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The Day Total Football Died: With David Winner, author of Brilliant Orange
You’ve heard the legends about Total Football. But did you know what killed it? We…
Canals, Cartels & Phantoms: Panama Football Team’s Trip to the World Cup
How did the Panama Football Team, inundated with the phantom hand of drug cartels &…
Guardiola wins the clash of philosophies in the Manchester Derby
Runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City opened up an eye-watering double-digit lead over rivals Manchester…
The Kop witnesses a drab draw in the North West Derby
Liverpool versus Manchester United again failed to live up to the hype as Jose Mourinho’s…
A Manchester United rearguard defy the Saints
Romelu Lukaku secured Manchester United a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Southampton as Jose Mourinho’s men…
Manchester United hammer Everton on Wayne Rooney’s return to Old Trafford
Wayne Rooney’s Old Trafford return ended in disappointment as Antonio Valencia’s breath-taking strike set Manchester…
Manchester United ease back into their ‘natural habitat’ with win over Basle
Manchester United eased back into Champions League life as Marouane Fellaini, Romelu Lukaku and Marcus…
Choupo-Moting on the money as United suffer first blip: Stoke City 2-2 Man United
Summary Maxim Choupo-Moting’s double ended Manchester United’s winning start to the Premier League as Stoke…
Chris Wood adds to Tottenham’s prolonged Wembley wobble
Chris Wood grabbed a dramatic late equaliser as Tottenham suffered more Wembley wobbles. The striker,…
Constructing a gulf with the past: Man United edge out Leicester in a match they wouldn’t have won last season
Match Summary Substitutes Marcus Rashford and Marouane Fellaini scored to maintain Manchester United’s 100 per…
Home is where the Hart is: Marcos Alonso double sees champions Chelsea sink Tottenham
Chelsea responded from the humiliating opening to their title defence by extending Tottenham’s Wembley woe…
Day of the Piano Movers, Spirit of St. Aurelio & Top 3 Talking Points: Liverpool 1 – Palace 0
Sadio Mane got Liverpool’s season up and running with the only goal as they laboured…
With The Football Men
We review The Football Men by Simon Kuper and look at what it tries to…
Wet Feet, Dry Feet: The Story of Cuban Football
Our in-house author visited Cuba and dives into Cuban Football, into the culture of a…