As the players finish their warm-ups prior to kickoff at the Arena, “Freed From Desire”…
Alternative Match Report: Ajax Enter 2023 With Hope and Despair
Like many of us, Ajax come into the new year holding a sense both of…
Noussair Mazraoui: Football’s Glorious Nonconformist
Ajax full-back Noussair Mazraoui recently signed with Bayern Munich on a free transfer. He encapsulates…
Abramovich Isn’t a Russian Problem: He’s a London Problem
Oligarchic supremacy in football is over now that Roman Abramovich’s tenure as Chelsea F.C. owner…
Visions of the Dutch Big Three
(This piece was written following the September 18-19 football weekend.) Over the previous international break,…
Eredivisie Overture: Part One
The Dutch are a society littered with contradictions. Rising waters threaten a country largely below…
Portugal in the 21st Century – The Cost of Gold
The European Championships this summer were a lesson in team play, for both the robust…
How American Culture Gave Rise to the Premier League’s Perverse Structure
This year has been defined, naturally, by the coronavirus pandemic sweeping our globe. The same…
Man City, Sportwash, and A Battle For Equality
It seems to me that the real political task in our contemporary society is to…
Manchester City: An Illustrated History
In Jules Verne’s 1874 novel, Around the World in 80 Days, protagonist Phileas Fogg wagers…
Ajax and The Class of 2019
What if it was all a dream? The so-called Class of 2019. The summer visits…
The Oranje Dream: Ajax’s conquest of Madrid
Writer’s Note: This article was written preceding Ajax’s two-legged triumph over Juventus. I hope you…
Caught between Ajax and Man City: The duality of supporting two clubs
Most people live and die by their beloved club and its colors. What about those…
Hangin’ with the Kozakken Boys: The back alley of Dutch football
Our in-house Dutch football writer visited semi-pro club Kozakken Boys. While the spectacle was small,…
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…
Ajax Amsterdam: The dance between hope and pain
We explore the angst and optimism of AFC Ajax supporters, uncovering the factors behind the…
The dance of the virtuoso: Lessons from the World Cup
The platitude of football being a team game has been heard by everyone, but we…
A walk through Hungary: Once the axis of football, now a distant admirer
Our in-house writer visited Budapest, the focal-point for the best of European football not so…
Nigerian football: A Love of the Game in the Face of Corruption
Nigeria have failed to impress in Russia, but we should hardly be worried about their…
Zlatan and the law of Jante: Sweden’s dilemma or triumph?
No Zlatan, no party? The opposite seems to be true for Sweden, as the structured…