A football match involving José Mourinho begins and ends with the press conferences. The unpredictability…
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The postwar years: 1945 to 1947 in English football
Not many people have been bringing up the last time football had to restart after…
Manchester United 0-2 Burnley: Just where does this end?
Recollect the last time you slipped – a fall, stumble, anything. It’s probably easier to…
Arteta-ball: An Alternative Match-Report
A win against Manchester United for Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal show that the Spaniard was already imposing a much-welcome structure and order to proceedings
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…
José Mourinho and the disadvantages of realizing one’s dreams
“You don’t understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could’ve been…
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…
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.…
Ici c’est Manchester: Paris Saint Germain 1-3 Manchester United
Good reportage demands a balance of stance. As a writer, it is my job to…
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…
Admiration, Cristiano Ronaldo: Could we enjoy the work of a ruined man?
Cristiano Ronaldo has never pretended to be a perfect man, but is it time to…
Chelsea’s lucky jackpot: The resurgence of Ross Barkley
Under Maurizio Sarri, Ross Barkley seems to found his mojo, and the secret to that…
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…
Manchester United vs Tottenham – It’s time to wake up and smell the coffee
The scoreline might have made it look worse than it was, but Manchester United had…
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…
Belgium’s Exemplary Success Through Ethnic Integration
For long, Belgium had struggled to integrate the ethnic groups that form their demographic. Their…
Don’t panic: The story of Juventus and mastering transition
In their journey to reclaim a place amongst Europe’s elite, Juventus have crossed many hurdles…
Watching Arsène Wenger from the other side
As Arsène Wenger walks into the sunset after 22 years in charge, we look at…
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,…