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Thomas Tuchel: England have put World Cup disappointment behind them and taken an important step forwardThomas Tuchel has stated that England have put their World Cup disappointment...
Montella, 42 Box Entries and the Unsolved Equation of TurkeyThe press conference in Istanbul lasted barely forty minutes. A journalist...
France vs Belgium: Zidane Rotates as Both Mbappé and Upamecano Are MissingOn an afternoon at Clairefontaine, the squad list was pinned to a board in th...
AFC and the Asian Nations League: An Archaeological Dig Into Asian Football's FoundationOne November evening, I sat in the stands of a twenty-thousand-seat stadium i...
Scotland 2-0 North Macedonia: Pocognoli earns first win, Robertson reaches 100 capsFor more than 420 minutes of international football, Scotland could not score...
Portugal Without Ronaldo: Is the 4-2 Win Over Denmark a Real Transition or a Media Narrative?When the stadium is empty, I can hear the breath of the match. Copenhagen is...
Ronaldo on the bench: Portugal's power test in the Nations LeagueAt Portugal's training base, the session preparing for the Denmark match bega...
Ireland, Bazunu and the Match Behind Closed Doors: When a Dressing Room Has to Carry a War That Is Not Its OwnOn Thursday afternoon at Aviva Stadium, I counted three large banners before...
Czechia vs England: The Nations League Fixture and the Information Verification Problem in Football MediaI have followed the Nations League since it was still considered by many as a...
Romania vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Reading a Match Through a 'Goal Show' BillboardOn the news feed, the headline appeared in Turkish: “Bosnia ve Hersek'in gol...
France 1-0 Belgium: Eight Straight Wins and the First-Half Goal Drought Nobody Wants to NameThe stadium had not yet gone quiet when the referee blew for full time. In on...
Germany 0-1 Greece: The 74th-Minute Deflection and a Four-Match Winless RunThe 74th minute in Augsburg. Dimitrios Kourbelis receives the ball at the edg...
Greece 1-0 Germany: Kourbelis' Deflected Winner and the Gap Between Result and ProcessIn the 74th minute, Dimitris Kourbelis side-footed the ball with his left boo...
Portugal 2-1 Norway: When Ronaldo sits on the bench, the new generation knows how to score — and Haaland remains aloneThe ball left Ørjan Nyland's foot like a confession. The Norwegian goalkeeper...
Tuchel and the 3-2 collapse at Wembley: When England untied their own laces in the second halfTuchel and the 3-2 collapse at Wembley: When England untied their own laces i...
Mbappe Leaves France Squad, Dembele Takes the Armband: Zidane's Real Problem Is Not the CaptaincyIn the 59th minute on the Istanbul pitch, Kylian Mbappe pulled the captain's...
Wembley, Tuchel and Spain's Possession Trap: An Identity Test Before Euro 2028Wembley is sold out this Saturday night. Every ticket for Spain's visit has...
Zidane's France Debut in Istanbul: The Truffert Gamble and an Unavoidable 4-3-3On the team sheet pinned up in the Istanbul press room there was one name tha...
The 49th Minute in Cardiff: When Portugal Set the Table and Ronaldo Could Not ConvertCardiff City, the 49th minute. A cross arrives from the left, setting up an...
Havertz's Injury, Haaland's Goal and England v Spain: Reading a Live Blog Through the Rhythm of the Dressing RoomOn the empty stand of a winter stadium, I once learned that sound does not...
Vinícius Júnior and Brazil's Reboot: The Balance Sheet Matters More Than the Tactics in TownsvilleThe right channel at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville. Vinícius...
Wales 0-1 Portugal: One Deflection and the Limits of EnduringThe ball left a foot outside the penalty area, struck the inside of Ben Davie...
Malta vs Andorra: 19 Unsourced Facts and the Gap Between the Numbers2:47 a.m., and nineteen lines without a source It was 2:47 a.m. in Guangzhou....
Zidane and Les Bleus: Twelve Men and an Unfinished Love SongI. Twelve Men on the Grass at Clairefontaine That morning at Clairefontaine,...
Ronaldo, the 1,000th Goal and the Jorge Jesus Equation: When Portugal Builds a System Around a 41-Year-Old StrikerOn the evening of September 5, 2026, at Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon,...
UEFA Nations League 2026/27 Opens in Late September 2026: Netherlands vs Germany, England vs Spain and the Data Gap in a Fixture AnnouncementA fixture announcement published by VIVA lists the dates, kickoff times and...
