How Morocco aligned academy and national teams to win at every level
Morocco’s ascent wasn’t an accident. It was a plan. In 2009, the federation backed the Mohammed VI Football Academy with…
Five coaches who could replace Xabi Alonso at Real Madrid
Real Madrid are not built for long periods of doubt. Two wins from their last six matches and a four-point…
Is Real Madrid’s Trent Alexander-Arnold past his peak?
When Real Madrid paid roughly $13 million to take Trent Alexander-Arnold from Liverpool a month before his contract expired, it…
Mo Salah’s idea of respect collides with Liverpool’s meritocracy
Mohamed Salah walked off the pitch at Elland Road without playing a minute, then spoke more loudly than he has…
Lamine Yamal’s first 120 Barcelona games put the Messi comparisons in perspective
There’s a stat line doing the rounds that puts Lamine Yamal right next to Lionel Messi after 120 Barcelona appearances….
World Cup 2026 is becoming VAR’s next test lab
FIFA wants tournament-specific video review powers next summer. The World Cup as live experiment. FIFA plans to let VAR rule…
Mbappé is six games away from erasing Ronaldo’s best year in Madrid
Kylian Mbappé just did something only one man has done before him. His penalty in the 1–1 draw at Girona…
The best XI you will not see at the 2026 World Cup
The 2026 World Cup in North America will be the largest tournament football has ever staged—48 teams, three host nations,…
Alonso tightened the screws at Real Madrid. Now the dressing room is pushing back
Xabi Alonso has raised standards at Real Madrid. The question inside the dressing room is who is willing to live…
Messi returns to Camp Nou, where every blade of grass remembers him
Lionel Messi stood once more on the pitch that built his legend. No roar, no anthem, just silence and floodlights…