Strength, lovely lips and superhuman skill: why Erling Haaland can’t be stopped
The wonder striker at Manchester City has scored 23 goals in his first 15 games for the club. Incredible.
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Why have so many of England’s golden generation failed as football managers?
As Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard have learned, coaching is a specialist vocation, not an appendix to a gilded first…
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The Qatar World Cup is immoral and weird. How did we allow this to happen?
The whole enterprise is a kind of power move – a gigantic middle finger levelled in the general direction of…
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Arsenal took a gamble on Mikel Arteta – and now it’s paying off
Three years ago Mikel Arteta inherited a demotivated squad – but he has since reignited the team’s passion for the…
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Football’s data delusion
A new book by Rory Smith looks at why the English Premier League is still searching for its Moneyball moment.
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After the England-Germany game, I have a cunning plan to win the World Cup
Instead of sending to Qatar the so-called Lions we have seen play poorly in recent weeks, I think we should…
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The last days of Roger Federer
The tennis giant’s departure will take a generation of fans with him, but his retirement may also spare us a…
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Sporting Notes: At the crease with Harold Pinter
Playing cricket with him for the theatrical team Gaieties CC, I witnessed the great playwright’s passion up close.
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