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Alternative Match Report: Sadio Mane’s Adventurous Amphibian Syncopation
Match report from Liverpool decimation of Watford, where Sadio Mane laid down an exhibition on…
Mohamed Salah and The Pleasure of Discovery
Is Mo’ Salah’s improbable brilliance a rupture in the European-elite-club-football-spacetime-continuum? Across sports, genres and eras,…
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…
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…
In conversation with Osian Roberts, the silent engine of Welsh football
We talk to Osian Roberts, who is currently in charge of everything that is needed…
The subversive and taboo movement of preferring players to their laundry
There was a time, not so long ago, that footballers belonged to teams. Today, the…
Almost Invincible by Dan Betts (An Arsenal book review)
Dan Betts tells us why it is important to remember and celebrate the achievements of…
What happened to Lauri Dalla Valle, the fallen heir of Fernando Torres?
Football is full of stories of players who made it against the odds, the young…
Boston Gooners: A football fan club in a soccer nation
Our writer went to a pub in Boston on a Sunday, expecting the television to…
Europa League: A lucrative, low-hanging fruit for Chelsea and Sarri
Even if it’s a second tier competition, the UEFA Europa League presents Chelsea with a…
Talking to Ralph Hasenhuettl: RB Leipzig’s very own superhero from the Alps
We talk to Ralph Hasenhuettl, the man from Austria who coached RB Leipzig to a…
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…
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…
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee: Arsenal’s tale of two strikers
Arsenal have top-class strikers in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette. Can Unai Emery unlock their…
Unai Emery: The long road from Basque Country to Islington
As the 2018/19 season kickstarts, Unai Emery faces the the unenviable prospect of following in…
Football has no home: Enough with the negativity
As we repeatedly stumble upon examples of banter and general negativity crossing lines and limits,…
Manchester United have their totem within reach, they just need to look
Five years since Fergie left, and Manchester United still look in transition. What’s gone so…
Ajax Amsterdam: The dance between hope and pain
We explore the angst and optimism of AFC Ajax supporters, uncovering the factors behind the…