What is a football club? It’s not a rhetorical question, and it’s one I keep…
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Can We Give Virgil Van Dijk A Cape, Please?
Football has seen multiple rule changes. Ever since Scotland kicked a ball in anger vs…
The Time I saw Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Unfold at Anfield
On a Sunday afternoon, God was playing shadow puppet with the sun. Spring, monsoon, autumn…
Unai’s At The Wheel: Arsenal 2-0 Manchester United
Football runs on narrative cycles as much as anything else in sport, culture, or life.…
Ici c’est Manchester: Paris Saint Germain 1-3 Manchester United
Good reportage demands a balance of stance. As a writer, it is my job to…
Alternative Match Report: Sadio Mane’s Adventurous Amphibian Syncopation
Match report from Liverpool decimation of Watford, where Sadio Mane laid down an exhibition on…
The Etihad Exhibition: Manchester City 6-0 Chelsea
Even the magical realists in the Chelsea board couldn’t have seen this coming within months…
Caught between Ajax and Man City: The duality of supporting two clubs
Most people live and die by their beloved club and its colors. What about those…
Mohamed Salah and The Pleasure of Discovery
Is Mo’ Salah’s improbable brilliance a rupture in the European-elite-club-football-spacetime-continuum? Across sports, genres and eras,…
A view from Paris: Paris Saint Germain and the limits of Ligue 1
We visited Paris Saint Germain to take stock of how what they have built is…
Escaping the shadows: Federico Higuain in the MLS
Even with all the modern apparel technology, a jersey can still feel heavy when the…
Juventus and Their Money – Serie A’s Silver Lined Dark Cloud
Juventus’ recent extravagance in the transfer market may give them a dark hue, but Serie…
José Mourinho at Manchester United: Thirty months of playing with fire
After two and a half seasons of juggling the tightrope at Manchester United, José Mourinho…
Colliding airwaves: Is the world of football approaching overkill?
Football has become busier. There’s always some match on, some league to follow, some derby…
Milan ’96: The coming of age of Zinedine Zidane
Before the headers at the World Cup final, the volley at Glasgow, there was Milan…
The story of Bengaluru FC – The Revolutionaries of Indian football
In Bengaluru FC, India have found a club who have set themselves a target of…
Admiration, Cristiano Ronaldo: Could we enjoy the work of a ruined man?
Cristiano Ronaldo has never pretended to be a perfect man, but is it time to…
Simple Confession of Love To Stadium Atmosphere
Is there a more pure way of enjoying our sport than watching it along with…
Hangin’ with the Kozakken Boys: The back alley of Dutch football
Our in-house Dutch football writer visited semi-pro club Kozakken Boys. While the spectacle was small,…
Harkes at The Wall, Part 3: Football, life and everything in between
We often use Shankly’s life and football quote for explaining the importance of football in…