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The 4-3-3: A Revolution, Triangles and Arrogance
On the 16th of July, 1950, a great crowd surged into a seatless, concrete grandstand in Rio to watch a football match. It was supposed to be a trivial impediment that would…
Book Review: What You Think You Know About Football is Wrong – Kevin Moore
The word ‘myth’ comes from the Greek ‘mythos’ which has…
Why All Eyes Should be on Serie A
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Football Literature: The Gift That Will Always Give
Football touches on every aspect of life, which means you…
My Life in Red and White: Wenger and the Artist’s Curse
The word “passion” has become a bit of a joke.…
The dance of the virtuoso: Lessons from the World Cup
A walk through Hungary: Once the axis of football, now a distant admirer
Neymar: Brazil’s little misunderstood genius behind all the theatrics
Neymar at Russia 2018 came out with the reputation of…
Football Beyond the Veil – Saudi Arabian Women’s Silent Revolution
Our editor Anushree Nande talks to Sarah Algashgari, a female…
Diaries from the streets of Bogota: Tickets, Taxis and Millonarios
Santokie Nagulendran roams through the streets of Bogota, talking race,…
Manchester City and NAC Breda: A long-distance relationship
NAC Breda have been average, reaching the highs and lows…
Dulwich Hamlet: The story of a fight to preserve grassroots football in the UK
Lower division football clubs around the UK are having to…
A Footballer’s Purgatory: Truth about the Vitesse-Chelsea Partnership
Unsuspecting Chelsea prospects increasingly find themselves in a place where…
The Messi vs Ronaldo Debate is the Low-point of Modern Football Conversation
Like the mythological snake, Ouroboros, the self-consuming egos of Cristiano…
Loris Karius, Dazed and Confused: Depression, Sabotage, Toxic Masculinity
The reprehensible reaction to Loris Karius’s howlers highlights the need…
Witnessing Liverpool’s Reclamation of Shankly’s Vision – A front-row view
“For Liverpool it’s been the season of Peter Gabriel, Beautiful…
Brazil and the birth of a footballing culture
Mexico 1970 was Brazil’s coronation as a footballing culture, coming…
The FIFA World Cup: A legacy tournament, but still a fan favourite?
The World Cup is not what Jules Rimet envisioned it…
Pep Guardiola thanks Leroy Sane ahead of expected Etihad exit
Pep Guardiola has wished Leroy Sane well with the winger set to leave Manchester City for Bayern Munich.
The highs and lows of Wigan Athletic
From non-league to the Premier League in a quarter of a century, Wigan’s remarkable rise was bankrolled by local businessman Dave Whelan.
Bukayo Saka signs long-term Arsenal contract
Arsenal teenager Bukayo Saka has signed a new long-term contract with the club.
Wigan placed into administration and facing 12-point deduction
Championship side Wigan have gone into administration as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic starts to be felt in the English Football League.
Victor Lindelof salutes ‘brilliant’ Bruno Fernandes impact
Victor Lindelof believes the arrival of Bruno Fernandes has brought a new level of creativity to Manchester United.
In conversation with Osian Roberts, the silent engine of Welsh football
We talk to Osian Roberts, who is currently in charge…
Danny Mills on PEDs, Injections & the Final That Changed His Life
As a youth, Danny Mills went to Norwich City games…
Talking to Ralph Hasenhuettl: RB Leipzig’s very own superhero from the Alps
We talk to Ralph Hasenhuettl, the man from Austria who…