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Modric 'ashamed' after Croatia's heaviest defeat: the bill for a generationModric stood in the centre circle at Rijeka, hands on hips, eyes fixed on the...
Dumfries and Four Matches in One Window: The Positional Load UEFA's Calendar Has Not Priced InDenzel Dumfries walked into the press conference room with 79 Netherlands cap...
Yamal scores in three straight games: De la Fuente's Spain is winning on a teenagerDe la Fuente stood motionless on the touchline, both hands on his head. It wa...
Finland coach Jacob Friis and the Ronaldo joke: what the press-room silence revealedThe pre-match press room in Helsinki was not full. Jacob Friis, head coach of...
Portugal 4-2 Denmark on the day Ronaldo left camp: goals, power, and the facts that still need verifyingOn the scoreboard, the result settled at 4-2 in Portugal's favour. But what...
Wales 2-1 Norway: Craig Bellamy, the hero in silence and the storm of public opinionAt the Cardiff City Stadium stands, the heavy atmosphere was not just due to...
Netherlands 2-2 Greece: Three Names Out of the Tunnel, a Forgotten First Half, and a Data Gap Nobody FilledI mute the commentary at the 45th minute. This habit began in the small studi...
The Number 9 Silence: How My Ghost Data Exposed the Substitution Crisis in Portugal SquadIn the last three Portugal UEFA Nations League matches I tracked, the average...
Tuchel Picks Bellingham as Future Captain: England Beat the Czech Republic 2-0, but the Space Behind Both Full-Backs Remains OpenMinute 25 and What It Concealed In the 25th minute, Pavel Sulc lunged into...
Yakin's Empty Chair and the Scotland Problem Under a New ManagerAt the far end of the corridor leading to the media room, there is a chair...
Kimmich admits Germany still do not fully grasp Klopp's ideas after shock 1-0 defeat to GreeceMinute 86 at the WWK Arena. Dimitrios Kourbelis struck from the edge of the b...
The Augsburg File: 76% Possession, 16 Shots and Germany's First Defeat Under KloppMinute 74, WWK Arena, Augsburg. Christos Tzolis receives the ball on the left...
Ronaldo Watches Portugal Beat Norway From the Bench: When an Icon Learns to Stay SilentI remember that evening the way one remembers a frame held in slow motion. A...
Wembley, Kane's Penalty and the Third Goal: Spain Beat England 3-2 With Players Who Came Off the BenchI was sitting in a cabin in Hamburg, headphones still carrying the hum of a...
Kane's missed penalty proves costly as England fall 2-3 to Spain: When structure speaksWembley, minute 68: the ball sits on the penalty spot in front of Harry Kane....
England vs Spain at Wembley: Five Withdrawals Cut Straight Through the SpineThe night before England reported for camp, I sat in a small beer bar in a...
Haaland, Solbakken and the Unsigned Rest Agreement Between Manchester City and NorwayBefore the season began, Ståle Solbakken flew from Oslo to Manchester. Norway...
Mancini Returns, Oriali Warns of a Difficult Phase: Which Hole Is Italy Patching Before Belgium?The minute of silence at Allianz Stadium lasted exactly forty seconds. During...
Montero and Olympiacos' 'New Star' Equation: Data Has Never Been a PromiseOn Wednesday afternoon (September 2), a plane landed in Athens carrying lugga...
Samarkand: Uzbekistan Takes Gold, India Loses Crown on Board FourI sat in a small apartment in Saint Petersburg, the window cracked open becau...
