From Hammer Hero to Managerial Maestro: Unveiling Slaven Bilić’s West Ham Legacy
An underrated manager for the Hammers, lets take a look at Slaven Bilic’s 29 months in the dugout at West Ham.
A Letter to Dele Alli
Dear Dele, Thank You. For forty minutes, you spoke about your relationship with your family, your childhood traumas, your battle with addiction and your relationship with football which ended up bringing me to tears on numerous occasions. I hope that this piece expresses just how grateful I am. Dear Dele, Thank You for being a…
Messi, Ronaldo & More: 2023 the Year Era’s Came to an End
2023 is the year that marks the end of the greatest footballing era of all time. As Ronaldo, Messi, and more leaves European football.
Top 5 Funniest Football Chants
Just what are the funniest football chants of all time? Football is a funny old game. It encapsulates the ebbing and flowing drama of the great movies, the heartbreak and elation of great romances, and the time-honoured tradition of humiliating your opponents with razor-sharp wit, and stunning retort. Here, we take a look at the…
Fan Cams and the Voiceless Victims of Rage
In the realms of performance, the quest for authenticity remains ever-present. The two-time Oscar winner Spencer Tracy offering advice to a young Katharine Houghton distilled the essence of a successful performance down to one sentence: “Know your lines, and don’t bump into the furniture.” She had, I presume, hoped to replicate a career like that…
Is Football Analytics Destroying the Beautiful Game?
Football is not the game it was in the 1990s or the 2000s. As it seems with everything in this world, it is constantly evolving. With football analytics, is it changing for the better, or is it losing its identity? Analytics in sports arrived to the wider public through the publication of Moneyball in 2003, which is…
Why Peter Drury Is a Sought-After Commentator
The role of a commentator is an essential aspect of watching sports on television. With the correct tone, choice of words, and overall enthusiasm, a commentator can vastly enhance the viewing experience. The carefully selected words in football’s iconic moments can stay ingrained in fans’ minds. Take Martin Tyler’s commentary for Manchester City’s 2011/12, for…
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How Pep Guardiola is Conquering Football with a Century-Old Tactic
What is the WM formation? How has Guardiola used a century-old tactic to turn around his side’s fortunes this season?
Dario Dubois: The Heavy Metal Footballer
With his face painted while playing games, Dario Dubois struck fear into the opposition. Here is the story of this unconventional footballer.