Changing Seasons
This weekend is quite literally* a pivotal one for European football, with 2019-20 season coming to a close and the 2020-21 season opening. Today and Sunday will host the finals […]
These are some of my quick thoughts, often on topical issues.
This weekend is quite literally* a pivotal one for European football, with 2019-20 season coming to a close and the 2020-21 season opening. Today and Sunday will host the finals […]
Neymar’s transfer to Paris Saint-Germain has caused understandable upset. It was unexpected, involved a player who had been believed to be happy and part of a (mostly) winning side, and […]
There is a lot of time to go yet, and no reason to believe that qualifiers will have any more bearing on the quality of Euro 2016 than they have […]
Two games in, just how is the brave new world of expansive football under Allardyce going? Over the summer, West Ham owners Gold and Sullivan charged manager Sam Allardyce with […]
So I’ve got this new Vine app. I’m not sure what exactly you’re supposed to do with this thing, but I’ve been spending my time watching how amazing Lionel Messi […]
Consider this a first pass, or food for thought. Here’s my top ten games of the group stage. Which ones do you think I left out, and who needs to […]
With the season winding down, the end-of-season reflection mill is cranking up production. A week and a half ago, the New York Times published a collaboration between their graphics editor […]
Two weekends ago, Tim Lewis produced a longish piece for The Guardian on the growing role of analytics in football. He interviewed a lot of the right people, including Everton’s current […]
The big games were scheduled for Sunday, in Liverpool – Chelsea and to a lesser extent Newcastle United – Arsenal, but Saturday featured key clashes that are already looking like […]
Only had time to catch the Manchester United – West Ham game today, due to holiday “fixture” congestion in real life. It wasn’t much of a game to be honest, […]