The Hollywood Pass
Johan Cruyff received the ball outside the penalty box at Westfalenstadion, West Germany, on June 19, 1974. The Netherlands captain, clad in the black shorts and orange jersey that would become iconic after the 1974 World Cup, was being marked by Jan Olsson, a 32-year-old Swedish defender. As Olsson rushed to the edge of the […]
Manchester United’s season roared into life following their 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday, during which they came back from being 0-2 down inside 4 minutes. After 2 uninspiring outings against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur in their first 2 matches of the new campaign, Erik ten Hag’s men finally showed the mettle of […]
Bayern Munich, Germany’s serial champions, got off their 2023/24 Bundesliga campaign to a fine start with a 4-0 win away at Werder Bremen on Saturday. However, the victory was far from straightforward, and had some interesting plots that deserve to be looked at deeper. Let’s get right to it. HARRY KANE HAS ARRIVED The last […]
Sunday’s Premier League match at Stamford Bridge between Chelsea and Liverpool, the pick of the new 2023/24 season’s first round matches, offers us some interesting insights into the new Chelsea being constructed under the ownership of Todd Boehly and co. After a disastrous 12th place finish last season and no European football this year, the […]
Pep Guardiola neared Mikel Arteta, put one arm around his shoulder and gave the Arsenal manager an affectionate smack on the jaw. Guardiola smiled, while Arteta grinned. Then master and pupil pulled away. Arteta put his hands in his pocket, staring straight ahead and started leading his team from the tunnel and on to the […]