Antonin Panenka was possibly the most famous Czech footballer of all
time. It was he who, in extra time of the 1976 European Championship
famously chipped Sepp Maier to win the title for Czechoslovakia.
Panenka, consequently later dubbed a "poet" by a famous French journalist was the style of nonchalant "chipping" style penalty (as epitomised by Zidane in the final of the World Cup v Italy in 2006)
Now Panenka has also lent his name to Spain's latest football publication. With a nod to high calibre football & sports journalism prevalent in other European countries (England - "When Saturday Comes" & "The Blizzard", Germany - "11 Freunde" & France with "So Foot"), Panenka comes as a breath of fresh air in an area where the dominant football correspondence spends more time dealing with Cristiano Ronaldos new hair style or Messis new personalised boots.
Put together earlier this year in Barcelona by a group of journalists who realise that football in Spain and in the world does not simply mean just Real Madrid & Barça, after a successful launch with an issue 0, the publication has just launched the Issue 2.
Panenka, consequently later dubbed a "poet" by a famous French journalist was the style of nonchalant "chipping" style penalty (as epitomised by Zidane in the final of the World Cup v Italy in 2006)
Now Panenka has also lent his name to Spain's latest football publication. With a nod to high calibre football & sports journalism prevalent in other European countries (England - "When Saturday Comes" & "The Blizzard", Germany - "11 Freunde" & France with "So Foot"), Panenka comes as a breath of fresh air in an area where the dominant football correspondence spends more time dealing with Cristiano Ronaldos new hair style or Messis new personalised boots.
Put together earlier this year in Barcelona by a group of journalists who realise that football in Spain and in the world does not simply mean just Real Madrid & Barça, after a successful launch with an issue 0, the publication has just launched the Issue 2.
This second issue features an
in-depth interview with the colourful manager of Sporting Gijon, Manuel
Preciado, a feature on the Tibetan national team (a national team not
recognised by FIFA), politics in football, and a feature of 2B team Mirandes
and many other interesting well written and diverse articles dealing
with the wide world of football.
With physical copies starting at €5 and PDF downloads as little as €1 this magazine is perfect for all football fans interested in all aspects of the beautiful game and even a fun way to learn Spanish.
More information at www.panenka.org/inicio
With physical copies starting at €5 and PDF downloads as little as €1 this magazine is perfect for all football fans interested in all aspects of the beautiful game and even a fun way to learn Spanish.
More information at www.panenka.org/inicio
that famous penalty that started it all in 1976
