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The other side of the taskmaster

Football is a game of perception, and no-one knows that more than Archie Knox, that grand old man of Scottish football at the age of 71.

Jan 16, 2019

The other side of the taskmaster

Jan 16, 2019

Greg Gordon

Can state intervention work for football in a developed democracy?

Fans of a certain age will remember those great sporting powerhouse teams and players of the former Soviet Union or those hot-housed…

Jul 9, 2018

Can state intervention work for football in a developed democracy?

Jul 9, 2018

Greg Gordon

Video assistance for referees — An incomplete picture

Here’s how I introduced VAR for How To Watch Football in March 2017. Now in the midst of World Cup 2018 the picture remains as…

Jun 26, 2018

Video assistance for referees — An incomplete picture

Jun 26, 2018

Greg Gordon

The Set Piece World Cup: VAR And The Crazy Gang Style It Could Inspire

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Jun 23, 2018

The Set Piece World Cup: VAR And The Crazy Gang Style It Could Inspire

Jun 23, 2018

Greg Gordon

Scouts Honour

The years when every top English side had a nucleus of world-class Scottish players is due in no small part to two ‘super scouts’. At Leeds…

Jun 14, 2018

Scouts Honour

Jun 14, 2018

Greg Gordon

Blame it on the Bosman

If you’re looking for a scapegoat, an explanation for the gulf in class between Liverpool and Real Madrid, then the search begins and ends…

May 30, 2018

Blame it on the Bosman

May 30, 2018

Greg Gordon

Loris Karius blew it but at least he did not sing

After the Debacle of Kiev, Loris Karius may never really recover as a keeper and almost certainly not as a Liverpool player. But that still…

May 28, 2018

Loris Karius blew it but at least he did not sing

May 28, 2018

Greg Gordon

Zinedine Zidane can be the natural heir to Sir Alex Ferguson but only if given time

The Real Madrid boss can establish a dynasty in the Spanish capital. But he must be given the time to plan for a time when Ronaldo’s powers…

May 25, 2018

Zinedine Zidane can be the natural heir to Sir Alex Ferguson but only if given time

May 25, 2018

Greg Gordon

Sir Alex Ferguson legacy proves that entitled fans are nothing new

It is hard to believe now but way back in 1989, Manchester United diehard Pete Molyneux unfurled a controversial banner calling for the…

May 23, 2018

Sir Alex Ferguson legacy proves that entitled fans are nothing new

May 23, 2018

Greg Gordon

Make no mistake: referee abuse works

The official line will always be that dissent does not change an official’s mind. But players know that arguing has an incremental impact…

May 22, 2018

Make no mistake: referee abuse works

May 22, 2018

Greg Gordon

Greg Gordon

Greg Gordon is a Next Opponent analyst and journalist whose work has appeared in The FT, The Observer, The Sunday Times and leading international publications.

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