IT goes without saying that for football fans who like a trip abroad, the ideal excursion is a combination of culture, football, food, drink (!) and meeting people from different corners of the world. If, like me, you tick all of those boxes when you go on a jaunt, then you inevitably form some form of judgement about the world’s great footballing cities. I’m starting a project that ranks cities from a footballing strength, be it playing success, cultural importance, public interest and depth of club saturation. Through Game of the People, my website, I’m hoping to produce a report that will gain some form of credibility. This has led me to form some initial thoughts on the cities that are likely to feature. From…