The Europa League finally finds its feet

The secondary competition is finally stepping out of the shadows (Published March 2016)

Coutinho skips by Lingard, Blind and Carrick Pic: Getty

It's been a tough and brutally long transition for the competition that began life as the Inter City Fairs Cup. When what was then the UEFA Cup absorbed the Cup Winners Cup at the end of the 1998/1999 season, it began a brilliant era for the competition but erosion in quality, due to the expansion of ...