“Something tending towards the sublime: a short man named Diego Maradona danced- with a football.”
Football’s changing: so, let’s ask questions, nothing but questions
“Do I get a say in all this?”
Ranking the Purest moments on matchdays
“Poets, dramatists, novelists nor any other artist are not fit for the task of capturing the feelings and emotion in the nanosecond moment when the ball is about to hit the net- neither am I.”
Quirk Report: Arsenal defenders wear shirts tucked in as the Gunners lose
“Hector Bellerín and Kieran Tierney wore their shirts tucked in. “
The Club World Cup collapsed
“Perhaps FIFA needs to remind itself of its past chaos- only then can we start thinking of better ideas.”
Ex-pros, writers, heroes and me.
“Whereas Sherwood treated the Arteta debate as an open conversation in which it is arguable that Emery could have been destined for success at the Emirates if a certain 90 minutes had gone his way, Melissa Reddy treated the debate as a structured argument . Her reasons for her defence of Arteta were rooted to valued judgements and rationale.”
Reviving the internationals
“The opportunity to compete at an international stage and represent your country is a privilege. That is the basis from which the football authorities must totally rebrand and re-schedule international football. “
The consumer gobble-up: transfers and Adorno
“Football has become entrapped, imprisoned, put in a cage by the ‘(Football) Culture Industry’.”
Refugees and banlieues: on opposite ends of the Champions League final
“Football should be a beacon of hope for aspiring footballers, but also for people from similar backgrounds to work hard to becoming doctors, lawyers or politicians.”
Dener: in the shadow of Brazilian greatness
“In one play, Dener takes the ball from the flanks, cutting in and quickly changing direction again, strolling past Newell’s defenders. Cameras in the stadium caught Diego Maradona himself smiling.”
