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Jun 7, 2025
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David Goldblatt Sees the World Cup Future
The author of 'The Ball Is Round' dives into the political and social context of the 2026 tournament in the United States.
Mar 28
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What is the role of the crowd?
The symbiotic relationship with the team on the pitch has faded, and fans are free to express themselves however they want. So how should they?
Mar 20
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You don't have to be miserable
Ipswich Town v Leicester City was good, clean fun. And despite all the top-tier handwringing, Newcastle 2-3 Everton was some premium Premier League…
Mar 13
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Mikel Arteta is in grave peril
The Arsenal manager has transformed the club and made them contenders, but he surely cannot survive a self-immolation.
Feb 21
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Bologna's Football Cathedral Is a Layer Cake of Contradictions
May 29, 2025
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Has Anfield Lost Its Formidable Atmosphere?
Mar 19, 2025
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How Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher, and Micah Richards Got on American TV
Sep 17, 2024
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The Greatest Cup Tie of All Time
May 7, 2025
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"Today, everything is different. There's no action!"
Henry Hill of 'Goodfellas' was a fanatical football fan working a 9-to-5.
Feb 14
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Surfing the Trollscape
Arsenal fans get trolled online more than any other football fanbase. Are the victims to blame?
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A football tourist's guide, compiled by a frequent flyer.
Jan 31
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The fire and flair we've lost: Arsenal v Man United
Thierry Henry was playing streetball. He was grinning, spinning, slaloming through opponents, stopping and starting and gliding and darting.
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Bologna's Football Cathedral Is a Layer Cake of Contradictions
It's a fascist monument that's beloved in a lefty town, and soon it will be transformed once more.
May 29, 2025
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Has Anfield Lost Its Formidable Atmosphere?
I can only speak to my own experience under the lights in Liverpool on a Tuesday night.
Mar 19, 2025
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What Everton Will Leave Behind at Goodison Park
Ahead of the last Merseyside derby at Everton's home since 1892, a requiem for "the last of the great signature old stadiums."
Feb 12, 2025
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