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Analyzing the Roots of AS Roma's Late-Season Collapse

This is not new to us AS Roma fans, a late season wobble and collapse when the club is in a good position, and they will end up playing catch up. We have seen this...

How Igor Thiago Combined Old-School Physicality With Modern Efficiency to Become One of the Premier League’s Top Scorers

Igor Thiago isn't just having a breakout season: he's operating at a level that places him among the continent's elite forwards. Only Erling Haaland (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), and Kylian Mbappé (PSG) have...

Lamine Yamal: The Boy Who Skipped the Development Curve

There is a concept in ancient Stoic philosophy called Amor Fati. Love of fate. The idea that a person of true character does not merely tolerate what the world throws at them. They do not...

Mexico and the “Quinto Partido” curse”

Fútbol in Mexico is a must-see show. The games in the local league, especially the matches of the big four, Club America, Chivas, Pumas, and Cruz Azul, are a cultural phenomenon that gathers together people...

How Paulo Fonseca got his groove back at Lyon

Paulo Fonseca arrived in Lyon after a negative experience at AC Milan, one that was not entirely his fault, but rather the fault of a nonexistent club, one of the worst in AC Milan's history,...