Earlier this month, when Romelu Lukaku tweeted out a message condemning racism – after he…
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This Time Will Be Different! – Chelsea Season Preview 2019/20
We are on the brink of another season. May seems like an era ago. Since…
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…
The nice guy who could mess you up – Farewell, Aaron Ramsey
April and May 2019 saw the finales for Game of Thrones and Marvel Phase 3,…
Eden, You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Artists are rarely straightforward and forthcoming about their work. Bob Dylan’s 15th studio album Blood…
Spotlight – The constant scrutiny of youngsters in English football
When Declan Rice scored against Newcastle United, the first thing he did was put his…
Ole Solskjaer’s At The Wheel – A fan looks at the rear-view mirror
What is a football club? It’s not a rhetorical question, and it’s one I keep…
Can We Give Virgil Van Dijk A Cape, Please?
Football has seen multiple rule changes. Ever since Scotland kicked a ball in anger vs…
The Time I saw Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Unfold at Anfield
On a Sunday afternoon, God was playing shadow puppet with the sun. Spring, monsoon, autumn…
Unai’s At The Wheel: Arsenal 2-0 Manchester United
Football runs on narrative cycles as much as anything else in sport, culture, or life.…
Alternative Match Report: Sadio Mane’s Adventurous Amphibian Syncopation
Match report from Liverpool decimation of Watford, where Sadio Mane laid down an exhibition on…
The Etihad Exhibition: Manchester City 6-0 Chelsea
Even the magical realists in the Chelsea board couldn’t have seen this coming within months…
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…
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,…
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…
Marko Arnautovic: West Ham United’s figurehead and talisman
It isn’t often that you can pinpoint one moment in which one person’s life or…
Chelsea’s lucky jackpot: The resurgence of Ross Barkley
Under Maurizio Sarri, Ross Barkley seems to found his mojo, and the secret to that…
David Luiz: Captain, Geezer, Myshkin
Maurizio Sarri is revolutionising Chelsea football, but every such endeavour needs a leader. His best…
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…
Chelsea’s new hire: Re-affirming football’s transformation
Chelsea’s earnest pursuit towards hiring a new technical director showed once again how the control…