Tag: Analysis

JUNE 20TH 2026

By Ankush Mallick

Olivier Giroud knows a prodigious talent when he sees one. “I played with Kylian Mbappé when he was 18,” the...

By Ankush Mallick

The ball was still travelling towards Ayyoub Bouaddi when he started clapping. The 18-year-old midfielder was applauding a pass played...

By Ankush Mallick

Last weekend in Boston, Scotland played their most important game of international football in 28 years — a nervy, heart-in-mouth...

By Ankush Mallick

When FIFA released the fastest sprint speeds from the opening round of the 2026 World Cup, the name at the...

By Ankush Mallick

The World Cup is all about numbers. Goals scored, points accumulated, knockout stages reached. In marketing, the same logic applies:...

By Ankush Mallick

England’s attacking, front-foot performance in their 4-2 World Cup opening victory over Croatia in Dallas created genuine excitement — but...

By Ankush Mallick

When Antonio Rüdiger entered the fray as a substitute during Germany’s World Cup opener — a 7-1 victory over Curaçao...

By Ankush Mallick

For a third consecutive day at Great Park in Southern California, Christian Pulisic trained separately from his World Cup 2026...

By Ankush Mallick

Canada’s first World Cup 2026 game is in the books and they are moving back towards full health. Which means...

By Ankush Mallick

Paolo Ceccarelli furrows his brow and tells me to flip off my dark blue baseball hat before lifting a large...