Author: James Nalton

Football and sports writer for the Morning Star newspaper and Forbes.

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Christian Streich: We Live In Neo-Capitalism, And Neo-Capitalism Destroys

Christian Streich: We Live In Neo-Capitalism, And Neo-Capitalism Destroys

SC Freiburg head coach Christian Streich's answer to a question in a pre-match press conference ahead of his side's Bundesliga game against Bayern on [...]
Philadelphia Union Maintain Shape & Consistency Alongside Homegrown Development Path

Philadelphia Union Maintain Shape & Consistency Alongside Homegrown Development Path

By James Nalton, with data visualisation courtesy of the Twenty3 Toolbox. It was always going to be a struggle for the Philadelphia Union to re [...]
Italy: One Of England’s Favourite Football Nations Stops By For Apt Euro 2020 Final

Italy: One Of England’s Favourite Football Nations Stops By For Apt Euro 2020 Final

By James Nalton. A lot of what defines the outlook of modern English football can be traced back to the nineties. The hosting of Euro '96 and the c [...]
Euro 2020: Romelu Lukaku’s Goals Of Hope And Defiance In Saint Petersburg

Euro 2020: Romelu Lukaku’s Goals Of Hope And Defiance In Saint Petersburg

By James Nalton. Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku provided a glimmer of hope and defiance during a weekend of football fraught with unsavoury and dist [...]
Carles Gil’s Extraordinary Start And Other Early Season MLS 2021 Stats Leaders

Carles Gil’s Extraordinary Start And Other Early Season MLS 2021 Stats Leaders

By James Nalton. It's been an entertaining start to Major League Soccer in 2021 as fans have been able to return to stadiums ahead of a full season [...]
The 2026 World Cup And A Chance To Shape US Soccer Beyond MLS – But Beware Of Copying Europe

The 2026 World Cup And A Chance To Shape US Soccer Beyond MLS – But Beware Of Copying Europe

By James Nalton. 1994 World Cup changed the face of domestic soccer* in the United States. Could the 2026 World Cup facilitate the next step? As [...]
Get Into MLS – 5 Points Of Interest Ahead Of The 2021 Season

Get Into MLS – 5 Points Of Interest Ahead Of The 2021 Season

By James Nalton. The 2021 Major League Soccer season starts this week when Houston Dynamo face San Jose Earthquakes on Friday night (or early Satur [...]
MLS, The Championship, Barnsley, And The Right Way To Play Football

MLS, The Championship, Barnsley, And The Right Way To Play Football

By James Nalton. Major League Soccer and the EFL Championship are often considered to be on a similar level in terms of quality, so it was initiall [...]
Liverpool’s Title Defence Failing As Brighton Come Good

Liverpool’s Title Defence Failing As Brighton Come Good

Brighton and Hove Albion saw off Liverpool with an impressive display at Anfield, leaving the defending champions seven points behind Manchester City [...]
Jordan Morris Swansea Loan Is An Ideal Move For Club And Player

Jordan Morris Swansea Loan Is An Ideal Move For Club And Player

By James Nalton. Jordan Morris is in line to make his Swansea City debut on Wednesday night in the Welsh club’s Championship fixture at home to Bre [...]
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