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“Sporting Clube de PORTUGAL!!” was something I would get used to having shouted at me…
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In August 2008, India’s Blue Tigers prepared for the AFC Challenge Cup final against defending…
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“I’ve always chafed at the comparisons between the two countries.” After four years of friendship…
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David Dein and Arsène Wenger first met during the 1988-89 season, a relationship embarked upon…
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As a woman and a professor of philosophy, I have seen football always very differently.…
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Ode to Joy
1. I am not sure why, last winter, sat beside my dad in the Ninian Stand, I was thinking about the way the pitches I played on as a child used to…
Torcia Verde – a Unique Pocket of Football and Lisbon
“Sporting Clube de PORTUGAL!!” was something I would get used…
On Football and India – A Conversation With Sunil Chhetri
In August 2008, India’s Blue Tigers prepared for the AFC…
Emma Hayes, Carla Ward, and exhaustion in the women’s game
“I just feel re-energised,” Emma Hayes said after her first…
Manchester United and Erik Ten Hag – Standing, but on Flimsy Foundations
After weeks of deliberation, Manchester United’s new sporting owners have…
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…
Injury, Identity, and the Paradox of Women’s Football
In women’s football, there is an irreversible sense of lost…
The Canadian Premier League: Building Momentum
The history of Canadian football is permeated with geographical complexities,…
The Canadian Premier League: A New Era, or Another Experiment Destined For Failure?
The history of Canadian football is permeated with geographical complexities,…
Canadian Football: Success Abroad, but at What Local Cost?
The history of Canadian football is permeated with geographical complexities,…
Canadian Football: A North American League Wrapped in Stars and Stripes
The history of Canadian football is permeated with geographical complexities,…
Fan Culture as Community in Caracas
I’ve been a serial note-taker all my life. Doodling in…
Kickabouts in Cuba with Diego Maradona
“I’ve always chafed at the comparisons between the two countries.”…
Portuguesa and the Venezuelan Ultra Turned Kidnapper
In 1963, with Real Madrid, FC Porto, and Sao Paulo…
Why a Documentary About the Liverpool “Spice Boys” is a Good Idea
A regular feature of the YouTube show “Stick to Football”…
Arsenal 1-1 Porto (4-2 pens): This Is Where We Want to Be
Just under two weeks ago, I was once again staring…
Kickabouts in Cuba with Diego Maradona
“I’ve always chafed at the comparisons between the two countries.”…
Bitcoin football: the story of Real Bedford FC
Football has become the establishment. Thirty years since the publication…
KRC Genk – The Belgian academy producing some of football’s biggest stars
Tucked away in Eastern Belgium, closer to the Dutch border…