In recent years, Football ideology has been divided into two main philosophies. On one side there are the offensive purists who have a unilateral view of football: winning should be married to aesthetics, and most importantly should not come at the expense of…
(Collective) Sport eras come and go. Throughout the years, we see new teams: some are systemically similar (1), some improve upon past experiences, others mix tactics or utilize players differently. Talented coaches tend to get the best out of…
Abstract: Cristiano Ronaldo is one the best football players of all time. Last Sunday, Portugal’s Euro win fortified his legacy in the game’s pantheon. One important question remain however, where exactly does he rank among the greatest?
Marouane Fellaini is not a modern player in the mold of his expensive teammate Paul Pogba. He’s not even a hybrid player the way Vidal, Alaba and Dani Alvez have been in recent years. He’s just a terribly awkward player.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Newton’s Third Law is elegant in its simplicity and happens to be crucial in the beautiful game. In fact the concept of balance has always been extremely important in football. Much so that in the nineties and early…
Selfish. Disloyal. Coward. Weak. These are some of the words used by the media and people around the sports world to describe one of the best players and talents to ever play the game of basketball. Why? It is hard for those people…
