How the January Transfer Window Shapes a Season

For most of the football year, clubs cannot buy or sell players. They are limited to two windows: a long one in the summer and a shorter one in January.…

Why Set Pieces Win Premier League Matches

When supporters remember great goals, they think of flowing moves, long-range shots and moments of individual skill. Far fewer remember the corner that was headed in at the near post…

How Football Managers Change Games

A manager cannot kick a ball during a match, and once the whistle goes most of what he can do is shout from a technical area. Yet managers are hired,…

Why Premier League Midfielders Matter

Why Premier League Midfielders Matter Goals get the headlines and goalkeepers get the blame, but most Premier League matches are decided in the thirty metres either side of the halfway…