You don’t see an unusual set-piece routine come off very often. In fact, they usually end up making the players look a bit silly. Last night was one of those magical moments where it worked. Barcelona’s players, stunned by the scoreline and labouring to organise their defence were unaware of the danger as Alexander-Arnold placed […]
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The Duellists
An edited extract from Paolo Conde’s new book, looking at the relationship between Pep and Jose as played out in 2011’s 4 clásico’s in 18 days.
The Sacred Eyeball, Scott Oliver
The following article first appeared in Issue 27, released in December 2017. Fans are vital to the modern game but tribalism too often means they fail fully to realise their power The signs are reasonably unambiguous: “MODERN FOOTBALL IS RUBBISH”. Thumbing through an increasingly thick catalogue of examples, past Manchester City’s boutique fan-experience innovation, the Tunnel […]