Derbies are the games us football fans live for. There’s nothing quite like the tribalistic battle for local supremacy and, for fans, it doesn’t matter if you’re fighting for a league title or against relegation – you just need to win that derby. In this issue, we explore 5 derbies in depth: River Plate vs Boca Juniors, Borussia Dortmund vs Schalke, Roma vs Lazio, Galatasaray vs Fenerbahce and the lesser known Brazilian derby, Sport vs Santa Cruz. There is also a cover interview with Paris Saint-Germain and France star Blaise Matuidu, and his French team-mates Raphael Varane and Mamadou Sakho, plus we talk exclusively to Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino, England women’s coach Mark Sampson and go behind-the-scenes at Raul’s final game as a professional for New York Cosmos.
