**Picture the scene** Liverpool beat Barcelona 4-0 in an unlikely comeback to win their Champions League semi-final tie and set up an all English final with Tottenham. In a rush of pure ecstasy and drunken stupor a Liverpool fan, let's call him Mo, decides that this is a unique opportunity to see their team win … Continue reading The Cost of Happiness
Intermediaries & Minors
The career of a football player is like an iceberg: people only see the tip, a small part, the final glory, and the whole process that takes place until then is usually ignored. A player's career begins when the athlete is 10-12 years old. During the time between that age and the signature of his … Continue reading Intermediaries & Minors
Football Paradoxes II
The World Cup Formula This article picks up where Football Paradoxes I finishes; that China expects to win the FIFA World Cup before 2050. The FIFA World Cup. The biggest event in football. The place where the best national teams play one another to be crowned World Champions. Starting in 1930, the FIFA World Cup has seen … Continue reading Football Paradoxes II
Football Paradoxes I
Football: The nº1 global sport but not in populous countries?! Football. The beautiful game. The most followed and played sport in the world. However, if you think about it, it is only the most popular in 3 of the 10 most populated countries in the world (Brazil, Nigeria and Mexico). So why isn't football the number … Continue reading Football Paradoxes I
Tackling Match Fixing
Last week several players, ex-players and senior club figures from Spain's top three divisions were arrested and questioned by the police. Their alleged crime? Match Fixing. The police claimed to have spotted a familiar pattern of money moving between certain individuals and an increase in betting of roughly 14 times the normal in a Segunda Division … Continue reading Tackling Match Fixing
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