In football, a single game is often too brief a sample of events to draw…
Ballon d’Or: The Golden Ball Filled With Air, Glitter, and Confusion
If Monday’s Ballon d’Or gala was a scene from a movie, the art director would…
David Silva – The Sorcerer in Plain Clothes
On a December evening in 2010, Andy Gray was in a studio, possibly somewhere in…
Are We Ever Going to Look Beyond the Skin?
The opening sequence of Inglorious Basterds is a masterclass on how to write a lede.…
Barca: The Albatross Around FC Barcelona’s Neck
The smoke signals have been fired. Barcelona lead the La Liga table by thirteen points.…
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…
Mason Greenwood, Harriet Robson, and a World Designed to Protect Assaulters
I am a man, and just reading detailed reports on physical abuse makes me sick.…
Ole Had to Go, but United Have Deeper Issues
And so, after a stretch of performances that can be labelled as a total suspension…
To Find Solutions, Manchester United Need to Start Asking Questions
Most of us have known this feeling. At playgrounds and classrooms, backyards and alleyways, nothing…
Manchester United, Ronaldo, Kathryn Mayorga, and Us: Everyone Has a Choice
450 goals in 438 games for Real Madrid. 101 in 134 for Juventus. 91 in…
FP Data Check: Manchester United Season Review 2020-21
Data and charts courtesy Lee Chunhang. David de Gea did not want to take that…
The Cosmic Kite – Farewell, Diego Maradona
This is a weird one. In a lot of ways, fans from my generation are…
Would You Hire Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Your Manager?
The 1-6 scoreline was flattering to Manchester United. It is rare to feel any relief…
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…
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…
Manchester United 0-2 Burnley: Just where does this end?
Recollect the last time you slipped – a fall, stumble, anything. It’s probably easier to…
We need to talk about the Granit Xhaka incident
There is a video on the internet, titled The horribly slow murderer with the extremely…
Book Review: Shoot! Magazine’s 50th Anniversary Edition
Earlier this month, when Romelu Lukaku tweeted out a message condemning racism – after he…
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…