Welcome to MUACOL.
A football-centric sports blog with a primary focus on my favourite teams:
Manchester United, Athletic Club, Olympique Lyonnais & England.
Featured Articles
Match Report: Elgin City v Hibernian
A photo-essay covering a Scottish League Cup group stage clash at Borough Briggs in July 2024.
Retro: Sheffield Wednesday 5-2 Lyon
A look back at Olympique Lyonnais’ first ever visit to Britain, in October 1961, when they faced Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
Retro: Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 Lyon
A look back at another classic match from Olympique Lyonnais’ history. Their visit to White Hart Lane in December 1967 to face Spurs in the European Cup Winners’ Cup.
Latest Manchester United Posts
Manchester United 0-1 Arsenal – opening day disappointment
Manchester United fell to a 1-0 defeat against Arsenal at Old Trafford on the opening weekend of the 2025-26 Premier League season. Arsenal's Italian defender Riccardo Calafiori headed in the only goal from point-blank range …
Ander Herrera – Player Profile
Full Name: Ander Herrera AgüeraDate of Birth: 11/08/1989Place of Birth: BilbaoNationality: ESPPosition: Central MidfielderClubs: Real Zaragoza, Athletic Club, Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain, Athletic Club, Boca Juniors Ander Herrera is a Basque central midfielder who spent the bulk of his …
Latest Athletic Club de Bilbao Posts
Athletic Club edge thriller v Sevilla
Athletic Club got their La Liga season off to a fine start with a thrilling 3-2 win against Sevilla at the San Mamés Barria. Los Leones put their miserable pre-season form firmly behind them in …
Arsenal defeat concludes poor pre-season for Athletic
A 3-0 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium rounded off a disappointing series of pre-season friendlies for Athletic Club. They were well beaten by an Arsenal side who took the lead through new signing …
Latest Olympique Lyonnais Posts
Lyon 1-0 Marseille
Olympique Lyonnais won a keenly contested 'Olympico' at the Groupama Stadium on matchday 3 of the season to maintain their 100% record and join PSG at the top of the nascent Ligue 1 table on …
Pavel Šulc – Player Profile
Pavel Šulc has just enjoyed the season of his life. Lyon's new €7.5 million signing from Viktoria Plzeň, won the prestigious Czech Golden Ball (Zlatý míč České republiky), becoming the first Czech based player to …
Latest England Posts
World Cup Qualifiers: England face Andorra and Serbia in September
The qualification matches for FIFA World Cup 2026 in the USA, Canada and Mexico are due to resume in early September. England will face Group K minnows Andorra at Villa Park in Birmingham on Saturday …
North Macedonia 1-1 England
England concluded their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying campaign with a 1-1 draw against North Macedonia in front of 27,982 fans at the Toše Proeski National Arena in Skopje. It was a fairly insipid performance blighted …