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NewAston Villa submit Alejandro Garnacho bid to Chelsea — reports

Chelsea’s Alejandro Garnacho experiment has returned, shall we say, disappointing results; so much so that the 22-year-old winger has been put on the transfer…

We Ain't Got No History · 33 minutes ago

NewFrench source names mind-blowing price tag PSG have reportedly set on Liverpool target Barcola

Empire of the Kop · 1 hour ago

NewLiverpool officially confirm agreement to sign midfielder; reported price tag is a steal

Empire of the Kop · 2 hours ago

New‘If they can…’ – Paul Ince outlines what ‘success’ would look like for Liverpool in 2026/27

Empire of the Kop · 3 hours ago

Crystal Palace set £60m asking price for Maxence Lacroix as Chelsea talks continue — reports

We Ain't Got No History · 9 hours ago

Faculty Originals

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Why this World Cup broke the rules on transfer business

The Football Faculty · July 20, 2026

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Photo of the Week: Spain outlast dogged Argentina in New Jersey finale

The Football Faculty · July 20, 2026

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Tottenham Hotspur’s incentive problem: When players bear too little cost for failure

The Football Faculty · March 8, 2026

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Photo of the Week: Chaotic protests mar Africa Cup of Nations finale

The Football Faculty · January 19, 2026

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How a World Cup became less about football and more about money

The Football Faculty · December 14, 2025

Tactics

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Episode #123: Flex

Distance Covered · 11 hours ago

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Finding a Right-Back

Distance Covered · 1 day ago

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Lessons from Lionel Messi

Distance Covered · 4 days ago

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Down the Memory Lane with 38-0-0: Bundesliga version

Talking Tactics · 5 days ago

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Penalty shootouts are changing, and this year's World Cup is just the start

Talking Tactics · 1 week ago

Economics

07

Bayern Munich Finances 2024/25

Swiss Ramble · 10 hours ago

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Do Newcastle United Need To Sell Bruno Guimarães?

Swiss Ramble · 1 week ago

07

Stoke City Finances 2024/25

Swiss Ramble · 2 weeks ago

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The Multi-Club Decade: How Holding Groups Rewired Football Ownership

Football Economy · 1 month ago

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English Football Attendances: The 2010-11 Landscape

Football Economy · 1 month ago

Culture

28

Where Goals Come From: FIFA Men’s World Cup Edition

American Soccer Analysis · 2 days ago

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MLS is Back, Futi Style

American Soccer Analysis · 1 week ago

28

A 2026 NWSL Midseason Analysis From the Lens of Expected Threat

American Soccer Analysis · 2 weeks ago

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Through the Lens of Henk Blansjaar – Be Quick 1887

Beyond the Last Man · 2 months ago

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Italy’s Last Foreigner Standing

Beyond the Last Man · 4 months ago

Premier League

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NewAston Villa submit Alejandro Garnacho bid to Chelsea — reports

We Ain't Got No History · 33 minutes ago

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NewFrench source names mind-blowing price tag PSG have reportedly set on Liverpool target Barcola

Empire of the Kop · 1 hour ago

10

NewLiverpool officially confirm agreement to sign midfielder; reported price tag is a steal

Empire of the Kop · 2 hours ago

10

New‘If they can…’ – Paul Ince outlines what ‘success’ would look like for Liverpool in 2026/27

Empire of the Kop · 3 hours ago

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Crystal Palace set £60m asking price for Maxence Lacroix as Chelsea talks continue — reports

We Ain't Got No History · 9 hours ago

Photo of the Week

Spain outlast dogged Argentina in New Jersey finale

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The Lineup

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The Football Faculty

Originals

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Total Football Analysis

Tactics

04

Talking Tactics

Tactics

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Distance Covered

Tactics

19

Tactics

21

Holding Midfield

Tactics

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Tactical Trends

Tactics

13

The Conventional Playmaker

Tactics

07

Economics

09

The Price of Football

Economics

15

Football Economy

Economics

02

These Football Times

Culture

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Culture

03

Culture

18

Beyond the Last Man

Culture

27

A Different League

Culture

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Culture

28

American Soccer Analysis

Culture

05

Premier League

08

Republik Of Mancunia

Premier League

10

Empire of the Kop

Premier League

12

We Ain't Got No History

Premier League

14

Tottenham On My Mind

Premier League