Writing
An anthem for the Euros? Cindys Pearl has the answer. As much as the refrain of ‘Football’s coming home’ is a joy to hear; artist Cindys Pearl has designs on dragging the football anthem into the 21st century, as he has followed up his World Cup 2018 tune, Football + Lager’ with a synth-based banger …
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Joe. H. Harman writes about England‘s search for a tactical blueprint. With the Euros round the corner and England due to meet Croatia this coming Sunday, question marks continue to percolate over the formation and personnel that Gareth Southgate, manager of the England men’s team, should employ for the imminent European Championship which begins on …
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‘You know that feeling you get, You feel you’re older than time, You ain’t exactly sure if you’ve been away a while.’ Joe. H. Harman reflects on a night in Porto, where Thomas Tuchel asked the questions and Pep Guardiola failed to find the answers. This was never meant to be the crescendo. Rock’n’Roll Star …
No longer a prospect, now a game-changer. Borussia Dortmund’s No.7 has the world at his feet. Joe. H. Harman writes about England‘s assist machine, his rise in the Bundesliga and where his future may lie. Jadon Sancho is currently the only player to feature in the top 75 assist makers in the history of the …
It’s Friday the 3rd of October 1992. In a single motion, Dalian Atkinson brings the ball down on his right foot, swivels and accelerates away from the Wimbledon midfield with the pace and grace of a player destined for great things. In less than thirty three seconds time, Atkinson will have scored the Premier League’s …
The beautiful game can be rather ugly when it wants: Corruption; Exploitation; A disregard for human rights; Racist abuse after every game; Even referees fighting players. What are we doing? Maybe the world is too busy tearing itself apart or perhaps there are too many fixtures for anyone to notice. When football came back, it …
What happens when coaches don’t stick to the narrative? Jurgen has lost it. Pep is either miserably insufferable or insufferably miserable. Mou is Mou. We like Dyche at the moment because he made a silly joke, which, now mentioned, lots of people didn’t like,so maybe not. Wilder is Northern and mildly frightening so we keep …