Category: Features
VAR From Perfect At The World Cup – But Is Perfection Needed?
What has been the biggest talking point of the World Cup? Ronaldo vs Messi, and the endless debate of who is the real G.O.A.T? Whether Didier Deschamp [...]
Brazil’s 12 Month Plan Following World Cup Exit
CONMEBOL goes into a sort of 12-month competitive hibernation now, ahead of the Copa América in Brazil next June.
Typically, South American countri [...]
The Lost Art Of Linking A Secret: A Lack Of Citing In Football Writing?
Since football writing entered the world of influencers, social media, and search engine optimisation (SEO), citing original sources seems have become [...]
Favourites Out As World Cup Quarter-Finals Beckon
The twists and turns in the 2018 edition of the World Cup keep churning.
The group stage saw the reigning champions dethroned and other dark horses [...]
Gabriel Jesus Saves – Why Brazil Choose Jesus Over Firmino
A popular story went around in advance of the World Cup to illustrate the meteoric rise of Gabriel Jesus.
During the 2014 World Cup, he helped the [...]
The Limits Of Perception See Brazil & Neymar Suffer Unfairly
Shortly prior to the World Cup, my wife, who is Brazilian, told me: "People hate the Seleção."
Every time she tweeted something supportive about th [...]
World Cup Sweet 16 Predictions – The Calcio Consultant
There is not a lot for me to complain about from my start to finish prediction piece. 12 of the 16 I thought would advance, have, and I got some secon [...]
World Cup Groups Review & Last 16 Predictions – The King is Dead
Raise your hand if you have predicted a perfect World Cup bracket.
No rush.
Take your time, to double check. Anyone?
Did not think so!
We alre [...]
Senegal Face Colombia Test As Africa’s Only Hope In Russia
After Nigeria’s elimination on Tuesday night against Argentina, Africa’s chances of having a team in the knockout round of the 2018 World Cup is incre [...]
The Target Man Returns – No-Nonsense No 9s Thriving At The World Cup
The 2018 World Cup has thrown up a lot of surprises. Perhaps the most prominent of these surprising trends is the return of traditional target men, wi [...]