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Analysis
First Season Antonio Conte
I have reached the point where I no longer see First Season Antonio Conte as a surprise. It is a…
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Analysis
Footballing Concepts: Champions’ Luck
I have always found “Champions’ Luck” to be one of the most loaded phrases in football. It usually shows up…
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Analysis
The Puskas Award
The FIFA Puskás Award is the ultimate celebration of footballing aesthetics, a prize where a local league stunner from a…
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Analysis
The World Cup Winner’s Curse
The “World Cup Winner’s Curse” has long been one of the most terrifying ghosts in international football, a recurring nightmare…
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Analysis
A 12th Man In Football? : International Break Considerations
There is something about the international break that does this to us. With no club football to anchor the weekend,…
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English Premier League
Tyne-wear Derby Fallout
The Tyne-Wear derby is rarely just a football match; it is a regional shift, a ninety-minute distillation of the hopes…
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Analysis
Footballing Concepts : Tournament Specialists
I think the easiest way to understand the “tournament specialist” is to accept that tournament football is not a smaller…
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International Football
World Cup Playoffs Preview
The road to North America reaches its most unforgiving stage this week, with the world cup playoffs. With 42 nations…
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Analysis
Part 2 : Football, Hatewatching And Schadenfreude
If you want to see how schadenfreude sustains itself over time, you do not need to look at a single…
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Analysis
Part 1 : Football, Hatewatching And Schadenfreude
This piece is not really about football in the traditional sense. It is about why I, and millions of others,…
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