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Why did Dortmund struggle to beat Mainz?

Borussia Dortmund started their campaign in a home outing against tough opponents Mainz that ended in a less than convincing win for last season’s seconds. Going into the game, the main question was how head coach Thomas Tuchel would counter Mainz’s pressing high up the pitch and deal with three key players’ departure at the same time. The visitors lined…

Monika Kemp
International

The Time has Come for a New Football-themed Slot Machine

Football is possibly the most popular sport in the world. It is one of the most followed ones – it has an estimated number of 3.5 billion fans worldwide, almost half of the total population. It is also the most played one, with more than 250 million players in 200 countries. Even where it’s not the most popular – like…

Grace Saville
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The re-invention of Catenaccio: The evolution of defensive tactics

Attack, Attack, Attack As the tireless cliché goes: football is an art form – creative and elegant. That’s what we want it to be, anyway. Never have football teams been so heavily criticised if they didn’t exhibit The Beautiful Game in its glorious entirety. It seems passes are being praised more than goals. And as for the appreciation for a…

Monika Kemp
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Will England get goals in Euro 2016?

It seems that the new crop of youngsters has finally solved England’s…

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The death of the box to box centre midfielder ft. Claude Makélélé

Whilst typically locked in debate on the way to Wembley for England’s…

Ayden Wallace

Tactical Analysis: Why isn’t David Moyes getting the best out of Robin van Persie?

Robin van Persie’s form hasn’t been terrible this season with him scoring…

Butch Roberts

Would Paul Pogba be a big waste of money for English clubs?

He was virtually anonymous at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday as Juventus…

Grace Saville

Statistical Analysis: Is Gary Cahill a good enough defender for Chelsea?

Gary Cahill was signed by Chelsea in January last year, seen by…

Ayden Wallace

Tactical & Statistical Analysis: Is Samir Nasri good enough for Manchester City?

Samir Nasri left Arsenal for Manchester City in the summer of 2011…

Ayden Wallace

Copa Libertadores Preview: Who will make it to the final?

As you may have noticed, the World Cup is over, and with…

Ayden Wallace
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Should UEFA be in partnership with fossil fuel extracting Gazprom?

In 2012 Gazprom signed a sponsorship deal with UEFA to be one…

Grace Saville

The Rooney Rule And The Lack Of Black Managers In English Football

There has been an incredible amount of debate about whether the ‘Rooney…

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A Statistical And Tactical Look At How Good Wayne Rooney Is

England’s poor performance has led to criticism of their tactics and personnel. However, generally speaking Rooney has always escaped criticism from England fans, but is this fair? Wayne Rooney is…

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