Tag: Analysis

JUNE 18TH 2026

By Ankush Mallick

When the draw was made and the fixtures confirmed, one name stood out among the debutants heading to North America...

By Ankush Mallick

England fans know that feeling all too well. The ’30 years of hurt’ warbled about in Three Lions have since...

By Ankush Mallick

Croatia’s past two World Cups have arguably challenged some of football’s universally accepted truths. In an era defined by pressing,...

By Ankush Mallick

When you think of Portugal, you think of Cristiano Ronaldo. The Madeira-born footballing behemoth dominates the conversation with whatever he...

By Ankush Mallick

More than a decade has passed since Cristiano Ronaldo last played a football match in the United States. That is...

By Ankush Mallick

It has become one of the defining features of the 2026 World Cup — and one of its most debated....

By Ankush Mallick

Jordan’s historic first qualification for the FIFA World Cup was not a surprise to those who had followed their rise...

By Ankush Mallick

Argentina arrive at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in a position no team has occupied since Brazil in 1962: defending...

By Ankush Mallick

Every once in a while, a team arrives almost from nowhere to produce something extraordinary. Denmark won Euro ’92 without...

By Ankush Mallick

The first Englishman to play at a World Cup did not represent England. George Moorhouse — a Liverpool-born former Tranmere...