Football
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1.8KLuka Modrić Shouldn’t Be FIFA’s Men’s Player for 2018
That time of year is again upon us. Football’s ruling class are counting down the days to when they begin pulling on...
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452Has the Champions League Become Too Competitive?
This week has seen the Champions League group stage return, a little more than two weeks after the highly-anticipated draw on August...
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684Analyze this: Can Bayer Leverkusen rebound?
The Leverkusen roster is fairly deep by Bundesliga standards and has some serious top-end talent. Julian Brandt (22) is the showcase player...
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2.1KDid the Media Kill Adnan Januzaj?
Yes, Adnan Januzaj is injured with a bad knee, but is this the extent of his woes? Can we trace a direct...
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542The Etihad Experience
Not everyone appreciates the modern football model – the excess, the hubris, the invasive marketing and the extraordinarily high wages. It’s easy...
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338Klopp, Pochettino and The Fallacy of Comparison
As human beings, we have an apparent need to compare the world around us. Apple or Android? Cat person or Dog person?...
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447Andorra and Luxembourg: Minnows Aim for Deep Water
The Nations League is a bad idea because international football is a dying form. I’ve said it myself countless times – I...
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463The State of Play Heading into Match-day Five of the Eredivisie
Thus far, the Eredivisie season has been as enthralling as we could have wished for, exciting us to no end with relentless...
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499Fiorentina: A Renaissance from the Deepest of Tragedies
Florence, and Italy in general, is a location synonymous with the Renaissance. As the birthplace of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli,...
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591Why Gender Shouldn’t Determine Club Funding in Football
This week, it was revealed that players from Crystal Palace Ladies had been faced with an ultimatum. Secure £250 – either from...