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Image via Mikolaj Barbanell/Shutterstock Always a pleasure, never a chore: the Ekstraklasa returns today from the long winter break which whilst we’re well accustomed to, does leave us having to watch better quality football in the interim period.  I jest, but there is something fairly novel about having a season which starts earlier than many others in Europe, takes an extended break throughout winter, and then resumes in full force just as we do all start to wonder what the

Image via @FCPorto on Twitter In what will almost certainly be the most hyped transfer of a Polish player this winter window, Oskar Pietuszewski was officially announced as a Porto player yesterday afternoon.  A reported transfer fee of €8 million, potentially rising to €10 million, sets an Ekstraklasa record sale for Jagiellonia Białystok.  Personally I think this is a great move in developing Pietuszewski’s career, as it’s obviously a definite step up but not one which woul

Reflecting on 2025, looking ahead to 2026 It’s virtually a tradition at this point to pen an article at year’s end, and this year is no different.  This won’t be a long diatribe, because I think many of 2025’s events in Polish football have been well covered. It is of course still worth reflecting upon, and always having a positive look ahead to the coming 12 months.  Looking at the Polish national team, 2024 ended in rough shape and halfway through 2025 it practically implod

Images via @Inter_en and @fckoeln on Twitter This article has been gestating in my head for a while now, so it’s about time I finally got around to putting it out there.  What I’m writing about is not earth-shattering and is fairly obvious, but it’s still something I think needs to be said, particularly as we often get told by pundits and indeed managers or coaches themselves how vital versatility can prove to be.  I thought it would be interesting to look at both Piotr Zieli