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The Curious Case of Gareth Southgate’s England
Like most things in the age of social and mass media, the reputations of footballers…
Todd Boehly, Chelsea, and Strasbourg – Players in an Elaborate 4D Chess Game
When the BlueCo consortium became majority owners of Ligue 1 side RC Strasbourg in June…
Manchester United and Erik ten Hag – Standing, but on Flimsy Foundations
After weeks of deliberation, Manchester United’s new sporting owners have made a call about their…
Ange Postecoglou and the Price of Dogma
Over the past year, the footballing world has received a taste of Ange Postecoglou to…
Breaching the Golden Glass Ceiling: Arsenal and The Invincibles
David Dein and Arsène Wenger first met during the 1988-89 season, a relationship embarked upon…
Imagine Sisyphus Happy – Jurgen Klopp: Part-Manager, Part-Philosopher
As a woman and a professor of philosophy, I have seen football always very differently.…
Why a Documentary About the Liverpool “Spice Boys” is a Good Idea
A regular feature of the YouTube show “Stick to Football” is the preamble before the…
The Boehly-Roman Empire: What the New Chelsea Regime Is Missing
I know what you’re thinking: that pun is just taking it too far. You’re right.…
Arsenal 1-1 Porto (4-2 pens): This Is Where We Want to Be
Just under two weeks ago, I was once again staring intently at a mute glowing…
The Richarlison Remontada
It’s no secret that Richarlison struggled at the beginning of his Spurs career. He needed…
Martin Ødegaard and Arsenal: A Perfect Fit
Tony Adams was just before my time. The man nicknamed Mr. Arsenal, who captained the…
Dear Liverpool FC: A Love Letter to the Reds
Football is just a leisure activity, but one we all love and one I cannot…
Pape Matar Sarr – A Key Piece to the Spurs Puzzle
You wouldn’t think when the young midfielder sat on the bench for the majority of…
Uncle Sam Has Moved Into Town – Football and the USA
Although the age-old trope of Americans not understanding European football still persists to this day,…
On the feel and functionality of Cole Palmer
A lot of changes have occurred at Chelsea Football Club over the past eighteen months.…
Liverpool Are Fun Again
The Champions League is the pinnacle of club football, but the Europa League is not…
A Little Bit of Magic: Gabriel Jesus Glues the Arsenal Attack Together
Goals win games. An adage repeated again and again in football at any level. It’s…
Irresistible: Thank You, Eden Hazard
Football lacks entertainers. The wonderful ability of an individual to captivate and tantalise stadiums with…
To the Arsenal 1-0: An Alternative Match Report
There are certain sport fixtures that carry with them the weight of history, of tradition,…