Long reads

England fail again.

Jul 15, 2024 •

Grassroots goosebumps

An engineered euphoria takes England to a final.

Jul 12, 2024 •

Nobody walks alone

Against Switzerland, eleven English individuals finally came together.

Jul 9, 2024 •

Heroball and nothing else

England prove capable of shuffling their corpse towards a Bellingham bailout.

Jul 1, 2024 •

Stairway to madness

England are so boring they've broken a nation of brains.

Jun 26, 2024 •

All-star: the inside story of Benjamin Šeško

From grassroots and hoops to pressing and patience, Slovenia's star striker has taken the long road.

Jun 25, 2024 •

Do not stray towards the left

England have everything - except the fortitude to change. Sound familiar?

Jun 21, 2024 •

Can you hear the music?

EURO 2024 has been soundtracked, so far, by the steady drums of the world's great metronomic passers — and it's hard not to be moved.

Jun 17, 2024 •

The VAR Paradox

The game is not played on screens - so why do we trap it there?

Jun 1, 2024 •

The Premier League: a poisoned chalice

Is joining the Premier League ever a good idea for young players?

Apr 18, 2024 •

The Sleeping Giant

Toulouse FC went from Ligue 2 to European contention. How? By trusting the data – wherever it led.

Apr 10, 2024 •

Billy Carpenter

Good to know we're all still sane

On Twitter, politics and some coloured stitching.

Mar 22, 2024 •

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