Over the last year, Mohamed Salah has not just been a successful footballer, but a…
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“If He Was Brazilian” – In Defence of Jordan Henderson
If Jordan Henderson’s surname was Hendrao or Hendrinho, every forward pass would have been memorable…
How Denmark’s 1986 World Cup Shirt Became the World’s Best
1986 was a prolific year for pop-culture: The Oprah Winfrey show aired on national tv,…
March of the Lions of Teranga: Senegal’s David and Goliath Story
Senegal are back after a sixteen-year-long wait and with them have brought a hope of…
Here Comes the Cavalry – Mexico and the Breaking of Psychological Barriers
In a time when Trump’s politics has reduced Mexican citizens to an inhumane narrative focused…
The Curious Case of Xherdan Shaqiri – A Career in Reverse
If you read Xherdan Shaqiri’s career, it’s upside down. It’s easy to imagine stepping from…
Serbia’s Coming of Age: Giant-killing in Port Elizabeth
Serbia played its first ever World Cup as an independent nation in 2010 in South…
A New Order – Why England Shouldn’t Expect to Win the World Cup
England expects? Evidence shows that it is in fact best to expect the worst from…
Cloak and Dagger of Sergio Ramos – The Glitch in the System
We believe in this holistic notion; we have to. But there are players like Sergio…
Loris Karius, Dazed and Confused: Depression, Sabotage, Toxic Masculinity
The reprehensible reaction to Loris Karius’s howlers highlights the need for not only empathy and…
The partnership with Benitez that could shape Steven Gerrard as a manager
In their time together, Steven Gerrard and Rafa Benitez shaped Liverpool’s best years in the…
Iran at Russia 2018: A dream 20 years in the making
It is tough to profile Iran without thinking about the summer of ’98, when they…
Good, but not quite elite: The story of Edin Džeko – Part 2
When Željezničar sold Edin Džeko, one of their owners called the €25,000 fee a lottery.…
Identity Crisis of Modern Fullbacks – Football’s Most Underappreciated Role
There is a new theory of football being a weak-link sport. Which is to say,…
Iniesta, David Silva, Isco and The Biggest Show on the Planet
Joel Slagle has always been a skeptic when it comes to Spanish football, but even…
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…
The Art of Ambush with José Mourinho – An Alternative Match Report
Jose Mourinho approaches football through military tactics. By making the Manchester Derby all about City,…
A Footballer’s Purgatory: Truth about the Vitesse-Chelsea Partnership
Unsuspecting Chelsea prospects increasingly find themselves in a place where opportunities may have frozen over.…
Tiémoué Bakayoko – The Anatomy of a Failed Signing
It is easy to get so wrapped up in a person’s ability to kick a…
A Cultured Left Foot – An Anachronism called Andrew Robertson
Born in Giffnock, Scotland with a cultured left foot and never-say-die attitude, Andrew Robertson is channelling…
