Tuchel’s multicultural squad are less burdened by narrative than previous teams and can embrace the chance to live in the moment ...Football always does this ... ....
Every World Cup needs its hosts to start well, more so this one, and Mauricio Pochettino’s team delivered on a fun day on the Pacific coast. The ball is magic, remember ... ....
Re-enthroned Champions League-winning club should have always been this good but Qatar’s propaganda project is finally listening to an elite manager. Paris est mythique ... Mythical. Storied. Ultimate. Yeah ... Play the hits ... ....
Once-proud club has forgotten what it was trying to be after years of mis-management in a shopping centre annexe. If you’re going to die, die with your boots on. Belatedly and pointlessly on. But on all the same ... ....
Whatever Nicolas Jover is being paid, it’s not enough – or so it must have felt for Arsenal fans watching tense title pursuit. The best way out of a corner? A corner, it turns out ... Or indeed, if it exists at all ... ....
Resilience is often presented as feats of bravery and endurance. But everyday practices like journaling, drafting a text or even writing a to-do list are manifestations of a capacity to adapt ....