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Originally published in The Squall’s “Sliding Doors” issue.
It was all over. As the Westfalenstadion exploded into rapture — as Marcel Schmelzer’s unlikely low drive from outside the box lay in the back of the net — it seemed certain that Hoffenheim were going down. Continue reading
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Originally published on Premier Punditry.
Lucas Leiva has been confined to the pine of the Liverpool bench for much of 2014, after Brendan Rodgers decided earlier this year that Steven Gerrard would best serve his side as a deep-lying playmaker whose legendary distribution abilities could springboard the likes of Luis Suarez, Daniel Sturridge and Raheem Sterling up front. Continue reading
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Liverpool Football Club’s principal owner John W. Henry has written the following open letter to supporters. Again. Continue reading
Originally published on Business of Soccer, July 2013.
If you’re fortunate enough to support an elite European soccer club for which money is no object, July is a wonderful time. The summer transfer window should be an occasion brimming with optimism, when fans can follow their team retool its personnel and load up on assets for the upcoming campaign. Continue reading
Death By First Touch 