“Children were dancing on the pitch, kissing the turf and throwing confetti in the air while a security guard chased after them. Three hours after Ivory Coast beat Nigeria 2-1 to win the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) for the third time, hundreds of people were still inside the Alassane Ouattara Stadium. Volunteers wanted to […]
“Nobody plays 4-4-2 anymore. Correction, nobody attacks with a 4-4-2 anymore. Almost 44 per cent of Premier League line-ups in the 2008-09 season were a 4-4-2; it is down to just seven per cent this season. Realistically, teams play multiple formations — 43, if you ask Mikel Arteta about his Arsenal side — throughout a […]
“Bayern Leverkusen didn’t simply do it, they did it in style. Leverkusen’s 3-0 victory over Bayern Munich on Saturday might be, all things considered, the most momentous league victory in European football for many years — perhaps going back to Leicester City’s 3-1 victory at Manchester City back in February 2016 on their way to the […]
