Devil’s Due
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 […]
Ten Games in September
The European season tends to hit full stride in September, with enough games played for stories to emerge that shape our expectations going forward, and this September was no exception. […]
Pitch Imperfect
A Football Report has some of the most beautifully illustrated football writing on the internet (there’s a reason they’re in my “Not to be Missed” column), and they are my original […]
Floating High
Or, West Ham in September The International break was clearly productive for Sam Allardyce and West Ham, as they have turned out with an unexpected new formation that showed promise […]
Ten Games in August
This is a new monthly feature summarizing the ten games you should have seen from the month just past. Where possible, I will try to add links to highlights and […]
Hate the Player(s)
Too busy this weekend to finish a full analysis of Real Madrid’s new look (coming shortly), but here’s some fun stuff to read in the meantime. First up, this genuinely […]
Spurs and Palaces
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 […]
Summer’s End
The European season starts tomorrow when Reims host Paris Saint-Germain in the kick-off of the Ligue 1 season. In fact, if you’re inclined to include such things as the Trophee […]
Final Words (Germany 1, Argentina 0)
I’m always a little sad at the end of a major tournament, which is probably why it’s taken me some time to write up the final. Brazil 2014 was particularly […]
Brazil 1, Germany 7: A Thought Experiment
Germany’s historic victory over Brazil is the kind of game that makes ordinary analysis virtually pointless. It is so out of line with any sort of sensible expectations that it short circuits […]
Stoopid American 