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International FootballRonaldo returns to Portugal squad: the 30-day ban expired before the list was signedOn October 30, the disciplinary clock of the Portuguese Football Federation r...
International FootballCourtois and the WhatsApp Group: When a Great Goalkeeper Reopens the Door HimselfIn an interview with DAZN, Thibaut Courtois recounted being removed from the...
International FootballRonaldo Returns to Portugal's Squad Amid Suspension: A Power Struggle, Not a Tactical CallThat night I sat in front of the screen watching Portugal host Denmark in the...
International FootballDe la Fuente and the "anxiety of genius": Yamal carries Spain, Croatia carries a seven-goal woundAt the pre-match press conference, Luis de la Fuente described Lamine Yamal...
Domestic FootballThe Number 7 Shirt Has Changed Hands, and Portugal's Account Is Bleeding Followers by the DayLast Sunday, as Cristiano Ronaldo sat motionless on the bench in Portugal's...
International FootballVan Bommel and the barrage of Lukaku questions: tactical call or a generational handover?The Belgium press conference ran longer than scheduled. Mark van Bommel sat i...
International FootballNetherlands 2-2 Greece: When Quinten Timber Becomes the Data Gap in MidfieldI sat in front of the screen at 9:45 PM, Lyon time, with three data tables op...
International FootballThe Portugal Dressing-Room Blast: When an Elite Team Is Forced to Learn How to Live Without Its IdolIn the last three matches where I reviewed footage of the Portugal national...
International FootballFour Nations, Four Temperatures: What the Nations League Table Doesn't Tell YouIn the 15th minute at Hampden Park, Jack Hendry shoved his hand into an...
International FootballKroos waits for email, Klopp waits for victory: Germany learning to live with pressureI read that Jurgen Klopp sent emails to former Germany internationals to ask...
International FootballFrom Wembley to Augsburg: Tzolis and the Mental Steel of GreeceThe 74th minute in Augsburg. The ball was still at German feet — it had been...
International FootballLewis Ferguson: The Bologna Armband and the Undying Echo from IbroxIn the 88th minute, with Bologna clinging to a one-goal lead, Lewis Ferguson...
International FootballEngland 2-3 Spain at Wembley: two goals from the bench and the penalty missed in the 54th minuteFrom the west stand at Wembley on Saturday night, I counted eleven times Marc...
International FootballBallon d'Or Record Sheet: Lamine Yamal, the Final Vote at Wembley and Three Unprocessed Data ErrorsOn the stat sheet of the match I was tracking, the "touches" column read 61,...
International FootballVan Dijk and the Five-Defender Rumour: When a Captain Has to Defend Himself in the Eye of the StormIn the press-conference room of the Royal Dutch Football Association,...
International FootballZidane's First Squad List: Five New Names, One Old Skeleton, and Numbers That Have Not Yet Been Given a Birth CertificateZidane's First Squad List: Five New Names, One Old Skeleton, and Numbers That...
International FootballDe la Fuente Opens Spain's Ballon d'Or Campaign: Lamine Yamal and the Bet on the FutureIn the press room at the Spanish Football Federation headquarters, Luis de la...
International FootballXavi at Anfield: The Night of Excavating Virgil van Dijk and the Oranje Blueprint to Euro 2028Xavi at Anfield: The Night of Excavating Virgil van Dijk and the Oranje...
VolleyballNCAA Top 16 in 2026: Nebraska at No. 1 and the Point Where the Records Contradict ThemselvesOn October 18, the NCAA selection committee released its first Top 16 ranking...
EsportsPricing an Esports Player: Four Data Layers and One Empty ReportPricing an Esports Player: Four Data Layers and One Empty Report A perfect...
