Qatar Diaries: The Usual Suspects, Les Bleus
The title of World Champions seems to have a curse attached to it. Starting in 2010, […]
Portugal – Turkey: Confusion
Football once again didn’t disappoint, offering thousands of unpredictable twists and turns in a 90 minute […]
Goal Analysis: Alex Morgan – England Women 1-2 United States Women 2/7/2019
The United States’ winning goal came from some fairly basic defensive errors by England’s full-back. The […]
Goal Analysis: Mana Iwabuchi – Japan Women 2-1 Scotland Women 14/6/2019
One of the reasons often given for not watching women’s football is the low quality of […]
Goal Analysis: Eugenie Le Sommer – France women 4-0 South Korea women 7/6/2019
A well-organised bit of pressing saw France take an early lead in their opening match of […]
Goal Analysis: Rivaldo – England 1-2 Brazil 21/6/2002
The attention in this game tends to fall on Ronaldinho’s goal, however Brazil’s first is the […]
Goal Analysis: Michael Owen – England 2-2 Argentina 30/6/1998
A classic goal showing the importance of compactness. It’s probably best to say up front that […]
Gareth Southgate’s England at the 2018 World Cup
For the first time in a while England’s national team divide opinion. Previously the consensus had […]
As the two weakest teams in the group, this game posed a different tactical question for […]
With these two expected to be chasing Uruguay for second place in the group, this game […]
Tunisia are back for their first World Cup since 2006. The Eagles of Carthage have never […]
As the current holders, plenty of eyes will be on Germany as they seek to bring […]