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Staff Roundup: June 2026
05 Jul, 2026
In recent weeks, the attention of football supporters across the globe has been firmly focused on the World Cup currently being staged in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The 48-team tournament is a huge expanded affair spread across three vast countries, and it has unsurprisingly generated headline after headline. But behind the scenes, clubs are firmly focused on the new season, and are working hard to get the right staff members in...
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Years in the Making: The Key Personnel Behind Arsenal's Title Win
25 May, 2026
On Tuesday, 19 May 2026, 22 long years after their last Premier League title, Arsenal FC became champions of England once again. Fans erupted into wild celebrations across North London after a 1-1 draw on the south coast between Bournemouth and fellow title chasers Manchester City confirmed that the Gunners' lead at the top of the table was unassailable. The old insult that Arsenal are "bottlers," incapable of getting over the line when it...
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How Sunderland Built a Data-Led Model for Premier League Success
21 May, 2026
The 2025/26 English Premier League season brought many surprises, from Tottenham Hotspur's relegation dogfight to Brentford's unexpected charge for Europe. However, one development that almost no one saw coming was the dizzying rise of Sunderland AFC, newly promoted to the Premier League after eight years away from the top flight. Regis Le Bris' side spent large parts of the campaign in the top half of the table, consistently flirting with...
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What Is The xG Of A Penalty?
20 May, 2026
Expected Goals — otherwise known as xG — is now a widely accepted part of professional football. But only a few years ago, the term enraged some of the sport's more old-school, data-skeptical pundits (for example, Craig Burley, who described xG as "nonsense" on ESPN in 2016). To this day, there remains plenty of confusion about exactly how xG is used in football, and why it's relevant. This article will explain how it applies to penalty...
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A Guide to the Minnows and Underdogs at the 2026 World Cup
20 May, 2026
Hosted in 16 cities across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, the 2026 edition of the FIFA World Cup is set to be the biggest and most ambitious tournament to date. Thanks to significant structural changes, for the first time 48 teams will be competing, 16 more than at the 2022 Qatar World Cup. In the confederational qualifying rounds, there was fierce competition for those 16 additional spaces, and some huge shocks along the way. A...
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Who Has Made the Most World Cup Appearances? Men’s & Women’s Records
19 May, 2026
The FIFA World Cup is football's most famous and widely viewed knockout tournament. Pitting the planet's best international teams against each other, it consistently delivers drama and quality in equal measure. It's the pinnacle of the sport; and over the years, many players have shone at the tournament, making history with dazzling performances at the highest level. But which players in history have made the most appearances at the World...
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Why Are Football Managers Getting Younger? The Rise of Europe’s New Coaching Generation
03 May, 2026
The second half of the 2025/26 Premier League season saw Brighton & Hove Albion become one of the division's most in-form sides, with convincing victories against a sequence of clubs also on the hunt for European football, including Liverpool, Chelsea, Brentford, and Sunderland. At the helm? The Premier League's youngest-ever manager, 33-year-old German coach Fabian Hürzeler, who was given the head coach job at Brighton aged just 31....
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The Top 10 Players With Most Free Kick Goals Of All Time
23 Mar, 2026
Scoring a free kick in football is no mean feat. It takes time and effort to develop your striking technique, get your body positioning right, and beat the opposition defenders and goalkeeper. When fans watch top players step up to the ball and strike a successful free kick into the back of the net, they're seeing the final result of hours and hours of work. This dedication has been crucial to all the stars that have become known across...
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Why Does the Basque Country Produce So Many Top Coaches?
10 Mar, 2026
The Basque Country is a small corner of Europe, made up of seven provinces straddling the border between northern Spain and southwestern France. With a totally unique culture and a fascinating history (the Basque Country was the last area of Europe to be Christianised and the genetic roots of its people are distinct from both France and Spain), this region is famed for its food, its landscapes, and of course, its football. A fierce...
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Top 10 Players With Most Assists In Soccer History
10 Feb, 2026
Most Assists In Soccer History: Top 10 All-Time Leaders What would football be without great creative players? Messi, Modric, Xavi, Iniesta, De Bruyne—the list of players who have inspired fans with their ability to create glorious chances is extraordinarily illustrious. For such players, football transcends statistics and becomes an art form, measured in special moments and magic. Yet in modern football, we cannot ignore the importance...
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The 12 Most Successful Football Clubs In The World
09 Feb, 2026
Top teams regularly make illustrious claims about their status within the global football landscape. Clubs like Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Manchester United boast of having millions of supporters all over the world, while their stadium tours display jam-packed trophy cabinets to visiting tourists. When it comes to naming the most successful football club in the world, there are plenty of angles to come from and debates to be had. But in...
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What Is xP in Football: Expected Points Explained
05 Feb, 2026
It's common in modern football for analysts and coaches to look far beyond the headline figures and statistics when assessing their team's level of performance. Despite pushback from some quarters of the football community, there's a growing understanding that looking at more than just final scores and total goals tallies can give us different insights about how a team is operating and how performances can be enhanced. A number of terms...
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