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Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp: Where do we go now?
It would be fair to say that Klopp’s ability to construct a squad of unlikely…
Liverpool 19-20: There is no asterisk next to their name on the trophy
Frank Lampard is incensed. His eyebrows are furrowing and his voice is dipping lower in…
The postwar years: 1945 to 1947 in English football
Not many people have been bringing up the last time football had to restart after…
The rebuild déjà vu – Manchester United Season Preview 2019/20
European football’s annual reset button is upon us. New kits are being released and fantasy…
At Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool, there’s place for everyone
At the Wanda Metropolitano, well after the final whistle, after the medals had been presented…
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…
Alternative Match Report: Sadio Mane’s Adventurous Amphibian Syncopation
Match report from Liverpool decimation of Watford, where Sadio Mane laid down an exhibition on…
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,…
Almost Invincible by Dan Betts (An Arsenal book review)
Dan Betts tells us why it is important to remember and celebrate the achievements of…
Crying is ok: Tackling one of football’s oldest stigmas
Football is steeped in misplaced masculinity, and it is important to talk about myths and…
What happened to Lauri Dalla Valle, the fallen heir of Fernando Torres?
Football is full of stories of players who made it against the odds, the young…
Dirk Kuyt, Robin Van Persie, and the story of Feyenoord
A complex club like Feyenoord Rotterdam can only be truly understood by looking at two…
Je t’aime, Liverpool: How to Talk About Love and Your Football Club
This feature talks about how Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool aided a small victory over depression by…
Finland: A Tale Of Hope and Close Misses
Finland are yet to occupy a space of any relevance in world football’s consciousness, but…
Mohamed Salah: More Than A Footballer
Over the last year, Mohamed Salah has not just been a successful footballer, but a…
“If He Was Brazilian” – In Defence of Jordan Henderson
If Jordan Henderson’s surname was Hendrao or Hendrinho, every forward pass would have been memorable…
Cloak and Dagger of Sergio Ramos – The Glitch in the System
We believe in this holistic notion; we have to. But there are players like Sergio…
Witnessing Liverpool’s Reclamation of Shankly’s Vision – A front-row view
“For Liverpool it’s been the season of Peter Gabriel, Beautiful South and James; Channel 4…