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Champion's League
February 4, 2023
Alex Shephard
European Soccer Is Spending Itself to Death
The English Premier League transformed itself into the predatory “Super League” that fans thought they had defeated.
January 3, 2023
Alex Shephard
How Does Soccer Work?
A conversation with Ryan O’Hanlon, author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution”
October 8, 2021
Alex Shephard
The Obscene Greed Behind the Saudi-Backed Takeover of Newcastle United
Six months after fans brought down the Super League, European soccer is more corrupt than ever.
August 9, 2021
Alex Shephard
Lionel Messi’s Depressing Departure From F.C. Barcelona Marks the End of European Football’s Romantic Era
The greatest player ever, much like fans of the sport, was left with no good options.
May 3, 2021
Alex Shephard
Why the Chaotic Protest at Manchester United’s Stadium Was Good, Actually
It turns out that soccer’s pundit class doesn’t really want to hear from the fans, even after the Super League debacle.
April 23, 2021
Alex Shephard
Why the Super League “Dirty Dozen” Are Obsessed With Fortnite
A changing culture lies at the heart of soccer’s existential crisis.
April 20, 2021
Alex Shephard
Soccer Is Broken. The European Super League Proves It.
Even if the breakaway competition fails, it illustrates that the beautiful game was long ago captured by the rich.
November 24, 2015
Alex Shephard, Steven Cohen
Messi's back.
February 18, 2013
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
The Geopolitics of Cheating
Soccer's fixing epidemic is a symptom of a much bigger problem.
December 3, 2012
Aleksandar Hemon
Aleksandar Hemon: In Paris, Zlatan Ibrahimović Learns to Share
June 18, 2012
Rabih Alameddine
Greek Tragedies
June 13, 2012
Sam Bendinelli
Robben and Germany: The Decade-Long Choke
June 8, 2012
Luke Dempsey
What I Wish I'd Said: An Imagined Dialogue
June 27, 2010
Aleksandar Hemon
Americans and Soccer
June 25, 2010
Aleksandar Hemon
On Italy, Juventus, and Match Fixing
June 19, 2010
Ben Wallace-Wells
The Sixties Strike Back
June 6, 2010
Leon Krauze
The Magic of "El Cuau"
June 2, 2010
Etgar Keret
Goal-Oriented
April 19, 2010
Aleksandar Hemon
Barca Lounging
March 22, 2010
Aleksandar Hemon
‘Galacticos’ in Hell

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