Football Concepts
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Transfer News
Why Announcement Vids Are the New Movie Trailers
The transfer window used to have a very simple visual: a player holding a scarf in a parking lot, usually…
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Football Concepts
Famous Football Adages : Never Fall In Love With A Loan Signing
Falling in love with a loan signing is the ultimate act of emotional masochism in football. It is the “summer…
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Analysis
Transfer Window Dynamics
In the modern transfer window, hardly anything is accidental. Every “shock interest” headline, every sudden claim that multiple clubs are…
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International Football
International Football : The Cap-tying Battle
The cap-tying battle is the off-pitch equivalent of a transfer window. In international football today, teenagers with dual heritage are…
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Analysis
Football Fans And Shiny New Toy Syndrome
In the modern game, the transfer window has become a competition of its own. Often, it delivers a stronger emotional…
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Football Concepts
Footballing Concepts : The Journeyman
The Journeyman is often unfairly characterized as a player who is not good enough to stay, but in reality, they…
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Analysis
5 Things We Learned From This Past Week’s Fixtures
FootballBias looks at the 5 Things we learned from this past week’s fixtures. The footballing landscape shifted significantly this past…
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Analysis
Part 2 : The Loan Limbo
At the top of the game, a loan is no longer just a football decision. It is a financial instrument.…
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Analysis
Part 1 : The Loan Limbo
One of the hardest things to grasp about the loan system is how it reshapes a player’s sense of self…
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Analysis
Being The Director Of Football
When I think about the modern club, I always come back to this tension: one timeline ends on Saturday, the…
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