In Jules Verne’s 1874 novel, Around the World in 80 Days, protagonist Phileas Fogg wagers…
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Russia’s World Cup: The Politics In Review, Two Years On
Nearly two years have passed since the 2018 World Cup, and establishing the overall outcome…
Panyee FC – When Football Challenges Nature
I was born and raised in a centuries-old slum in the heart of Cairo, Egypt,…
Football Fiction: Grudge Match – Part II
Read part 1 of this story here. “Winner stays.” Arun said, lounging on one of…
Andres Iniesta – El mago con la pelota
We know Andres Iniesta as Andres Iniesta, the diminutive artisan who made every match he…
Premier League 2019-20: The skirmish for top six
It wasn’t long ago when the position of the country’s biggest and best clubs seemed…
Sani Haruna Kaita – The fool is us
My earliest memory of football was in 1998. I was five and must have been…
Football Fiction: Grudge Match – Part I
Gully sports exist in a realm of their own. We devote ourselves to mimicking our…
Lir: A part of Boston where football holds a different meaning
A stone’s throw away from Hynes Convention Center sits Lir. Just one of the many…
CONIFA, Gender Equity, and the National Team Giving Karen Athletes a Chance
A new football team is taking root in the all-too-often frozen soil of Minnesota. While…
Real Madrid and their Brazilian vision
As a football club synonymous with the acquisition of marquee names and the assembly of…
Santi Cazorla – The gift that keeps on giving
As a long-time football fan, I’m well-versed with turbulent emotions. As a long-time Arsenal fan,…
Manchester United 0-2 Burnley: Just where does this end?
Recollect the last time you slipped – a fall, stumble, anything. It’s probably easier to…
Arteta-ball: An Alternative Match-Report
A win against Manchester United for Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal show that the Spaniard was already imposing a much-welcome structure and order to proceedings
Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari – The first visionary of Indian football
Two of Eastern India’s best known educational institutions, Hare School and Hindu College (present Presidency…
We need to talk about the Granit Xhaka incident
There is a video on the internet, titled The horribly slow murderer with the extremely…
Art and Football in Bilbao – Goal by Aduriz
On the first match of what is to be his final season in the Spanish top division, Aritz Aduriz was supposed to present a picture of a veteran who’ll soon bid his farewell. He chose to author a spectacle instead.
AC Milan and the unravelling of a season in one match
Gennaro Gattuso knew how difficult the 2018/19 season would be just 90 minutes into it.…
Ajax and The Class of 2019
What if it was all a dream? The so-called Class of 2019. The summer visits…
This Time Will Be Different! – Chelsea Season Preview 2019/20
We are on the brink of another season. May seems like an era ago. Since…