The beginning of the new, expanded UEFA Champions League recently has brought the footballing world…
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Qarabag FK – Caught in the Crossfire
Tottenham’s preparation for their Europa League clash against Qarabağ consisted of an underwhelming smash-and-grab job…
It’s Never Too Late: the incredible story of Jose ‘El Brujo’ Martinez
There doesn’t seem to be much romance in football anymore, does there? Leicester City and…
The Rise of Hungary and the Carpathian Brigade
As a Hungarian, who is infatuated with the national team, growing up in the late…
Venezuela’s Copa America – Built on Faith but Broken by Misfortune
Every four years, football writers from around the world will be whimsically redeployed from their…
Todd Boehly, Chelsea, and Strasbourg – Players in an Elaborate 4D Chess Game
When the BlueCo consortium became majority owners of Ligue 1 side RC Strasbourg in June…
Gareth Southgate’s England – More Than the Goals
When did you notice they stopped taking the knee? Did you even notice? Don’t worry,…
The Saudi Pro League: Much Ado About Nothing?
Last summer, it seemed as if the future of football was shifting. Almost out of…
Ode to Joy
1. I am not sure why, last winter, sat beside my dad in the Ninian…
Torcia Verde – a Unique Pocket of Football and Lisbon
“Sporting Clube de PORTUGAL!!” was something I would get used to having shouted at me…
On Football and India – A Conversation With Sunil Chhetri
In August 2008, India’s Blue Tigers prepared for the AFC Challenge Cup final against defending…
Emma Hayes, Carla Ward, and exhaustion in the women’s game
“I just feel re-energised,” Emma Hayes said after her first game in charge of the…
Manchester United and Erik ten Hag – Standing, but on Flimsy Foundations
After weeks of deliberation, Manchester United’s new sporting owners have made a call about their…
Fan Culture as Community in Caracas
I’ve been a serial note-taker all my life. Doodling in the back pages of school…
Arsenal Women 2023-24: A WSL season review
The Women’s Super League season usually ends with a number of goodbyes, but no season…
Ange Postecoglou and the Price of Dogma
Over the past year, the footballing world has received a taste of Ange Postecoglou to…
Manchester United 4-0 Tottenham: An Alternative Match Report
Well, Tottenham can’t say they weren’t warned. Around three weeks ago, Ella Toone won a…
Kickabouts in Cuba with Diego Maradona
“I’ve always chafed at the comparisons between the two countries.” After four years of friendship…
Breaching the Golden Glass Ceiling: Arsenal and The Invincibles
David Dein and Arsène Wenger first met during the 1988-89 season, a relationship embarked upon…
Imagine Sisyphus Happy – Jurgen Klopp: Part-Manager, Part-Philosopher
As a woman and a professor of philosophy, I have seen football always very differently.…