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Ronaldo and Portugal: When a Legend Must Relearn the Rules of the SystemThe November international break is approaching, and in Lisbon, people are...
Minute 67 in Oslo: The Gap Manchester City Has Not Measured YetAt minute 67 in Oslo, Erling Haaland did not go down. He stood up, walked...
Tuchel, Alex Scott and the 7-0 Against Croatia: When the Data Has Not Yet SpokenIn the press room after the Nations League fixture, Thomas Tuchel did not ope...
Ronaldo Leaves Portugal Camp, National Team Instagram Loses 1.1 Million Followers: Unpacking the Mechanism Behind ItFrom Chengdu, I Watched the Number Fall On Thursday night, I sat in my...
The Night the Captain Left Camp: Ronaldo, Portugal and a Two-Decade Power CrisisI remember the night I sat in a small beer bar, eyes fixed on a screen,...
When a Legend Sits: Inside Roberto Martínez's Tactical Gamble and the Ronaldo ShockWhen I mispronounced a player's name, I learned to listen to the rhythm of th...
France 1-0 Belgium: Olise's 88th-Minute Winner and Zidane's Rotation GambleFull English-language version of the analytical match report on France versus...
Ronaldo's 67 Minutes: When Portugal Places Biological Clocks on the Altar of LegendMinute 67. I was sitting in front of the screen, hand already on my notebook,...
Norway vs Portugal: Why the 'Ronaldo vs Haaland' Preview Cannot Survive VerificationPortugal have won 7, drawn 3 and lost 1 of their last 11 matches. Norway have...
Bruno Fernandes Rested for Norway: Four Days Is Not a RestThe training session at the Cidade do Futebol had lasted barely forty minutes...
Anthony Gordon: 'England gave victory away' – Harry Kane and Thomas Tuchel react after painful defeat at WembleyWembley, there were no miracles that night. Harry Kane stepped up to the...
Alajbegovic: Five Appearances, One Goal, and the 'Rising Star' Label Juventus Cannot Yet VerifyIn the 91st minute in Poland, Kerim Alajbegovic left the pitch after Bosnia's...
Van Bommel's Rome Debut: The Structure Behind Godts' GoalThe 58th minute at the Stadio Olimpico, and the substitution board shows two...
Zidane and His France Debut: When Aura Meets Tactical GeometryIn the press room at Clairefontaine, a journalist stood up mid-session, not t...
The 83rd Minute in Pristina: Ireland Fell at the Right Moment, Kosovo Stood in the Right PlaceThe 83rd Minute in Pristina: Ireland Fell at the Right Moment, Kosovo Stood i...
Hallgrímsson, Ireland and the Focus Problem When the Storm Comes From Off the PitchHeimir Hallgrímsson stood before the microphone, both hands on the table, and...
Eight Teenagers and a 38-Year-Old: The Unnamed Generational Map of the USMNTAt the edge of a training session, Cavan Sullivan stands beside Tim Ream....
Zidane and Five Unknown Names: France's First ExcavationI rewatched a Como match in Serie A at two in the morning, just to count one...
Zidane restores Mbappé to the left wing, and the open question stays at centre-forwardIn his first press conference as head coach of France, Zinedine Zidane said o...
Klopp's Germany Goalkeeper Ranking: ter Stegen First, Urbig Second — and the Crack Lies in the Source ItselfIn a small studio in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, I poured coffee and...
Mancini and the Nine-Debutant Gamble: Italy Betting Its Future on the AshesRoberto Mancini has named 34 players for the Nations League block, and the...
Spain unveil Nations League squad: four changes, three forced by retirement and fitnessOn 19 July, in New York, Spain lifted the World Cup. Ten weeks later, Luis de...
Minute 67 in Oslo: The Gap Manchester City Has Not Measured YetAt minute 67 in Oslo, Erling Haaland did not go down. He stood up, walked...
Tuchel, Alex Scott and the 7-0 Against Croatia: When the Data Has Not Yet SpokenIn the press room after the Nations League fixture, Thomas Tuchel did not ope...
Ronaldo Leaves Portugal Camp, National Team Instagram Loses 1.1 Million Followers: Unpacking the Mechanism Behind ItFrom Chengdu, I Watched the Number Fall On Thursday night, I sat in my...
The Night the Captain Left Camp: Ronaldo, Portugal and a Two-Decade Power CrisisI remember the night I sat in a small beer bar, eyes fixed on a screen,...
When a Legend Sits: Inside Roberto Martínez's Tactical Gamble and the Ronaldo ShockWhen I mispronounced a player's name, I learned to listen to the rhythm of th...
France 1-0 Belgium: Olise's 88th-Minute Winner and Zidane's Rotation GambleFull English-language version of the analytical match report on France versus...
Ronaldo's 67 Minutes: When Portugal Places Biological Clocks on the Altar of LegendMinute 67. I was sitting in front of the screen, hand already on my notebook,...
Norway vs Portugal: Why the 'Ronaldo vs Haaland' Preview Cannot Survive VerificationPortugal have won 7, drawn 3 and lost 1 of their last 11 matches. Norway have...
Bruno Fernandes Rested for Norway: Four Days Is Not a RestThe training session at the Cidade do Futebol had lasted barely forty minutes...
Anthony Gordon: 'England gave victory away' – Harry Kane and Thomas Tuchel react after painful defeat at WembleyWembley, there were no miracles that night. Harry Kane stepped up to the...
Alajbegovic: Five Appearances, One Goal, and the 'Rising Star' Label Juventus Cannot Yet VerifyIn the 91st minute in Poland, Kerim Alajbegovic left the pitch after Bosnia's...
Van Bommel's Rome Debut: The Structure Behind Godts' GoalThe 58th minute at the Stadio Olimpico, and the substitution board shows two...
Zidane and His France Debut: When Aura Meets Tactical GeometryIn the press room at Clairefontaine, a journalist stood up mid-session, not t...
The 83rd Minute in Pristina: Ireland Fell at the Right Moment, Kosovo Stood in the Right PlaceThe 83rd Minute in Pristina: Ireland Fell at the Right Moment, Kosovo Stood i...
Hallgrímsson, Ireland and the Focus Problem When the Storm Comes From Off the PitchHeimir Hallgrímsson stood before the microphone, both hands on the table, and...
Eight Teenagers and a 38-Year-Old: The Unnamed Generational Map of the USMNTAt the edge of a training session, Cavan Sullivan stands beside Tim Ream....
Zidane and Five Unknown Names: France's First ExcavationI rewatched a Como match in Serie A at two in the morning, just to count one...
Zidane restores Mbappé to the left wing, and the open question stays at centre-forwardIn his first press conference as head coach of France, Zinedine Zidane said o...
Klopp's Germany Goalkeeper Ranking: ter Stegen First, Urbig Second — and the Crack Lies in the Source ItselfIn a small studio in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, I poured coffee and...
Mancini and the Nine-Debutant Gamble: Italy Betting Its Future on the AshesRoberto Mancini has named 34 players for the Nations League block, and the...
Spain unveil Nations League squad: four changes, three forced by retirement and fitnessOn 19 July, in New York, Spain lifted the World Cup. Ten weeks later, Luis de...
