Category: Rondo
Rondo is a collection of short-form football pieces on WFi.
Ideas, culture, thoughts, memories, visualisations, lists, art, data, video, poems, images. #WFiRondo.
‘Skin-fade Gazza’: Phil Foden Has The Chance To Create His Own Euro ’96 Moment vs Scotland
By Chris Smith.
Before England kicked off their Euro 2020 campaign, much of the external focus was on Phil Foden's bleached hair with obvious compa [...]
Fred Needs To Stop Shooting
By Jordan Urban.
During his first two years at Manchester United, Fred took 77 shots from open play.
He scored from three of them.
On the fac [...]
Mike, David And Fred Feature In Brasileirão XI With A Twist
By Louis Smith.
If I were to tell you that Mike, Erick, and Kevin were Brazilian footballers and not three men from the local pub team, you might t [...]
New Look Everton Find A New Way Forward
By James Nalton.
The graphic below from the Twenty3 Toolbox compares Everton's passing network from the whole of last season to that from their fir [...]
Bundesliga With Alan Partridge And Director Of Programming Tony Hayers
By James Nalton.
Alan: All this Bundesliga nonsense! You get all these Bundesliga people, don’t you? Bundesliga this, Bundesliga that. Let’s have a [...]
When Chelsea’s Fernando Torres Knocked Out Barca To The Delight Of Gary Neville
By Vibudh Dixit.
Camp Nou.
April 24, 2012.
Barcelona vs Chelsea.
UEFA Champions League semifinal second-leg.
The game is tied at 2-2 wi [...]
Everton 3-3 Liverpool: The Last True Merseyside Battle
By Chris Smith.
Nowadays, Merseyside derbies can be quite stale, one-sided affairs leaning heavily toward Liverpool. However, that wasn't always th [...]
Chile 1989 – El Condorazo
By Adam Brandon.
A popular tale always told is how the military instils discipline in people. However, as the dictatorship in Chile revealed, a mil [...]
The Battle Of Porto Alegre
By Louis Smith.
The last match of the Copa Libertadores, before the coronavirus put the tournament to a halt, saw fierce rivals Grêmio and Internac [...]
South American Clubs Who Conquered The World
By Louis Smith.
2000: Corinthians
*Corinthians 0-0 Vasco da Gama (*Corinthians won 4-3 after penalties)
Corinthians were crowned world champions [...]