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January Transfer Window Truths, What Clubs Bought and What They Risked
Assessing the Premier League purchases from the January 2026 Transfer Window
Feb 3
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Eddie Gibbs
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January 2026
Champions League Play offs: Mourinho Returns, Newcastle Travel, UEFA Cashes I
A return to Madrid for Mourinho, a long haul for Newcastle, and a format that loves friction
Jan 30
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Eddie Gibbs
4
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Jamie Carragher Is Right About Liverpool’s Problems, But Not About the Fix
Saying what went wrong is easier than mapping the way back
Jan 28
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Greig Hopcroft
6
Arsenal and Spurs redefine the season’s tension at both ends of the table
North London rivals reshaping the title race and the relegation pictures
Jan 26
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Eddie Gibbs
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Deloitte Money League Exposed: Football’s Rich List Tells Half a Story
Why record revenues are masking deeper truths about power, risk and control
Jan 22
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Eddie Gibbs
2
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Football’s Laws Under the Microscope - Are FIFA Fixing the Game or Fixing the Optics?
From daylight offside to countdown clocks and VAR expansion, football’s lawmakers are reshaping the rules, but are they improving the game or just…
Jan 21
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Greig Hopcroft
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AFCON Chaos Was Inevitable, African Football Lives on a Fault Line
Why emotion, mistrust, and meaning make an AFCON final uniquely volatile
Jan 19
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Eddie Gibbs
3
2
VAR Is Here to Stay, but Football Shouldn't Have to Suffer Like This
The lesson from St James’ Park that football’s lawmakers keep ignoring
Jan 14
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Eddie Gibbs
4
Xabi Alonso’s Madrid Spell Was Doomed From the Start
A club built on ego was never going to tolerate a system coach
Jan 13
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Eddie Gibbs
5
Manchester United drifting towards irrelevance
An FA Cup loss under Fletcher that exposed the wider decay
Jan 12
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Greig Hopcroft
5
Power Without Patience, Why Modern Football Keeps Eating Its Own Managers
From Maresca at Chelsea to Amorim at Old Trafford, and the clear contrast with Arsenal, City and Liverpool, this is a game wrestling with control, trust…
Jan 5
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Greig Hopcroft
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Manchester United sack Ruben Amorim and repeat the cycle
Another managerial exit exposes a club still unsure where authority truly sits
Jan 5
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Eddie Gibbs
4
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