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Jurgen Klopp & Liverpool’s ‘Moneyball’ Policy
By: Conor Brannigan - January 2, 2025Liverpool have become an experiment since John W. Henry’s takeover of the club in 2010 through New England Sports Ventures’ acquisition of the club. There has been a heavy, almost…
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This Time for Africa: The 1966 World Cup Boycott
By: Conor Brannigan - July 7, 2024Following last week’s article on the first African team at the World Cup, it seems only right to follow it by examining another momentous occasion for African football, namely England…
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Centurions: Drogheda United, Celebrating Their 100th Year In Style
By: Conor Brannigan - July 7, 2024On Friday, Drogheda United will begin their 100th year in the League of Ireland when they play host to Cobh Ramblers in the First Division opener. With just 24 hours…
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Explained: The Bitter Religious Divide Behind Celtic-Rangers Rivalry
By: Conor Brannigan - July 5, 2024Celtic and Rangers have exerted a vice-like grip on Scottish football for a century but their bitter rivalry is underpinned by sectarian tensions that predate the existence of either Glasgow…
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Richard Keys Says He Was ‘Set-Up’ Before Sky Sports Departure
By: Daniel Prescott - May 4, 2024“That anger that I carry in my back pocket, I will never, ever put away.” Former Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys has said that he and his colleague Andy Gray…
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CONIFA Through the Years: Are You Ready for Somaliland 2020?
By: Conor Brannigan - July 1, 2020CONIFA is short for Confederation of Independent Football Associations. It can be described as sort of a parallel universe of football, the one where unrecognized teams take all the spotlight.…
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Top 10 Heineken Cup Winning Teams: No.7 Munster (2006)
By: Conor Brannigan - March 1, 2020At number 7 on our list of greatest Heineken Cup winners we have the people’s champions, Declan Kidney’s Munster side of 2006. In years to come, when the European Rugby…