Posts By Adam Grimshaw
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4.4KInternationalShould the Nations League be the Road to Qualification?
The majority of football fans and pundits alike seem to have unbounded praise for the new Nations League. But if the tournament is really that much of a success, should it pave the way for the future of how Europe’s national sides qualify for international tournaments? Internationals with meaning By...
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2.7KWorld Cup 2018Shaqiri and Xhaka Fines: A hypocritical Move from FIFA
A rainy night on the shores of the Baltic was an unlikely place for Balkan political tensions to flare up. In the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, Switzerland met Serbia in an important game where taking three points were vital in the battle to progress from the group stage at the...
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2.4KWorld Cup 2018It’s Time to Start Paying Attention to Sweden
Not much gets written or said about Sweden or Swedish football outside of Scandinavia. Sweden is praised around the world for many positive things but are not traditionally renowned for their football or for their national team. They lack controversy, they don’t shout about their victories, and they are gracious...
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2.6KWorld Cup 2018Messi Has Carried Argentina for Long Enough — Now He Needs Support
Five-time Ballon d’Or winner, 9 time La Liga winner and 4 time UEFA Champions League winner Lionel Messi is awash with honours, both individual and at club level. He is largely touted as the world’s best player, depending on which side of the fence you sit on. He is without...
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6.9KLa LigaFernando Torres: Portrait of a Fallen Star
Earlier this month Fernando Torres announced that he would be leaving his boyhood club Atlético Madrid, whom he returned home to in 2015 after an eight-year spell abroad. Torres has won almost everything there is to win, for both club and country, and although a cliché, it really is true....
