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VAR and the Slow Death of the Goal Celebration
March 3, 2018 will go down in history as the day that football began shifting…
Philippe Coutinho: Revitalisation at Villa Park
When you are not thriving at one place, you try to rediscover yourself by moving…
Eric Lamela – The One That Slipped Away
Erik Lamela is 29 years old. There is something almost cruel about this sentence, which…
Spurs 1-1 Man United: A bit of Pogba and lot of Mourinho
A football match involving José Mourinho begins and ends with the press conferences. The unpredictability…
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…
The Show Must Go On: An Alternative Match Report for Spurs vs Man City
The Spurs vs Man City match-up last weekend was far from the fast-paced spectacle we…
All the President’s Men – Uncertainty of Mauricio Pochettino’s Second Term
Four years into Mauricio Pochettino‘s Tottenham project – the lack of silverware is beginning to…
A Square Peg in a Round Hole – The Tale of Valverde and Paulinho at Barca
Part of FC Barcelona’s charm lies in their heritage, ethos and approach to football. In…
The Football Battalion – Staring Down the Barrel of World War 1 – Part 2
Part 2 of Samiran Mishra’s brilliant account of footballers who sacrificed their lives for the…
Football’s Call of Duty: Playing in the trenches in World War 1 – Part 1
Privileged footballers once played a pivotal role in shaping the world as we know it…
Dancing with Dembele: An Alternative Match Report
Moussa Dembele defies analysis by being himself. This Alternative Match Report of the North London…
The Unlikely Italian Education of Jurgen Klopp: An Alternative Match Report
While incompetent refereeing ruined Liverpool v Tottenham, it has revealed the lessons Jurgen Klopp learned from Arrigo…
Chris Wood adds to Tottenham’s prolonged Wembley wobble
Chris Wood grabbed a dramatic late equaliser as Tottenham suffered more Wembley wobbles. The striker,…
Home is where the Hart is: Marcos Alonso double sees champions Chelsea sink Tottenham
Chelsea responded from the humiliating opening to their title defence by extending Tottenham’s Wembley woe…