Bologna, October 5th and Türkiye's Heartbeat in the Heart of ItalyI opened the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) news board on a late morning i...
Montella, 42 Box Entries and the Unsolved Equation of TurkeyThe press conference in Istanbul lasted barely forty minutes. A journalist...
France vs Belgium: Zidane Rotates as Both Mbappé and Upamecano Are MissingOn an afternoon at Clairefontaine, the squad list was pinned to a board in th...
AFC and the Asian Nations League: An Archaeological Dig Into Asian Football's FoundationOne November evening, I sat in the stands of a twenty-thousand-seat stadium i...
Scotland 2-0 North Macedonia: Pocognoli earns first win, Robertson reaches 100 capsFor more than 420 minutes of international football, Scotland could not score...
Portugal Without Ronaldo: Is the 4-2 Win Over Denmark a Real Transition or a Media Narrative?When the stadium is empty, I can hear the breath of the match. Copenhagen is...
Ronaldo on the bench: Portugal's power test in the Nations LeagueAt Portugal's training base, the session preparing for the Denmark match bega...
Ireland, Bazunu and the Match Behind Closed Doors: When a Dressing Room Has to Carry a War That Is Not Its OwnOn Thursday afternoon at Aviva Stadium, I counted three large banners before...
Czechia vs England: The Nations League Fixture and the Information Verification Problem in Football MediaI have followed the Nations League since it was still considered by many as a...
Romania vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Reading a Match Through a 'Goal Show' BillboardOn the news feed, the headline appeared in Turkish: “Bosnia ve Hersek'in gol...
France 1-0 Belgium: Eight Straight Wins and the First-Half Goal Drought Nobody Wants to NameThe stadium had not yet gone quiet when the referee blew for full time. In on...
Germany 0-1 Greece: The 74th-Minute Deflection and a Four-Match Winless RunThe 74th minute in Augsburg. Dimitrios Kourbelis receives the ball at the edg...
Greece 1-0 Germany: Kourbelis' Deflected Winner and the Gap Between Result and ProcessIn the 74th minute, Dimitris Kourbelis side-footed the ball with his left boo...
Portugal 2-1 Norway: When Ronaldo sits on the bench, the new generation knows how to score — and Haaland remains aloneThe ball left Ørjan Nyland's foot like a confession. The Norwegian goalkeeper...
Tuchel and the 3-2 collapse at Wembley: When England untied their own laces in the second halfTuchel and the 3-2 collapse at Wembley: When England untied their own laces i...
Mbappe Leaves France Squad, Dembele Takes the Armband: Zidane's Real Problem Is Not the CaptaincyIn the 59th minute on the Istanbul pitch, Kylian Mbappe pulled the captain's...
Wembley, Tuchel and Spain's Possession Trap: An Identity Test Before Euro 2028Wembley is sold out this Saturday night. Every ticket for Spain's visit has...
Zidane's France Debut in Istanbul: The Truffert Gamble and an Unavoidable 4-3-3On the team sheet pinned up in the Istanbul press room there was one name tha...
The 49th Minute in Cardiff: When Portugal Set the Table and Ronaldo Could Not ConvertCardiff City, the 49th minute. A cross arrives from the left, setting up an...
Havertz's Injury, Haaland's Goal and England v Spain: Reading a Live Blog Through the Rhythm of the Dressing RoomOn the empty stand of a winter stadium, I once learned that sound does not...
Vinícius Júnior and Brazil's Reboot: The Balance Sheet Matters More Than the Tactics in TownsvilleThe right channel at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville. Vinícius...
Wales 0-1 Portugal: One Deflection and the Limits of EnduringThe ball left a foot outside the penalty area, struck the inside of Ben Davie...
Malta vs Andorra: 19 Unsourced Facts and the Gap Between the Numbers2:47 a.m., and nineteen lines without a source It was 2:47 a.m. in Guangzhou....
Zidane and Les Bleus: Twelve Men and an Unfinished Love SongI. Twelve Men on the Grass at Clairefontaine That morning at Clairefontaine,...
Ronaldo, the 1,000th Goal and the Jorge Jesus Equation: When Portugal Builds a System Around a 41-Year-Old StrikerOn the evening of September 5, 2026, at Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon,...
UEFA Nations League 2026/27 Opens in Late September 2026: Netherlands vs Germany, England vs Spain and the Data Gap in a Fixture AnnouncementA fixture announcement published by VIVA lists the dates, kickoff times and...
Bologna, October 5th and Türkiye's Heartbeat in the Heart of ItalyI opened the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) news board on a late morning i...
