Author: James Nalton
Football and sports writer for the Morning Star newspaper and Forbes.
10 Players To Watch In South American Olympic Qualifying
By James Nalton.
The South American Olympic football tournament is back, as each nation selects a team of players born on or after January 1, 1997 [...]
Calvert-Lewin Heads Everton Winner In Ancelotti’s First Game
A Dominic Calvert-Lewin header saw Carlo Ancelotti pick up all three points in his first game as Everton manager following a tough Boxing Day encounte [...]
John Herdman: Kaye Key As Canada Look To Cause USA More Problems
By James Nalton, with reporting from Thomas Nef in Canada.
The Canada men's national team is looking to improve on last month’s victory against the [...]
9 Players To Watch At The 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
By James Nalton.
The 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations kicks off in Egypt this week when a host of young stars will be looking to make an impression [...]
CPL Forges New Competition To Drive Fresh Optimism In Canadian Soccer
By James Nalton, with reporting from Thomas Nef at Spruce Meadows, Alberta, Canada.
The Canadian Premier League had been building up to kick-off fo [...]
A Union In Berlin: Bundesliga Prepares For First Berlin Derby
By James Nalton.
Berlin will witness its first-ever east-west derby in the Bundesliga this weekend when Union Berlin host Hertha BSC on Saturday.
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Dinamo Batumi Out To Make History In Georgia’s Erovnuli Liga
By James Nalton, with Edoardo Ciampelletti.
Georgia is well known in the wider sporting world for extraordinary weightlifters and talented wrestler [...]
Pro Playoffs – Soccer In The US May Need Reform But Playoffs Should Remain
By James Nalton.
The debates around how to improve men’s soccer in the United States feel like they will never end. That’s mainly because, at the m [...]
Play Up Or Play Out: The Myths And Legends Of Playing Out From The Back
Playing out from the back, or POFTB as it isn’t known, has become the go-to phrase for coaches, pundits, or fans for a style of football which isn’t r [...]
FPL Week Two Preview: Bernardo Silva Back? Adrian To Save The Day?
It was a high scoring opening week for many FPL managers, with the average score coming in at a more than respectable 65, with a high score of 142.
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