Jesús Gil and the story of Spanish football’s own Donald Trump
Atlético Madrid used to have an abhorrent owner who was a politically-inclined real estate tycoon.
Club Teams
A City Laid Low, Its Team Even Lower
Sunderland's struggles on the field reverberate throughout the entire city.
Why games like Arsenal vs Spurs remain emotional in football’s analytical world
Derbies are rare standalone fixtures that represent the game at its most pure and primal.
The pioneering AC Milan Lab that extended players’ careers
AC Milan's famed lab laid the groundwork for a decade of excellence.
Sevilla is challenging La Liga’s hierarchy with chaotic soccer and undervalued players
Sevilla has a team that's going to drive Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid nuts all season.
Florentino Pérez is trying to recreate the glorious Real Madrid of his youth
A detailed profile of the man who calls the shots at Real Madrid.
No Sleep ‘Til Basel: In praise of Europa League, the undercard of tournaments
Making a case for the often undervalued Europa League.
Zico vs Materazzi: India’s ding-dong rivalry featuring arrest, match-fixing calls and one giant fine
The enthralling Indian Super League rivalry between two international legends.
Argentina: Soccer club played 30 years on a crooked field
A fifth-division club in Argentina has been unknowingly playing on a crooked pitch for nearly three decades.
Stripped, supplanted, subverted: The Kafkaesque fall of Coventry City
The story of a once-venerable Premier League club's fall from grace.