It was June 18th 2006. The occasion was a mostly dull, scoreless match between Croatia…
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The Champions League Final is Damned and Doomed: Part II
Barrie Davies’ journey to the Liverpool-Real Madrid final reaches its zenith as the crew enters…
Noussair Mazraoui: Football’s Glorious Nonconformist
Ajax full-back Noussair Mazraoui recently signed with Bayern Munich on a free transfer. He encapsulates…
Kylian Mbappé’s New Residence: Top of the Football World
Kylian Mbappé’s transfer saga, where he played two of Europe’s most prominent clubs off each…
Booze and the Boardroom – Watching Messi Leave
It must be 5:00 PM somewhere in the world. That’s what I tell myself as…
When Everything’s Right: Looking Back on Luka Modric’s Ballon D’or Victory
In the last article I wrote, I started by shooting the bull about actor Marlon…
Zinedine Zidane: Understanding the unknowable
Everyone remembers where they were on 9th of July 2006. I was at home, about…
Andres Iniesta – El mago con la pelota
We know Andres Iniesta as Andres Iniesta, the diminutive artisan who made every match he…
Real Madrid and their Brazilian vision
As a football club synonymous with the acquisition of marquee names and the assembly of…
Eden, You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Artists are rarely straightforward and forthcoming about their work. Bob Dylan’s 15th studio album Blood…
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…
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…
Una Nueva Ilusion – Spain and Tiki Taka Goes Bang-A-Rang with Lucho
Whenever Spain lose a major international fixture, it is only natural for many to dedicate…
Ronaldo, Messi, Pele: The GOAT debate is unending, and shouldn’t matter
You could like Cristiano Ronaldo or Leo Messi, or live by the art of Cruyff…
The finals of Euro 2016: The night of contradictions, the night of Pepe
The final of Euro 2016 served as the perfect stage a man who was fighting…
The Messi vs Ronaldo Debate is the Low-point of Modern Football Conversation
Like the mythological snake, Ouroboros, the self-consuming egos of Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi have…