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  • Tactical Analysis: Scotland vs. Czech Republic

    Four days into the tournament is all it took to wrap up the goal of the tournament award. It’s a safe bet to assume no strike is topping Patrik Schick’s second goal in Czech Republic’s 2-0 victory over Scotland.    The Scots were the brighter team from the off, creating a number of chances primarily…

  • Tactical Analysis: Poland vs. Slovakia

    “The look on Polish faces tells the story,” ITV Sport commentator Sam Matterface remarked at full-time in St. Petersburg. “They lost the first game of their World Cup campaign three years ago and it set the tone for what would be a very difficult tournament for them. They hoped to avoid that disappointment this time…

  • Tactical Analysis: Ukraine vs. Netherlands

    As the Dutch national anthem rang out in front of the 16,000 fans packed inside the iconic Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam for the Onsoranje first match of Euro 2020, both Ronald De Boer’s men and Ukrainian legend Andriy Shevchenko’s Ukraine side did not disappoint in a 5 goal thriller. The action started right from…

  • Tactical Analysis: Italy vs. Turkey

    The world’s biggest sporting event since COVID-19 ravaged the globe has finally begun. It’s a year late, there is no official host country, and only a handful of spectators have been permitted in the stadiums, but football fans worldwide won’t care. The European Championship has always promised fantastic, free-flowing football. It’s promised shocking moments, wonder…

  • Tactical Analysis: England vs. Croatia

    3 years ago in Moscow, Croatia stunned the footballing world, as they knocked the spirited but ultimately limited, England out of the 2018 World Cup semi-finals, adding to their 2008 upset in eliminating The Three Lions from even competing in that year’s tournament. However, as “God Save the Queen” was belted around Wembley Stadium by…

  • Player Analysis: Piotr Zieliński

    Poland will be opening its Euro 2020 campaign on June 14 when it faces Slovakia at the Krestovsky Stadium in St Petersburg, Russia and naturally most of the attention will be on star striker and captain Robert Lewandowski. Although the Bayern Munich striker has been scoring goals at an outstanding rate, one of the Biało-czerwoni…

  • Tactical Analysis: Wales vs. Switzerland

    Wales’ record of never having lost a match in which Kieffer Moore has scored continued as the Cardiff man rescued a point in their opening Euro 2020 game. Second-best for the majority of the encounter in Baku, Moore glanced home a header from Joe Morrell’s cross to cancel out Breel Embolo’s early second half goal.…

  • Bundesliga – Land of the Apex Predators

    Robert Lewandowski    Right, let’s get it out of the way quickly. Because, curiously, it seems like the rest of Europe hasn’t quite registered what Robert Lewandowski (who’s known for scoring goals, you know), managed to achieve this season.  In the last 365 days, across all big five leagues and in Europe, Lewandowski has the…

  • The History of Paris Saint-Germain’s Ultras

    Paris Saint-Germain are known for a lot of reasons. Their dominance in the French league, their entertaining collapses in the Champions League, their willingness to dump a mere €402 million on two attacking players despite having a midfield that’s overrun every time they face decent opposition, and of course, their infamous ultras.    Known as…

  • Rangers’ Remarkable 2008 UEFA Cup Run

    In football, there are an elite set of teams within which a philosophy of refusing to settle for second best is instilled within their roots and fortified by their fanbase. In Scotland, a seemingly respectable second place would be deemed as humiliation by both Celtic and Rangers and only the fierce Glasgow rivals. When it…