There are some simply sensational stories to be told about the 108 league phase participants in the three UEFA club competitions this season.
For example, it’s not every day that a ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ contestant uses their winnings to become a football manager in England, starts out in the ninth tier and eventually guides a nine-year-old Azerbaijani club into the UEFA Champions League!
So how much did Lithuanian tactician Valdas Dambrauskas win to kickstart his managerial career? How has he taken Sabah to a first league title and the pinnacle of European club football in just one year? And why do the club from Maksimir play in pink?
Plus, second-tier Portuguese side Torreense prepare for a Europa League campaign in cyclone-hit Leiria, Inter Club d’Escaldes achieve an historic milestone for Andorra and Greek islanders OFI Crete complete a remarkable rebound from administration.
Join us on Patreon for Thursday’s round-up of all the best domestic cup stories across Europe – including the Slovak tie between two clubs with the same president – plus a preview of the returning Palestinian league.
Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
01:10 – Sabah: The quiz show contestant
12:23 – Inter d’Escaldes: The micro-state trailblazers
21:43 – Torreense: The second-tier cup winners
26:40 – Jagiellonia Białystok: The winning Wi-Fi password
29:39 – OFI Crete: The revived islanders
33:45 – Yaya Touré, Viking, Hearts: The best of the rest
