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

Should UEFA be in partnership with fossil fuel extracting Gazprom?

In 2012 Gazprom signed a sponsorship deal with UEFA to be one of the six official partners of the UEFA Champions League, a competition with an alleged global audience of 4.2 billion. The partnership allowed Gazprom to “cement their involvement with Europe’s most prestigious club football competition through exclusive services and products,” the UEFA website says. Gazprom has essentially been…

Grace Saville

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

As you may have noticed, the World Cup is over, and with champions Germany leaving South America crowned winners as the first Europeans to do so in these lands, South America prepares for the closing stages of its most coveted club football tournament, the Copa Libertadores. This year, the trophy will fall to the hands of a newly crowned winner,…

Ayden Wallace
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El Clasico – The biggest football game on the planet

As far as sporting rivalries go, it doesn’t get much bigger than…

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How would Koke fit in at Chelsea?

Ah, transfer rumors. They’re like dandelion seeds—fluffy and light and they blow…

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The Evolution Of The Modern Goalkeeper

The role of the goalkeeper has undoubtedly changed over the years. A…

Audrey Mitchell

A Tactical Look At The Goal Scoring ‘Support Striker’

If we scour the top scorers charts of all the European big…

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Should referees take a tougher stance on penalty box holding at set-pieces?

Penalty box holding is a contentious issue that has reared it’s head…

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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

AC Milan’s Players To Wear Mothers’ Surnames On Their Jerseys On Mother’s Day Weekend

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Eveline Mayfair

Wenger finally has the midfielder he’s wanted

It was ten years ago that Arsenal slipped in, swift and savvy,…

Grace Saville
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