-hop, house and far further off the beaten path of beats. 

Photographer Eoghan Gilmore invites us to the French capital for a kickabout (and the best poulet frites in the city).

Konrad Kay is best known for creating one of the best loved shows on TV: Industry. He’s also a diehard Liverpool fan. For our latest Why I Support he describes the transcendental nature of celebrating a very important goal (Southampton away).

We asked friend of Futsol Daniele Mizar, a wonderful Sicilian DJ and curator of Soho Radio's Isola Paradiso to create singular mix of island sounds to see you into summer and beyond.