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Football Transfers
Do Premier League Players Have a Say in Their Transfers?
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Americans know that in sports, there is a widespread culture where players don’t have a final say in their destinies, with exceedingly rare exceptions.However,...
Football History
The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic and it’s impact on Football
Not in Kansas AnymoreA century ago, amidst the poultry and pig farms in a small corner of Kansas, a local doctor became inundated...
Football Books
The Best Football Books of 2020
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It's been another eventful year in the world of football. As we look forward to 2021, we have compiled a list of the best...
Liverpool
Big Sam’s tactics against Liverpool show the template to stifle Klopp’s side
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Two complete opposites came up in the congested Christmas fixture list, as Liverpool in great form sitting at the top of the table look...
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The Meteoric Rise of RB Leipzig: From Tier Five Football to the Champions League
The best football clubs in the world usually have a storied history, years of success, and generations of fans. However, one of the best...
Manchester United
4 players Man United can target in January transfer window to challenge for the title
Manchester United after an up and down start to the season find themselves 5 points behind Liverpool with a game in hand. After being...
Spurs
The Return of Strike Partnerships in the Premier League? Part 1
No matter the make-up, the notion of a strike partnership – two out-and-out attackers, often with very different strengths and calling cards, working seamlessly...
Football Books
Football Books
The Best Football Books of 2020
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It's been another eventful year in the world of football. As we look forward to 2021, we have compiled a list of the best...
Football Books
Foul- The Beautiful Game, An Ugly Truth [Book Excerpt]
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The clip-clop of football boot studs on concrete echoed through the tunnel over the hum of distant crowd noise. A drenched team of players...
Football Books
Best Football Analytics Books
We have compiled a list of the best football analytics books for the casual football fan. Football analytics and data science/machine learning in general...
Football Books
The Best Football Books of 2019
It's been another eventful year in the world of football. As we look forward to 2020, we have compiled a list of the best...
Football Books
The Best Football Books of 2018
It's been another eventful year in the world of football. As we look forward to 2019, we have compiled a list of the best...
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A look at Gian Piero Gasperini’s tactics at Atalanta
After almost 3 years with Gian Piero Gasperini at the helm of Atalanta, they finished 3rd in the Serie A this season, securing European...
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Who are the Five Most Tactically Astute Managers in Europe Right Now?
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The rise of Luka Jovic
By now even the most casual of football fans will have heard about him, while Football Manager enthusiasts have known about him for years...
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Anthony Martial Form Changed Mourinho’s Plans
Jose Mourinho was planning on bringing in Ivan Perisic from Inter to Manchester United when the transfer window was going to open, however, his...
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3 wingers better than Ivan Perisic Mourinho can buy this summer for Man United
Manchester United and Inter Milan have not been able to come to an agreement with regards to the sale of Ivan Perisic. Jose Mourinho's...
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Man United expected starting lineup against Man City: Mourinho to continue the 3-5-2 experiment
Manchester United face their first real test of their pre-season tour against Manchester City on Thursday at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. Both United...
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The Football match which started a war
Plenty of football stadiums have statues standing outside of them. There’s a strange one here and there (Michael...
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AS Monaco: Europe’s most prolific attack
AS Monaco have been thrilling the football world with their attacking displays. Their transformation under Leonardo Jardim has been truly remarkable. Having scored a...
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Football Transfers
Do Premier League Players Have a Say in Their Transfers?
The False 9 - 0
Americans know that in sports, there is a widespread culture where players don’t have a final say in their destinies, with exceedingly rare exceptions.However,...
Football History
The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic and it’s impact on Football
Not in Kansas AnymoreA century ago, amidst the poultry and pig farms in a small corner of Kansas, a local doctor became inundated...
Football Books
The Best Football Books of 2020
The False 9 - 0
It's been another eventful year in the world of football. As we look forward to 2021, we have compiled a list of the best...
Liverpool
Big Sam’s tactics against Liverpool show the template to stifle Klopp’s side
Josh Jaswal - 0
Two complete opposites came up in the congested Christmas fixture list, as Liverpool in great form sitting at the top of the table look...
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Hungary – The Golden Team that never quite made it.
When you look back at the history of past World Cup winners and European Championship winners the usual names by in large stand out....
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Most football fans who consider themselves to be experts will expect to be able to name a long list of recent Ballon D'or winners....
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Descent into darkness: Osvaldo Zubeldia and the era of antifutbol
EVEN if Billy McNeill was really nicknamed Cesar rather than Caesar, there was no denying that the scene on May 25, 1967, was one...
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The Original Invincibles- Preston North End 1888/89
In the wake of Manchester City’s record-breaking claim to the Premier League, The False 9 will look back at some of the greatest club...
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Súper Dépor! The rise and fall of Deportivo La Coruña
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At the StartWith the exception of a 2nd place finish to Helenio Herrera’s Atlético Madrid in 1948/49, Deportivo La Coruña have historically plied their...
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The long & bizarre history behind why Red Bull chose Leipzig as the hub for their football club
When Red Bull tried to set foot into German football for the first time, they initially tried to use the same method they had...
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Descent into darkness: Osvaldo Zubeldia and the era of antifutbol
EVEN if Billy McNeill was really nicknamed Cesar rather than Caesar, there was no denying that the scene on May 25, 1967, was one...
Barcelona
Cruyffism through Spain
Spain has developed a unique commitment to technical football which has put them in good stead to make the past decade a period of Spanish dominance. The story to this dominance begin decades before hand when Cruyff decided that Barcelona would be the club he would next manage after his time at Ajax was over. He would create a cohesive identity for the club which kept the vision while finding success. This vision began with a number of manager who came before Cruyff but after Cruyff left, there would be many managers in Spain who would use his methods to discovery their own success.
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Hungary – The Golden Team that never quite made it.
When you look back at the history of past World Cup winners and European Championship winners the usual names by in large stand out....
Football History
Great Squads From History – Bayer Leverkusen 2001-2002
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The 2001-02 great Bayer Leverkusen side is infamous for their incredible choke job in the last stretch of the season, losing out on three...
