Shakhtar Donetsk 3 AEK Athens 1 This season the inevitably nomadic Ukrainians are playing their ‘home’ UEFA Champions League matches at Stamford Bridge and they started with a solid three points against AEK. On a mild October night [read more]
The primary conclusions of the official FIFA World Cup 2026 post-tournament technical report—compiled by FIFA’s Technical Study Group (TSG) and the Football Performance Insights Department—indicate that the modern game is defined by unprecedented tactical variance rather than a single [read more]
Whereas the Copa Libertadores has followed familiar patterns in recent years, the secondary club competition, the Sudamericana (CS), can produce some lesser known winners (e.g. Defensa y Justicia in 2020) In 2026, that lesser known club is Montevideo City [read more]
Only Estudiantes can stop the 2026 edition of the Copa Libertadores (CL) being another all-Brazilian contest. But the team from La Plata will be outsiders when they play the favourites, Flamengo, over two legs in the October semi-finals. These [read more]
As we have got used to, the FIFA World Cup is always staged in the USA and the 2050 edition was no different. Spread across three months and in over 30 major stadiums the now yearly event dominates the [read more]
In this day and age when players, guided by better fitness and less severe tackling, carry on towards their forties perhaps the great man will still be in there in 2030. But the chances are, even Lionel Messi will [read more]
Though Paris Saint-Germain eventually needed spot-kicks to overcome Arsenal, the Parisians certainly deserved to retain their title based on their dominance throughout most of this final. It would be harsh to over-criticise Mikel Arteta’s approach, especially after his side had [read more]