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Can Thomas Frank keep the good times rolling at Spurs?
It’s been so far, so good for Thomas Frank since taking over the managerial reins at Tottenham Hotspur. Having impressed during his seven-year stay with Brentford, guiding the Bees to their first-ever Premier League campaign and establishing them as a top division outlet, the Danish coach took the ambitious step of swapping stability for unpredictability…
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Old Trafford and the Ghosts That Refuse To Leave
They came to Old Trafford chasing a ghost. A ghost last seen in 2013, the year Sir Alex Ferguson closed his book on greatness. Since then, Chelsea have returned here season after season, armed with new managers, new money, new promises—yet always leaving empty-handed. And here they came again, facing a Manchester United so often…
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Football’s Energy Crisis: Amorim’s United and the Illusion of Infinite Stamina
I have a confession: I am tired. Not just “bad night’s sleep, forgot to put my phone on silent” tired, but the sort of tired that feels philosophical. Existential even. The kind of tired that makes you look at Manchester United under Ruben Amorim and mutter, “Oh dear God, I know exactly how you feel.”…
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Explaining the Decline of the Azzurri
The question to ask after the recent disappointments of the Italian national team is how it is possible that one of the most important national teams in the world, with four World Cups (second only to Brazil) and two European Championships, is at real risk of missing the 2026 World Cup for the third consecutive…
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Jose vs. Josep
The football world is full of rivalries shaped by geography, politics, and personality cults. Examples include the political rivalry between England and Argentina in 1986 World Cup quarter finals because of the Falkland Islands, the famous derbies across the globe that represent inner tensions between two or more teams within one city like Inter and…
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Antonio Conte’s Napoli: Reinventing a Club and Himself
Antonio Conte is a manager who needs little to no introduction. He’s won multiple league titles with different teams on multiple occasions. His only trophy-less job in recent times came at Spurs, but even then, he’s still the only manager who guided Tottenham Hotspur to a top-four Premier League finish since Mauricio Pochettino was sacked.…
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What Can We Expect From Real Sociedad Under New Manager Sergio Francisco?
For the first time in five years, Real Sociedad won’t be playing European competitions next season. A cycle has ended at the club with players like Mikel Merino and Robin Le Normand leaving last season after being vital to their run to 4th place the previous year. This summer, the manager Imanol Alguacil will be…
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The Club World Cup and the End of Tactical Colonization
The sky turned red. The heavens bled crimson. And the earth darkened beneath its weight. On the day PSG dismantled Inter Milan 5-0 in the final of the UEFA Champions League, something ancient broke. What remained of Inter wasn’t a team—it was debris. Tactical dust scattered across the pitch, their legacy crumbling before our eyes.…
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The Interpreter: Football, Perception And The Art of Shared Seeing
In Sparta—land of myth, marrow, and men forged in fire—there was a room. Dark. Airless. Timeless. No banners. No glory. Only fate. And two figures awaiting the trembling soul who dared step forward. One held a sword—gleaming, merciless. The Executioner. Unforgiving as the gods. Silent as the grave. A whisper away from ending you.…
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What Can We Expect From Xabi Alonso’s Real Madrid?
With Real Madrid’s rather poor performance in the Champions League and La Liga, as well as ending the season trophyless, with Barcelona having a magnificent campaign, Ancelotti has left the club. To replace him, Xabi Alonso has been named the new manager after a few successful seasons at Bayer Leverkusen, sparking discussions among fans and those…
