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All the President’s Men – Uncertainty of Mauricio Pochettino’s Second Term
Four years into Mauricio Pochettino‘s Tottenham project – the lack of silverware is beginning to…
“It’s Only A Game” – Why Football Matters
Have you ever been told matter-of-factly, on a miserable Monday morning, that it’s “only a…
The Lords of the Ball – J.R.R. Tolkien’s Legacy and FC Barcelona
The unlikeliest confluence of FC Barcelona with JRR Tolkien’s works of high fantasy. Join us,…
Arsenal’s quiet revolution: Preparing for life after Arsene Wenger
Arsenal are preparing for life after Arsene Wenger, Harry Becker looks at the changes required…
The Most Racist Club in the World – Story of Beitar Jerusalem and Muskeljudentum
Max Nordau had a dream. Beitar Jerusalem were supposed to be an ideal manifestation of…
Modern Football’s Soloist Playing in an Orchestra
The debate on Paul Pogba’s tactical liberation highlights a problem modern football is facing: Teams…
Jordan Henderson Against the World – The Fallacy of Fan Opinions
Can a club hold the highest ambitions while being content with Jordan Henderson as captain?…
The Football Battalion – Staring Down the Barrel of World War 1 – Part 2
Part 2 of Samiran Mishra’s brilliant account of footballers who sacrificed their lives for the…
Football’s Call of Duty: Playing in the trenches in World War 1 – Part 1
Privileged footballers once played a pivotal role in shaping the world as we know it…
God is Round: Why Football Writing Matters
Citing the examples, anecdotes & words of Coltrane, Van Gogh, Chesterton, Einstein, Mondrian, Cruyff and…
Daughters of Anarchy: Female Iran football fans’ fight against Ayatollah
The year was 2017, but at the Azadi stadium in Iran, Syrian women were allowed…
Dan Petrescu’s managerial limbo – The story of a dream bitterly postponed
We look at the cruel managerial career of Dan Petrescu, harboring many hopes of working…
How Phil Coutinho Paid and Played His Way To Barcelona – An Earnest Investigation
Testes shouldn’t really tie in with the Old Testament and Phil Coutinho’s protracted move to…
The Foundations of A Dynasty – An Ode to Victor Valdes
World football’s most thankless job was Victor Valdes’ bread and butter, cementing his legend in…
Jurgen Klopp’s Groundhog Days – Defeating Deja Vu and the Dross
Sun rises in the East and Liverpool concedes goals to tin-pot teams. Jurgen Klopp was…
A Metalhead with the measure of Mozart – A Farewell to Tomáš Rosický
Tomas Rosicky is a metalhead, but his play exhibited the time signatures of Mozart. We say…
The Legacy of Chapecoense – One Year of Loss & Beginnings
One year on from that fateful night that claimed so many lives, Chapecoense have secured qualification to…
“Ricardo Kaká made me love Liverpool and quit my job” – A Tribute
I blame Ricardo Kaká for turning me into a romantic. For me being at constant…
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…