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New Zealand Football: Domestic Matters
In this four-part series, Ryan Murray unravels the complex tapestry of New Zealand football, delves…
From Wolfsburg misfit to immortality in Naples: the rise, blip, and rise of Victor Osimhen
In Naples, football is more than a sport. This southern city, famous for its natural…
New Zealand Football: A Challenging Backdrop
In this four-part series, Ryan Murray unravels the complex tapestry of New Zealand football, delves…
Barca: The Albatross Around FC Barcelona’s Neck
The smoke signals have been fired. Barcelona lead the La Liga table by thirteen points.…
Football, Mental Health, and Belonging
I like to think that everything in life is a metaphor. Things can be broken…
KRC Genk – The Belgian academy producing some of football’s biggest stars
Tucked away in Eastern Belgium, closer to the Dutch border than the major Belgian cities,…
Football Twitter, Arsenal, and Coming Back to Myself
Getting older is a peculiar experience, particularly hitting 40. There are highs—a new decade, the…
Y’All Means Y’All: Why Women’s Football and Trans Players Need Each Other
Have you ever played on a football team? Perhaps you play for a grassroots team.…
FC Start and the Legend of ‘The Death Match’
The 1981 sports war movie Escape to Victory, starring Hollywood icons like Sylvester Stallone and…
CONIFA: Football’s Hidden Movement
In Qatar, the dust, in both a literal and figurative sense, is just settling after…
Maple Leafs and Terrified Devils — A Match Report of Canada against Belgium
Canada gave Belgium an almighty scare in Wednesday’s Group F fixture, losing gallantly and challenging the perception of the World Cup’s “heavyweights”.
Making an Athlete – Review of Soul by Jonathan Harding
Simone Biles considers the Tokyo 2020 Olympics balance beam bronze medal her most meaningful win,…
Interview with Stefano Cusin, the Italian globetrotter who’s on a quest in Africa
In an interview, Stefano Cusin, the Italian manager of the South Sudan national team, speaks of his experiences, beliefs, and a love for challenge.
Ramadan and Football: The Synergy of Faith and Sport
The holy month of Ramadan saw several elite footballers fasting and yet contributing vastly on the pitch. Undeterred faith seems to have played a significant role in that.
Football, Covid, and Quiet: How Much of It Do We Really Need?
This sport we love is loud. It is heavy handed, a picture of excess and…
Case for the Planet: Football Needs to Think
By any football club’s standards, 2020 was a catastrophic year. Pandemic-driven shortfalls caused by the…
Football fiction: Old Leather
I’m holding these old boots in my hands. Nike Tiempos. Leather. White with lime green…
Take a Look Around: Football Needs to Get Over Eurocentrism
In football, Europe has cultivated an international export in a way that no other continent…
Football Statues XI: Because symbolism is never out of fashion
What a kerfuffle about big bronze blokes (hardly any women) there is in Britain today.…