At the start of 2020, despite the feel-good factor of Mikel Arteta’s late-December appointment as…
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CONIFA: Football’s Hidden Movement
In Qatar, the dust, in both a literal and figurative sense, is just settling after…
Croatia and the Safety First Approach: With Respect Comes Expectation
Since gaining independence from the former Yugoslavia in 1991, Croatia’s national football team qualified for…
Messi, Lusail, and closing a personal chapter
“Everyone remembers their firsts. The memory of my first taste of football is tangled up…
The Rise of Georgian Football
Georgian football hasn’t been the most recognisable location on the footballing map. Still, the recent…
Give it to Messi and Pray: Netherlands vs Argentina
Give it to Messi and pray. Now. Tomorrow. The day after. Tonight, especially tonight. Give…
Luka Modrić and Croatia’s Hopes against Brazil
It was June 18th 2006. The occasion was a mostly dull, scoreless match between Croatia…
Five Iconic Moments from the Group Stage
On the pitch, the 2022 World Cup has already thrown up a plethora of entertainment…
What’s Next for the USMNT? Group Stage in Review
Through to the next round. Advancing out of the group stage at the World Cup…
Five iconic matches from the 2006 World Cup
The World Cup generates an entirely different feeling to club football. All the animosity that…
Do Aesthetics Matter? Levante and Alavés’ La Liga Relegation Answers a Persistent Question
To suggest that the neutral fan in La Liga will mourn the loss of Alavés and Levante is a little hyperbolic, but there might be a fleeting pang of regret that Los Granotas are no longer in the first division.
VAR and the Slow Death of the Goal Celebration
March 3, 2018 will go down in history as the day that football began shifting…
New-Gen Ghana at Qatar 2022
This winter, Ghana will make their fourth appearance at the FIFA World Cup. Having beaten…
From Absurdity to Ecstasy: How Denmark Turned Things Around
On a cold September night in 2018, Denmark fielded a team consisting only of amateur…
Baila Brasil, Baila! Can This World Cup Be Saved?
I think this is going to be the worst World Cup of all time. I…
Life without Lo Celso: Argentina in need of dynamic solutions in Qatar
Do Argentina miss Giovani Lo Celso, that remarkable presence on the left side of Lionel Scaloni’s midfield that makes things happen? We take a look after Saudi Arabia humbled the Albiceleste at the World Cup in Qatar.
Socceroos in Qatar: All Eyes on the Green and Gold
This winter, Australia will make its fifth consecutive appearance on the biggest international stage, having…
A Dreamers Preview to the USMNT at the World Cup
The World Cup is at hand. Today, the biggest theater of dreams in sports opens…
Chemtrails Over the Campus Quad: The Charming (and Increasingly Irrelevant) Americana of Men’s College Soccer
Fifteen minutes into the match, a lone North Carolina State attacker collects the ball at…
The Beauty of a Neighborhood Game
The August nights were humid and pleasantly long. As the summer turns to fall, the…