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Jude Bellingham: an era-defining galactico

When a 17-year-old Jude Bellingham left Birmingham City to join Borussia Dortmund in July of…

Irresistible: Thank You, Eden Hazard

Football lacks entertainers. The wonderful ability of an individual to captivate and tantalise stadiums with…

Paul Pogba, Neymar Jr and That Small Matter of Legacy

Legacy. The word does carry a certain sense of magnitude, but if you happen to…

David Silva – The Sorcerer in Plain Clothes

On a December evening in 2010, Andy Gray was in a studio, possibly somewhere in…

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Are We Ever Going to Look Beyond the Skin?

The opening sequence of Inglorious Basterds is a masterclass on how to write a lede.…

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Barca: The Albatross Around FC Barcelona’s Neck

The smoke signals have been fired. Barcelona lead the La Liga table by thirteen points.…

Carlo Ancelotti Real Madrid Italy Coach Manager Legend Europe Champions League

Carlo Ancelotti: Football’s Greatest Unsung Coach?

The stare. The brow. The outfit. Everything about Carlo Ancelotti is iconic to its core.…

Antonio Conte Tottenham Hotspur Premier League England January Transfers Transfer News

January Transfer Window: Three Sides That Need to Act Quickly

We are well and truly into the January transfer window, and football fans worldwide probably…

What's more important in football? The results or the aesthetics? La Liga teams offer an aswer

Do Aesthetics Matter? Levante and Alavés’ La Liga Relegation Answers a Persistent Question

To suggest that the neutral fan in La Liga will mourn the loss of Alavés and Levante is a little hyperbolic, but there might be a fleeting pang of regret that Los Granotas are no longer in the first division.

Michu Spain Swansea Wales Premier League Injury

The Fleeting Rise and Melancholic Fall of Michu, the Player the Streets Will Never Forget

There are some footballers you just never forget. Diego Maradona for his flamboyantly gifted dribbling…

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Philippe Coutinho: Revitalisation at Villa Park

When you are not thriving at one place, you try to rediscover yourself by moving…

Making an Athlete – Review of Soul by Jonathan Harding

Simone Biles considers the Tokyo 2020 Olympics balance beam bronze medal her most meaningful win,…

Kylian Mbappé PSG France Ligue 1 Football Paradise

Kylian Mbappé’s New Residence: Top of the Football World

Kylian Mbappé’s transfer saga, where he played two of Europe’s most prominent clubs off each…

Ramadan and Football: The Synergy of Faith and Sport

The holy month of Ramadan saw several elite footballers fasting and yet contributing vastly on the pitch. Undeterred faith seems to have played a significant role in that.

Art and Football in Bilbao – Goal by Aduriz

On the first match of what is to be his final season in the Spanish top division, Aritz Aduriz was supposed to present a picture of a veteran who’ll soon bid his farewell. He chose to author a spectacle instead.