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The Portuguese Federation, Ronaldo and a Review Without a FileOn the day the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) was said to have opened a...
Italy and Türkiye: When the Group Table Still Holds Unanswered QuestionsI sit in my office in Shanghai, watching the street lights come on. My laptop...
Zidane and Two Voids: France vs Belgium in Nations League Group A1The handshake in the car park behind La Romareda in the summer of 2026 taught...
Denmark 2-0 Wales: Wales Were Beaten in the Second-Ball LayerIn the 24th minute at Parken, the ball was in the Wales net off Gustav...
Ireland Play On Against Israel: When a Federation Chooses the Rulebook Over Its ConscienceIn Dublin, there was a vote whose winner nobody wanted to be. The Republic of...
Harry Maguire and 66 England caps: a defence changes its measure, a centre-back stays behindIn March 2026 I stood in the corridor at St George's Park as the England squa...
Felix Claims the Second-Striker Role as Portugal Win on a Deflected GoalI sat in the corner seat, the one I always sit in. Thirteen attempts inside t...
No Weghorst, No Depay: 'End of an Era' or a Tactical Gamble by the New Netherlands Coach?When the first squad list of a new era was released, a different battle began...
Xavi Takes Over the Netherlands, Klopp Leads Germany: A System Transplant Test Ahead of the Nations LeagueJohan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, an autumn evening. On the home bench, a man fr...
James Garner and the 'mini-Valverde' tag: reading a late England call-up from the Wembley corridorAt the mouth of the dressing-room corridor there is a detail nobody prints on...
Three Bandages and One Invoice: The Nations League Night Between Germany and the NetherlandsI remember the floodlights over an empty stand. In Russia I learned to write...
Ruben van Bommel: The 1.92m Knee and the Test Against GermanyIn that Ajax match, the ball had already gone when the tackle arrived. Ruben...
Roberto Fernández and the Spain Call-Up: How LaLiga Recycles a CareerThat night, in an apartment not far from RCDE Stadium, the whole family sat i...
Cole Palmer Withdraws from England Squad After Recall: How a 'Minor Injury' Exposes a Major Workload BattleINTRODUCTION: THREE EVENTS, THREE DAYS, ONE NAME A 3-0 away defeat. A recall ...
France's Youth Revolution: Five New Names and the Silences Nobody MentionsThat afternoon at Clairefontaine, there was no noise. I stood outside the...
Van Dijk stays, Depay dropped: the Netherlands' tactical gamble and the hole in midfieldThere is a gap sitting right in the middle of a 26-name list. Reading top to...
UEFA Refuses to Separate Ireland and Israel in Draws: A Conflict Criterion, Not a Sentiment TestOn 4 October, the Republic of Ireland will play a home fixture on Serbian soi...
Spain after the World Cup: four out, four in, and a knee with no return dateOn Wednesday night, Joan Garcia left the pitch with a painful knee. Barcelona...
Tuchel's Scar and the Escape Clause England Never SignedAnthony Gordon put England ahead in a World Cup semi-final. Late in the match...
Leroy Sané's Shock Omission from Germany Squad: Tactical Analysis, Data Insights and a Referee's WarningThe first surprise of the international break: Jürgen Klopp omits Leroy Sané...
Serbia 3-1 Poland: Tactical Analysis After Nations League Semi-Final, Tijana Bošković Scores 29 PointsThe semi-final match of the 2026 Women's Volleyball Nations League between...
Serbia Defeats Poland 3-1 at Nations League, Tijana Bošković Explodes with 29 PointsIn the Women's Volleyball Nations League finals, Serbia defeated Poland 3-1....
Italy and Türkiye: When the Group Table Still Holds Unanswered QuestionsI sit in my office in Shanghai, watching the street lights come on. My laptop...
Zidane and Two Voids: France vs Belgium in Nations League Group A1The handshake in the car park behind La Romareda in the summer of 2026 taught...
Denmark 2-0 Wales: Wales Were Beaten in the Second-Ball LayerIn the 24th minute at Parken, the ball was in the Wales net off Gustav...
Ireland Play On Against Israel: When a Federation Chooses the Rulebook Over Its ConscienceIn Dublin, there was a vote whose winner nobody wanted to be. The Republic of...
Harry Maguire and 66 England caps: a defence changes its measure, a centre-back stays behindIn March 2026 I stood in the corridor at St George's Park as the England squa...
Felix Claims the Second-Striker Role as Portugal Win on a Deflected GoalI sat in the corner seat, the one I always sit in. Thirteen attempts inside t...
No Weghorst, No Depay: 'End of an Era' or a Tactical Gamble by the New Netherlands Coach?When the first squad list of a new era was released, a different battle began...
Xavi Takes Over the Netherlands, Klopp Leads Germany: A System Transplant Test Ahead of the Nations LeagueJohan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, an autumn evening. On the home bench, a man fr...
James Garner and the 'mini-Valverde' tag: reading a late England call-up from the Wembley corridorAt the mouth of the dressing-room corridor there is a detail nobody prints on...
Three Bandages and One Invoice: The Nations League Night Between Germany and the NetherlandsI remember the floodlights over an empty stand. In Russia I learned to write...
Ruben van Bommel: The 1.92m Knee and the Test Against GermanyIn that Ajax match, the ball had already gone when the tackle arrived. Ruben...
Roberto Fernández and the Spain Call-Up: How LaLiga Recycles a CareerThat night, in an apartment not far from RCDE Stadium, the whole family sat i...
Cole Palmer Withdraws from England Squad After Recall: How a 'Minor Injury' Exposes a Major Workload BattleINTRODUCTION: THREE EVENTS, THREE DAYS, ONE NAME A 3-0 away defeat. A recall ...
France's Youth Revolution: Five New Names and the Silences Nobody MentionsThat afternoon at Clairefontaine, there was no noise. I stood outside the...
Van Dijk stays, Depay dropped: the Netherlands' tactical gamble and the hole in midfieldThere is a gap sitting right in the middle of a 26-name list. Reading top to...
UEFA Refuses to Separate Ireland and Israel in Draws: A Conflict Criterion, Not a Sentiment TestOn 4 October, the Republic of Ireland will play a home fixture on Serbian soi...
Spain after the World Cup: four out, four in, and a knee with no return dateOn Wednesday night, Joan Garcia left the pitch with a painful knee. Barcelona...
Tuchel's Scar and the Escape Clause England Never SignedAnthony Gordon put England ahead in a World Cup semi-final. Late in the match...
Leroy Sané's Shock Omission from Germany Squad: Tactical Analysis, Data Insights and a Referee's WarningThe first surprise of the international break: Jürgen Klopp omits Leroy Sané...
Serbia 3-1 Poland: Tactical Analysis After Nations League Semi-Final, Tijana Bošković Scores 29 PointsThe semi-final match of the 2026 Women's Volleyball Nations League between...
Serbia Defeats Poland 3-1 at Nations League, Tijana Bošković Explodes with 29 PointsIn the Women's Volleyball Nations League finals, Serbia defeated Poland 3-1....