Even so, the achievements of Motherwell and Falkirk have evidently made an impact. Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin openly acknowledged that Askou, who now coaches Ligue 1 club Toulouse, encouraged him to rethink his approach after spending more than 15 years playing and managing in Scotland. United are among several Premiership clubs to have adopted […]
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Yet the bottom of the Premier League has become noticeably less competitive, possibly as a result of the division growing more intense overall. Although one club is often expected to fall well behind before the season concludes, it has recently become common for two teams to be left trailing the rest. Across 38-match campaigns, the […]
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New figures from Kick It Out indicate that hostile chants targeting immigrants have become increasingly common at football fixtures across England. The anti-discrimination organisation received 39 complaints about anti-immigrant chanting last season, exceeding the combined total from the two preceding campaigns. Kick It Out said slogans including “stop the boats” and “send them back” had […]
Continue ReadingFuture coaching manuals might well use England’s display against Argentina as the textbook example of how to squander a narrow advantage. The statistical evidence from the match strongly supports such a judgment. When the inquest began, a host of unflattering numbers surfaced. The most striking observation came from a leading stats account, which revealed England […]
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