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The Mitropa Cup: The Original Champions League

Mike Pavasovic - April 15, 2021

Manchester City

Pep Guardiola explains why his fullbacks move centrally when in possession[VIDEO]

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Barcelona Transfer News

Man City Star close to signing for Barcelona

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Chelsea 2-0 Everton: Tactical Analysis

Football History

The Rise and Fall of Third Lanark AC: Scotland’s Giants You’ve Never Heard Of

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A look at Thomas Tuchel’s 3 at the back formation for Chelsea

Chelsea February 4, 2021

Do Premier League Players Have a Say in Their Transfers?

Football Transfers January 17, 2021

The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic and it’s impact on Football

Football History January 2, 2021

The Best Football Books of 2020

Football Books January 1, 2021

Big Sam’s tactics against Liverpool show the template to stifle Klopp’s side

Liverpool January 1, 2021

Football Tactics for Beginners

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Football History

The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic and it’s impact on Football

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The Best Football Books of 2020

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Big Sam’s tactics against Liverpool show the template to stifle Klopp’s side

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The Meteoric Rise of RB Leipzig: From Tier Five Football to the Champions League

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4 players Man United can target in January transfer window to challenge for the title

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The Return of Strike Partnerships in the Premier League? Part 1

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Man United expected lineup, tactics against City: Solskajer to go back to 4-3-3 formation

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France Boss Didier Deschamps Seems To Be Confused Over Chelsea Striker Olivier Giroud

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Ayoze Perez – can Leicester City’s ‘forgotten man’ force his way back into Brendan Rodgers’ reckoning?

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The Worst Managers in Premier League History

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The Power of Football in Politics and Society

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Mourinho’s return to form makes Spurs Premier League contenders

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Football Books

10 Best Football Books every fan must read

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10 Books every Manchester United fan must read

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Best Soccer Coaching Books

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The Best Football Books of 2019

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The Best Real Madrid books every Real Madrid fan should read

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Best Football Autobiographies

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10 Best Liverpool Books every Liverpool Fan Must Read

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The Best Football Books of 2020

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The Best Football Books of 2017

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The Best Football Books of 2018

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Best Football Books for Children

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Foul- The Beautiful Game, An Ugly Truth [Book Excerpt]

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From the Vault

Dr. Carneiro or: How I should learn not to stop the game and love the boss

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Football And Alcohol

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Dimples, Kangaroos and Bohemians

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The Evolution and Political Dynamism of Football in Mussolini’s Italy

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FC Start and The Death Match

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Súper Dépor! The rise and fall of Deportivo La Coruña

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What if Pep’s Barcelona played against Sacchi’s AC Milan?

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Cruyffism through Spain

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‘The Diamond demolition’ in the Kolkata derby

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The long & bizarre history behind why Red Bull chose Leipzig as the hub for their football club

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The Original Invincibles- Preston North End 1888/89

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How Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona Reinvented Total Football

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History

Descent into darkness: Osvaldo Zubeldia and the era of antifutbol

Mike Pavasovic - June 14, 2017

The Original Invincibles- Preston North End 1888/89

Andrew Clayton - February 21, 2019

A look back at Liverpool’s treble winning 1983/84 season

Andrew Clayton - June 7, 2018

When Sir Alex Ferguson Lost by 9 Goals in back to back matches

Ritesh Gogineni - November 1, 2011

Remembering Arthur Wharton: The First Black Professional Footballer

Will Slater - August 9, 2020

Coaching

Social Media As A New Football Scouting Paradigm

Ritesh Gogineni - November 18, 2015

Football Tactics For Beginners: How to watch Football -Part 1

Ritesh Gogineni - December 22, 2013

Football Tactics for Beginners: Tactical Periodization

Ritesh Gogineni - June 25, 2017

Football Tactics for Beginners: Defending Corner Kicks

Martijn Kuijpers - January 23, 2018

Pep Guardiola explains how to receive the ball [Video]

Ritesh Gogineni - September 14, 2019

Transfers

Football’s best tactical managers of 2021

Tyrell Mckenzie - February 11, 2021

Who is likely to be in the Premier League next year?

The False 9 - December 16, 2020

How Manchester City became one of the best clubs in England

Ritesh Gogineni - December 16, 2020

The Worst Managers in Premier League History

The False 9 - December 8, 2020

How will Coutinho fit in at Arsenal: Arteta’s new look 4-2-3-1 formation

Ritesh Gogineni - August 4, 2020